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D'Arcy and Monk apologise for gun photos
9 Jun 2012Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick Monk have apologised for their “fantastic” bit of fun, but still have to explain themselves to keep their spots in Australia’s Olympic team. D’Arcy and Monk returned to Australia on Friday and quickly apologised for posing for photos in the US while holding powerful firearms. Australia’s London chef de mission, Nick [...]
Rapid rise to Wallabies for Rebel Neville
1 Jun 2012Cadeyrn Neville is used to taking big steps quickly. In the space of three years, Neville has gone from suburban rugby league on Sydney’s northern beaches to the Wallabies train-on squad. His trip quickly took him through stops at fourth grade club rugby to first grade, a Super Rugby rookie contract and then a spot [...]
Beale firms as Wallabies' five-eighth
25 May 2012Kurtley Beale looks likely to face a tough initiation as an international five-eighth with two Tests in five days on the back of a tough Super Rugby match. Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has given his strongest indication he wants regular fullback Beale to play at No.10 in Australia’s tightly scheduled opening Tests against Scotland and [...]
Queensland hang on in State of Origin thriller
24 May 2012The try that sealed it might have been ridiculous, but so too is Queensland’s remarkable ability to claw out a State of Origin win. The Maroons wrapped up the opening match which featured an all-in brawl, a sin binning and contentious refereeing with a late try that took three minutes for the video official Sean [...]
Tomic can cause French upsets, says Woodbridge
23 May 2012With a guaranteed grand slam seeding for the first time, Bernard Tomic goes into next week’s French Open in the perfect position to cause some damage. Tomic rose to a career-high No.28 in the world tennis rankings on Tuesday to ensure he’ll be seeded to at least reach the third round after first-round exits from [...]
Morris has Origin hands full vs Inglis
18 May 2012NSW centre Josh Morris admits he’ll have his hands full in his return to State of Origin next week, trying to control a rampaging Greg Inglis. Morris says Inglis is in his best form in years, while his surprise centre partner Michael Jennings won’t have it any easier as he lines up against Justin Hodges. [...]
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