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Last week I analysed the Rebels’ scrum, including a review of the correct techniques for props when scrummaging – click here if…
Anthony Faingaa is back! I’ve been hearing the rumours for days but I wasn’t getting my hopes up until I…
Watching the Rebels scrum performance against the Blues two weeks ago was painful. The Rebels started with a front row…
The Reds are counting the cost and crossing their fingers after a brutal encounter with the sharks in South Africa.…
Recently I published my Involvement Rates for the Wallabies in 2011. As you probably know this is a measure of…
The Wallabies were comprehensively outplayed by the All Blacks last weekend. Is there any joy in any of the statistics…
We all knew that the semi final against the All Blacks was going to be a massive challenge for the…
I’m sure that like most of you I sat watching Sunday’s victory by the Wallabies against the Springboks in amazement…
What can statistics tell us about the Wallabies’ performance against Ireland on Saturday? You wouldn’t think much, would you? We…
The Wallabies game against Italy last Sunday was a really solid start to the World Cup campaign. There was always…
We haven’t seen much of the Italians since the 2010 End Of Year Tour. No doubt the Wallabies have done…
Whilst in any discussion involving rugby there is usually some talk of the strengths or weaknesses of certain teams’ scrum any…
Last year I gave you the History of the Wallaby Backline video series. That project actually started out as an…
Since September 2010 I’ve been telling you that I think the final will be between the Wallabies and All Blacks.…
The final Tri Nations game of 2011 between the Wallabies and All Blacks on Saturday was one of the most…
Benjamin Disraeli said ‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics’. What about rugby statistics? As most…
After the Heineken Cup Final in 2009 Brian O’Driscoll said Rocky Elsom was the best player he’d ever played with. …
Over the last three Tri Nations games I’ve looked at the breakdown to analyse the level of infringements occurring and…
What should we make of the Wallabies’ performance in last week’s game against the Springboks? Did they play well enough…
The All Blacks were very good in the game against the Wallabies last weekend — in fact they were pretty…