It rained tries at the SFS! Tahs 73 (Drew Mitchell 6m, Dean Mumm 11m, Tom Carter 17m, Lachlan Turner 32m, Drew Mitchell 40m, Wycliff Palu 51m, Drew Mitchell 58m, Drew Mitchell 63m, Josh Holmes 74m, Josh Holmes 77m, Lachlan Turner 82m, Conv Berrick Barnes 9/11) def Lions 12 (Tonderai Chavhanga 9m, JC...

Well that was quite the round.  Three wins from three games for the Aussie teams. For the first time since SANZAR expanded the Super 12 competition into the Super 14 competition in 2006, all Australian teams playing on the weekend won. Surely you can’t be serious? I am serious and don’t ca….well….you...

The last two minutes of the Waratahs vs Sharks match have generated more than their share of...

It is interesting to see how the on-field fortunes for these two have panned out after the first quarter of the season. After playing along side each other for the past couple of years, each is now responsible as being the go to man in their respective backlines. But just as Berrick...

Waratahs 25 Sharks 21 It was the same old shit different year for Tahs fans as Hickey’s men dished up a crapfest. The Sharks were better but not much – they were on the nose too. I was chatting to some members as we were lining up for the doors to open...

NSW WARATAHS 25 (Tom Carter, Daniel Halangahu, Tatafu Polota-Nau tries Berrick Barnes 2 cons 2 pens) bt SHARKS 21 (Adrian Jacobs, Ryan Kankowski tries Andy Goode con Goode, Ruan Pienaar pens drop goal) at Sydney Football Stadium. Referee: Paul Marks (AUS). Crowd: 20,651.

Finally, your head’s no longer stuck up Al Baxter’s arse, and the wind is whistling over your scrum cap. From no-where, the ball hits you in the chest and you’re off! Galloping full tilt in the direction Berrick keeps bloody kicking it, that distant white line looming. But wait, there’s a last...

Versus the Stormers Luke Burgess was like a wet week trapped in a room listening to Johnny Farnham. This week he’s pipping SuperSanchez on the G&GR player of the week, only behind the G&GR player of the decade, George Smith. Here’s a few clips to demonstrate the difference. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQjMEi3Ufzo

Week three has hit and so too has a dose of reality perhaps. The Reds were back at Ballymore and back to losing a tight one they should have won. The Tahs are back running the footy but the Bulls were just too strong. The Brumbies were back to their clinical best,...

It was far from perfect and resulted in a solitary competition point, but with their performance against...

So how does a team that contested the final only two years ago, and only just missed the semi’s last year suddenly look quite so bereft of any hope whatsoever in a regular game of footy? That’s the question I keep coming back to when looking forward to this weekend’s match up....

With the Melbourne Rebels now in the player market place, not too long after the WA Force entered, a subset issue is now a subject of hot discussion.  Who can lay claim to the player.  It is a common cry out of NSWRU and the Sydney club land that they created the...

And so we look back on week 2 with mixed views. The Reds won, and won well, which everyone seems pretty pleased about. The Brumbies, Force and Tahs all lost on the road which shouldn’t really be a surprise should it? Perhaps we expected more from the all-star Brumbies, but they were...

This Saturday night Super Rugby heads back to Ballymore for the first time since 2005.  It shapes...

For followers of the Waratah’s fortunes, the last two games have been critical indicators as to whether last year’s malaise was a bump in the road, or a downward trend. The last minute win against the Reds last week papered over an uninspiring performance, but this weekend’s shellacking in Capetown (27-6 to...

Here they all are. Video highlights of each of the Aussie games from round 2. I believe the first Reds try might be missing, but keep an eye out for that in Try of the round anyhow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-ump2RmqBs For the rest of the games click

Along with the reviews of the week like the post below, each week we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled for Wallaby playing form. Within each Aussie teams’ match review, you’ll find us singling out three players: Wallaby who put his hand up Wallaby who did himself no favours Bolter watch (no capper...

Every week during the Super 14 season G&GR will take a look at the key plays and players of the week just had. We can be a myopic lot here at G&GR sometimes, so no point stopping now. Let’s make it clear. Our focus is the Wallabies, so these reviews will focus...

Dean Mumm has  been suspended for two weeks for a shoulder charge on Saia Faingaa from last night’s Reds v Tahs clash, while Adam Byrnes and Will Caldwell have been cleared of biting and eye gouging charges respectively. Mummy was charged under Law 10.4 (h) Barging into a Ruck or Maul. Judicial...

Brumby-fan Latts is half a point clear of the field, but our Crusaders fans certainly know their rugby. Out of 141 players, only 8 picked all correct winners. Here’s the Top 10: