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Being sacked saved me: Fevola
29 Jun 2012Getting sacked was the best thing that happened to Brendan Fevola. The demons that stalked his AFL career at Carlton and in his final two years at Brisbane are no longer ruining his life. He hasn’t had a bet in nearly two years, he can have one beer and leave, he’s no longer having treatment [...]
Swimmers support tough love, says Nick Green
14 Jun 2012Olympic team chief Nick Green is adamant Australia’s swimmers support the “tough love” he handed Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick Monk and their punishment has not caused any dissent in the camp. Even though Olympic silver medallist Eamon Sullivan has accused the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) of hypocrisy for sanctioning the pair and swimming team leader [...]
Ashley-Cooper relieved by Wales win
13 Jun 2012After enduring six straight losses for NSW, Adam Ashley-Cooper was keen to put the Waratahs’ horror stretch behind him when he joined the Wallabies camp. But he couldn’t escape the pain when Australia’s opening Test of the year ended in a disastrous loss to lowly ranked Scotland. So when the utility back and five-eighth Berrick [...]
Australian rugby in good shape says O'Neill
13 Jun 2012Australian rugby supremo John O’Neill has labelled fierce criticism from former Wallabies coach John Connolly as absurd and not based on fact. Connolly last week said the past four years had been the worst for Australian rugby in the professional era and called for a complete review of the game if the Wallabies lose their [...]
Welsh will be tougher in 2nd Test, says Pocock
12 Jun 2012Round one went to David Pocock, but Australia’s skipper knows opposite number Sam Warburton and his Welsh teammates will be a tougher proposition in Saturday’s second rugby union Test. Pocock is bracing for a fierce contest with rival flanker and captain Warburton in Melbourne on Saturday and says the Welsh leader will be fronting a [...]
Beale awaits discplinary inquiry
12 Jun 2012Kurtley Beale appears to have overcome the first hurdle but an internal disciplinary inquiry could still stand between him and selection for Australia’s second Test against Wales. Beale trained with the Wallabies reserves and a group of local schoolboys in Melbourne on Monday as he bids for a return to the Test side following minor [...]
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