There was plenty of blood spilt at Suncorp last night, and most of it was bad. In what was at times a spiteful and petulant clash, three players have been called to front the beak, SANZAR citing commissioner Paul Tully, at Ballymore this morning. Reds lock Adam Byrnes, Tahs lock Will Caldwell...

Messers Hickey and McKenzie have done their part, the teams are named.  Now it is time for...

Waratahs boss Chris Hickey appears to have the balance of his line-up bang on for the season...

You’ve seen (or at least read about) the trials, the coaches, the players. So where do you reckon the Aussie S14 teams will net out by the end of the season? To give you something to chew on (or laugh at), a few of the G&GR pundits have put their rocks on...

It’s mate against mate, state against state, hate against hate. Do I need to say it? It’s New South Wales versus Queensland. Waratahs versus the Reds. The match itself is of no consequence, for what we all really love is The Build Up. A week to live for, and to die for....

In military parlance, a force multiplier is an asset that increases your ability to succeed in the violence of the battlefield. Transposed to rugby it is the people, strategies, innovation and organisation that you can bring to your franchise to enhance success. And one of the major force multipliers in any season...

Brumbies •  Matt To’omua was my MOTM.  I have never seen him have such a good running game as tonight.  He had a much better night than Lealiifano playing 12.  Nor did Mortlock look that special. •  AAC – rather than write 2 paragraphs, here’s 2 words – sheer class.  Add a...

  By Brumby Jack The NSW Waratahs have beaten the ACT Brumbies 15- 7 at Viking Park...

Many thanks to Jay who posted the links to these videos in the comments.

From the press release: The HSBC Waratahs took another step in their 2010 Super 14 preparations with...

I, erm, don’t know what to say. UPDATE: Looks like it was originally all for charity. Phew,...

Alleluia. Having endured a year when the most successful teams were the ones who kicked the ball away, it would appear that the Southern Hemisphere powers that be have felt the disillusionment of rugby lovers in the place the counts the most; the balance sheet, and decided to do something about it....

It only seems like yesterday that we were wiping the sleep from our eyes, cranking up the laptops and watching the G&GR live blog from Kingsholme as the Dirties took on Glos? And isn’t it still summer? Didn’t Punter and the boys clean up the Pakis earlier this week? Well bugger me, its footy...

Waratahs fans will expect a better performance from their team in 2010.  They were not happy campers...

The national media have been fawning all over Rod McQueen’s appointment as the new Super 15 Melbourne...

In the lead up to New Years Eve 2009, we published a series of articles looking back at some of the highlights of Australian Rugby throughout the decade. This culminated in the selection of the Wallaby Team of the Decade and the nomination of five players as Wallaby Players of the Decade. ...

I have heard the Brumbies of 2010 described as the Chelsea Football Club of Australian Rugby.  Now,...

I reckon there’s a fair bet that this next try, number two on the list, would have probably been most people’s choice for the try of the decade. Correct? Then why the hell have I not appointed it as such!!! All the elements are there. Beautiful set piece playe, last minute try...

There are not many occasions where I’d agree with Stephen Jones, The Times doyen of rugby writers,...

I am a bit of a believer in the Recency Factor when it comes to many things,...