Browsing: grand slam

The Grand Slam is still alive, and a statement has been made at Twickenham.The Two Nicks and Natho return to…

It’s been at least a week since there was any Aussie rugby, and so I’ve naturally completely forgotten coming plumb…

If ever there was a time for the Western Force to fulfill their real potential it’s now. They’ve essentially been…

Finally! On to the REAL men.  The pigs. The pack. The piano movers. The forwards! Starting at the back of…

And so we reach the final test of the tour, which was actually the penultimate test 25 years ago. …

Ok, so we are a little out of order here as the 84 Grand Slammers played Scotland last, whereas this…

As with this tour, the second test on the 1984 Grand Slam tour was against Ireland, in Dublin.  The Irish…

Queenslander Tom Court, the country boy from Gatton, has been selected in the Irish test squad to take on the Wallabies on Sunday.…

The first half of this game was scrappy as both teams seemed to push to hard to turn position into…

The much vaunted 25th anniversary of the Grand Slam tour gets under way with a ‘meaningless’ fourth test against the…

Rocky Elsom has been named Wallaby captain for the upcoming Northern Hemisphere tour beginning later this month. He has taken…

Robbie Deans, and his selectors, have named a number of new faces in the 43 man Wallaby training squad in…

Aussie D asked the question, at the Green & Gold Rugby forum, as to who should be the Wallaby captain…

This is is the kind of stuff the ARU sends out to all of their media contacts in the lead…

Unlike in recent years there’s a real edge to commentary across the ditch for the opening All Blacks v Wallabies Tri-Nation’s…

I am what you might call an amateur selector. One of my favourite hobbies is picking Rugby XVs. At any…

The incumbent(s): Al Baxter (NSW): Ok, disregard the penalty try that Australia let in, during the last test of last…

INSIDE CENTRE The incumbent(s): Stirling Mortlock (ACT): Gees he surprised me last year. Personally, I’m a fan of the dual…

Three weeks into the November tours and Southern Hemisphere strength is proving all too strong for the Northern Hemisphere teams.…