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Waratahs 60 Fiji Warriors 0 The visitors tried their best and were tough at the start of both halves, but they didn't have the fitness of the Tahs, nor the amount of time training together that the Tahs had had. The biggest cheer of the night was when they made a break in the 2nd half and...

This from Planet Rugby: English clubs and players uneasy Monday 05th January 2009 The recession is biting, but the plans from Premier Rugby to try and cope with it all are being met by much scepticism among the clubs and players. As rumours fly around with the passing of January 1 over the...

It looks like Toulon are after George Smith. The ARU had better offer him the Oz captaincy else they may lose him. Toulon is the team that had Matfield, Oliver and Gregan playing for it last year when it was in their Pro D2 (2nd division) and they helped top get it promoted to the Top 14 (1st...

Wow ************************************ TEST five-eighth Matt Giteau will seek a release from the Australian Rugby Union to play in France, according to a French media report. Giteau wants the ARU to grant him permission to play in France before the next World Cup in 2011, possibly as early...

Thought I'd start another thread for next year's club comp rather that let the other one drag on. Don't know if it's a good idea, or not. The Rats have signed up promising young twins John and Maurice Kennedy for next year. The boys went to Balgowlah High School and John made the Oz A Schools...

I thought I would start a thread dealing with European club rugby for those of us that watch it. T78 Munster 28 Cardiff Blues 20 I thought your (and may I say these days "our") lads were a tad lucky to get away with that win. I wasn't as sure about the POC try as the commentators were. It's...

Please add to this: These are Brumbies changes that I remember: Gains: 2 Stephen Moore (Reds) 4/5 Sitaleki Timani (WFO) 4/5 Ben Hand (ex Tahs) W Alfi Mafi (Tahs) Losses: 2 Saia Fainga'a (Reds) 12 Anthony Fainga'a (Reds) W Peter Playford (Japan?) L/BR AWH (Japan) 8 Jone...

Force Tour to England 1 Pekahou Cowan 1 Gareth Hardy 2 Tai McIsaac 2 Luke Holmes 1/3 Kieran Longbottom 3 AJ Whalley 3 Troy Takiari 4/5 Pat O'Connor 4/5 Sam Wykes 4/5 Brent Murphy 6/L Tom Murday 8/L Valeni Tia Tia 7 David Pocock (c) 8 Filipe Manu 8 Tamaiti Horua BR Matt Hodgson 9 Chris...

It?s that time of the year again when we look at the schoolboy games. We will shake the tea leaves and pick out who are going to be Super14 and even Wallabies players based on fleeting views of young fellas all trying their best for the school and perhaps with no interest whatsoever in a...