Browsing: Northern Provincial Rugby
I think the Waratahs have both the experience and depth to again be Super Rugby finalists in 2011 and will…
Waratahs vs Fiji Warriors Trial
To quote Big Kev, I’m Excited! No longer shall we suffer Michael Clarke’s team dominating the South Englican’s in dead…
The Brumbies head into 2011 looking to make the finals for the first time since 2004. This will be…
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away. Is it the same for rugby teams? In early 2004, the Queensland…
So sang Billy Idol (well…kinda) and so sang the ARU as they announced that the Melbourne Rebels would be the…
The Heineken Cup is a great competition. It has great atmosphere, courtesy no doubt of the ‘international’ nature of the…
The very culture of how we support our teams, be it the Wallabies or a Super 15 side, is sadly…
Here we go again. The much vaunted Australian scrummaging recovery has proven to be illusory. Our competency in the scrums…
The Heineken Cup in recess for a few weeks and the autumn internationals are looming, so it was back to…
Club rugby is invariably tribal and nowhere is this more marked than in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The baying…
Over the last few months we have seen the cream of the world’s international teams fight it out for the…
Before acting as Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies, Munsterman Richard Harris, the Irish thespian, starred in many films including…
James Joyce once said that a man’s errors are his portals of discovery. That’s what the Wallabies are finding lately…
In the past 20 years England have played the Wallabies seven times in Australia and won only twice, both in…
Luke McAlister, Aaron Mauger, Chris Latham, Carlos Spencer, Lote Tuqiri, Victor Matfield, Mark Gasnier, Rocky Elsom and Dan Carter. What…
There are not many occasions where I’d agree with Stephen Jones, The Times doyen of rugby writers, but this is…
I am a bit of a believer in the Recency Factor when it comes to many things, but particularly when…
Alexei Sayle sings: “I keep tropical fish, in my underpants. Ullo Jonny! Gotta new motor? Ullo Jonny! Gotta new motor”.…
Update – Wallaby team named v Gloucester: 15. Kurtley Beale 14. Lachie Turner 13. Ryan Cross 12. Tyrone Smith 11. Drew Mitchell 10. Quade…