Posts Tagged "Australian rugby"

I was big fan of Deans’ appointment in 2008 – he was the most credible option Australia had at the time and in his first few years he did a great job of cleaning out the closet and bringing some fresh faces into the mix.

3 Have your say

Take a great old song, make it relevant and give it some spice. In the music industry it`s a tried and true formula for turning out a bankable hit song.

138 Have your say

It cannot not be disputed that rugby, as winter sporting code in NSW, is struggling behind AFL, NRL and the A-League.

41 Have your say

It’s time. Six weeks into the Super Rugby season, and we’ve been able to get a good enough look at all teams to start passing judgement.

90 Have your say

I become evermore resolute in my belief that the structure of southern hemisphere rugby and in particular Australian rugby must change.

58 Have your say

This is the first in a series of articles addressing the fundamental issues the new head of the ARU, Bill Pulver, must face with ideas on how to tackle them successfully.

87 Have your say

Earlier in the week I referred to the cost of Lions tickets and why I thought they were outrageous.

65 Have your say

New ARU chief Bill Pulver needs to take the reins of rugby union in Australia, in the process disbanding state governance that has proven about as useful as a spoonful of sugar in a fuel tank.

8 Have your say

Wallaby great Michael Lynagh believes it is a “miracle” he survived a stroke last year, he revealed Sunday.

6 Have your say

I’m one who believes that New Zealand can, and should, help Australian rugby get back to its feet. They’ve done so twice before, I believe.

20 Have your say

One of the most discussed issues between Australian rugby fans is the lack of a third tier.

173 Have your say

The 2012 season was the nadir of the Western Force. NIB Stadium was a ruin of rickety scaffold stands with portable toilets, appalling food and drink, and no members bar.

242 Have your say

Australian Rugby Corporate Governance entered a new chapter this week with the board implementing changes based on the recommendations of the review run by Mark Arbib.

29 Have your say

Rupert Murdoch famously quoted that “big business will not beat small anymore, it is the fast beating the slow”.

138 Have your say

Here are the 10 greatest Wallabies of the 2000s and why they were chosen. Some brief thoughts on players who didn’t make my list.

111 Have your say

Former Federal Sports Minister Mark Arbib has delivered his findings on rugby union, so bring on the independent board and no more fiefdoms. All good stuff and necessary.

48 Have your say

There has been quite a deal of comment about American Industry Group (AIG) becoming the sponsored logo on the All Blacks jersey.

20 Have your say

While Saturday night’s game against the All Blacks left me with a sour-taste in my mouth, knowing that Australia had blown what could have been one of our most famous victories, it was undoubtedly a fantastic performance given the circumstances.

44 Have your say

Rugby needs to deepen and expand its cultural impact in Australia. For too long the Wallabies have been out in front while the rest of rugby labours in support.

26 Have your say

There are two books in my library that I especially treasure among many loved ones. They are, in fact, two editions of the same book, Jack Pollard’s magnificent ‘Australian Rugby; The Game and the Players.’

56 Have your say