Posts Tagged "Matt Giteau"
Wilkinson offers so much, says Giteau
By AAP, 30 Apr 2013Matt Giteau has no doubt that his Toulon teammate Jonny Wilkinson should be part of the British and Irish Lions squad for June’s Australia tour.
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Giteau encourages Wilkinson to play on
By AFP, 31 Mar 2013Jonny Wilkinson says he sought the advice of Toulon teammates Matt Giteau and Frederik Michalak before targeting a further season at the French Top 14 club.
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Genia biggest loss for Wallabies: Giteau
By AFP, 8 Nov 2012Matt Giteau says Will Genia is the player the Wallabies will miss most on their European tour starting against France on Saturday.
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Is private ownership coming to Aussie rugby?
By Elisha Pearce, 7 Sep 2012Privately owned rugby teams could be the answer to the missing third tier of Australian rugby, according to the Warren Livingstone, president of Balmain Rugby Club.
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The evolution of the rugby backline
By The Crowd, 29 Jun 2012Sometime in the 90s, I vaguely recall the rugby powers that be sending out a message to all that the new names for the no. 12 and no. 13 would now be known as ‘left centre’ and ‘right centre’ respectively.
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Barnes is bringing back the drop goal
By The Crowd, 14 Jun 2012During a phase of play last week, the Wallabies were again pressuring towards the Welsh line. As the momentum ceased, Barnes took charge, pivoted to the right and slotted a drop goal to keep the score ticking over.
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Giteau in shot at French rugby glory
By AAP, 8 Jun 2012Former Wallabies playmaker Matt Giteau can cap a stellar debut season for Toulon with an upset victory over heavyweights Toulouse in the French rugby championship final at Stade de France on Saturday (Sunday AEST).
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Is Australian rugby obsessed with experimentation?
By Vanilla Gorilla, 17 May 2012There seems to be a current policy of experimentation within the Australian rugby team and sadly I have to hold my favourite coach partly to blame for this. However, this has been happening for a while with other Wallabies coaches to blame as well.
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Matt Giteau is a twit for his Robbie Deans tweet
By Spiro Zavos, 16 Feb 2012It was a case of “there he goes again” when Matt Giteau rather indulgently tweeted another attack on Wallabies coach Robbie Deans.
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Can Matt Giteau reign over French rugby?
By nickoldschool, 17 Dec 2011It has been the million-dollar question each time southern-hemisphere rugby stars emigrate to the north. And it’s fair to say that most established ‘brands’ didn’t deliver up north. Or more exactly, they didn’t live up to local expectations, which are huge when they sign a Jerry Collins, a Carl Hayman, or a Matt Giteau.
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Fomer Wallaby Matt Giteau joins Toulon
By AFP, 15 Nov 2011Big spending Top 14 side Toulon’s two high-profile close season signings, former Wallaby fly-half Matt Giteau and veteran England lock Simon Shaw, trained for the first time on Monday.
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Giteau puts the boot into Deans
By The Roar, 18 Oct 2011Former Wallaby playmaker Matt Giteau has called for the end of Robbie Deans’ rein as coach of Australia, stating Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie should take control over the Wallabies.
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The Rugby World Cup and female bonding
By ktdufficy, 16 Sep 2011Growing up in a rugby union household (and for that matter an almost all-male household), I grew up with an appreciation of the game that I soon realised not many of my female friends shared.
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Wallaby McCabe lavishes thanks on Giteau
By Adrian Warren, 3 Sep 2011Wallaby Rookie of the Year Pat McCabe says he can’t give enough thanks to Matt Giteau, the man he effectively ousted from Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad.
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Giteau walking away with no major trophies
By Darren Walton, 19 Aug 2011Robbie Deans insisted it was “nonsense” he had any issue with Matt Giteau after denying the long-time Wallabies golden boy one last shot at claiming some meaningful rugby silverware.
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Why the Wallabies are right to dump Matt Giteau
By David Lord, 18 Aug 2011If head coach Robbie Deans names the 30 Wallabies today he wants for the Rugby World Cup, without any interference from co-selectors Jim Williams and David Nucifora, the men-in-gold have a genuine chance to reach the final on October 23.
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Why Giteau is a must for Wallabies’ backline
By Sinclair, 29 Jul 2011Matt Giteau is not a fly-half and never has been. He is a centre with X-factor. As part of the best backline in the world, his kicking duties should be curtailed and his evasive line running encouraged.
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Simmons the lineout general at 22
By Jim Morton, 26 Jul 2011Matt Giteau isn’t the only Wallabies stalwart under pressure to regain his starting position with quiet achiever Rob Simmons squeezing out veteran lock Nathan Sharpe.
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Giteau’s heir apparent McCabe ready for encore
By Darren Walton, 22 Jul 2011The heavy focus this week on Matt Giteau’s axing from the Wallabies’ squad has overshadowed the equally noteworthy retention of his highly capable heir apparent.
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Barnes or Giteau to miss Cup, says Flatley
By Darren Walton, 21 Jul 2011Former Wallabies playmaker Elton Flatley believes Robbie Deans is unlikely to find room for both ex-vice-captains Berrick Barnes and Matt Giteau in Australia’s 30-man Rugby World Cup squad.
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