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Cooper must share the load more: Deans
ROBBIE DEANS launched a staunch defence of his controversial decision to overlook the mercurial five-eighth for his 25-man Test squad to face the Lions and also blamed Quade Cooper’s game for the form...
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Robbie Deans: Wallabies messiah or pariah?
SO, just under a week to go before the Lions kick off their hugely anticipated tour of Australia. Injuries and controversial non-selections cloud the Wallabies hopes, and we haven’t even got to the...
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Wallabies wince as Lions arrive
Owen Farrell (left) and Rob Kearney (right) compete for the ball during the British and Irish Lions first Australian training session, at Langley Park in Perth on Monday. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) ONCE...
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Queensland Reds show Robbie Deans the light
Reds player Ed O’Donoghue (left) and Lions player Tommy Bowe contest a high ball during the second Australian tour match of the British and Irish Lions against the Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium...
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Lions pride dented in shock loss to Brumbies
THE British Lions’ mighty roar has been reduced to a squeak. ‘Back to Basics’ is a term more commonly used in a party political broadcast and yet this must be the rallying call which Warren Gatland...
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Brumbies to compete in new 7s Rugby comp at Twickenham
THE GROWTH of world 7s Rugby has taken another significant step forward with the announcement of a major new tournament ahead of Olympic inclusion of the sport in 2016. The new World Club 7s brings...
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Arrest warrant issued for Digby Ioane after failed court appearance
A MELBOURNE court today issued an arrest warrant for Wallabies winger Digby Ioane after the rugby union player failed to appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court to answer a charge of unlawful...
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Lions roar as Oz looks ahead to second test
Make no mistake: this first game of the series between the Wallabies and the British & Irish Lions was one of the great test matches of recent times. It had everything. In amongst the blood (of...
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Wallabies vs Lions: The final showdown
ONLY three points have separated the teams from the first two Tests, so watching the British & Irish Lions and the Wallabies have their third and deciding crack at each other in Sydney will be...
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Lehmann and McKenzie challenged to repair Australian sport
THE parallels between the Wallabies and the Australian cricket team are striking. Cricket Australia punted foreign national team coach Mickey Arthur and replaced him with rising Australian mentor...
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Ewen McKenzie’s quest for Bledisloe Cup win begins
NOTHING can be taken for granted as Ewen McKenzie is running a fine-toothed comb over every Wallabies position in plotting for Australia’s first Bledisloe Cup success in 11 years. Contrary to public...
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WIN tickets to see the Brumbies at Twickenham this August
Australian Times has teamed up with Premier Rugby to offer you the chance to win a pair of tickets to the inaugural World Club 7’s tournament at Twickenham this summer. We have five pairs of tickets...
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ACT Brumbies aim to climb best Super Rugby team list
THE Brumbies recorded one of their greatest ever wins on Saturday when they toppled the Bulls 26-23 at the seemingly impregnable Loftus Versfeld with a last-ditch try. Want to see the Brumbies in...
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McKenzie to keep Wallabies in line
WALLABIES coach Ewen McKenzie is confident James O’Connor’s food fights and late night fast-food runs are a thing of the past. McKenzie and his 40-man training squad, including O’Connor, entered camp...
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O’Connor backs McKenzie’s new Wallabies culture
CONTROVERSIAL and sometimes wayward back James O’Connor is eagerly buying into the revised Wallabies culture and is getting some early credit from new coach Ewen McKenzie. O’Connor incurred some...
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Fragile Carter rues another injury
HE sets rugby records for breakfast but raising a century of Tests is turning into an arduous challenge for fragile All Blacks playmaker Dan Carter. A calf strain will sideline the five-eighth great...
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Cake Tin expected to be OK for Bledisloe
WESTPAC Stadium bosses are confident the earthquake-shaken venue will be given the all clear to host Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup rugby Test. Engineers were going over the 13-year-old Wellington stadium...
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Hooper says Wallabies on the rise ahead of Bledisloe Cup match
THE Wallabies believe a win over the All Blacks in Wellington will buy them time they need to fulfill their potential under new coach Ewen McKenzie before a deciding Test in October. After being...
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Brumbies win inaugural World Club 7s tournament at Twickenham
HENRY Speight said he was delighted to end the ACT Brumbies season with victory at the World Club 7s after an enthralling final with Auckland at Twickenham on Sunday. Speight scored twice to inspire...
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Forgiven Quade set for Wallabies Test return against South Africa
ALL has been forgiven by senior Wallabies as a more mature Quade Cooper looks set to start his first Wallabies Test since his “toxic” outburst 11 months ago. Despite coach Ewen McKenzie keeping his...
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