Wallabies coaching still fundamentally a grey area
With Rugby Australia confirming Michael Cheika will coach the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup in 2019, the focus shifts to his assistants.
Springbok report card: How does Rassie rank?
Rassie Erasmus told us to judge him on three criteria: improved performance on the field, depth built for the Rugby World Cup, and ‘transformation.’ So far, he gets a B minus, and was quite close to an A minus.
The Roar of my favourite crowd
Tonight was one of those nights when I got some nice thinking time in.
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Another great NRC season, but we know it could be better
The final round of the National Rugby Championship is upon us, and once again, it’s been another belter of a season, with some incredible tries scored, some wonderful rugby played and entertaining matches throughout.
Beauden Barrett and Richie Mo’unga: How the All Blacks pieced the jigsaw together at Loftus
Make no mistake, it is a war. The resumption of an ancient rivalry, hopefully signalled by the Springboks’ shock win in Wellington, was confirmed at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.
Why Randwick is vital to Wallaby success
Roarer Realist wrote yesterday, “I love the way you stubbornly excuse Cheika from any criticism, simply because you’re a Randwick fan who remembers him in his glory days”. It was an interesting observation, but only partially correct.
Wallabies do it to us again. So what now?
With the Wallabies 31-7 down at halftime on Sunday, I said to my wife that I was getting angry and yelling more at a replay than any sane adult really should.
Has the Wallabies' Houdini-like escape against the Pumas saved Michael Cheika and his coaches?
Has the brilliant, Houdini-like escape from a smashing defeat, with the Wallabies scoring 38 points in the second half against the Pumas, saved Michael Cheika and his coaching team from being sacked?
The Wrap: What the Dickens does Australian rugby do now?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had […]
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When you take the wrong rugby road, turn back
The Wallabies have gone down the wrong track and do indeed need to turn back. Spring is for Spring cleaning!
World Series Rugby: Please just do it, Twiggy
The Western Force are currently competing in the NRC for 2018, coming second to the Drua and guaranteed a top four finish. Something that is undecided, however, is next year’s World Series Rugby.
The All Blacks' mentality sees them victorious
Attitude and mentality aren’t the same thing.
Michael Cheika must go, but who should replace him?
Few followers of Australian rugby would say that the current coaching staff had succeeded in improving the players since Super Rugby.
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Unfathomable Freddie Burns blunder costs Bath the game
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Is this rugby fan's Wallabies team better than the current one?
Is a team made up of those Michael Cheika has discarded, or Aussies overseas capable of beating the current Wallabies line-up? One rugby fan, youtube user 2 Cents Rugby, has endeavoured to investigate. 2CR’s team: 1. James Slipper 2. Damien FitzPatrick 3. Sef Fa’agase 4. Sam Carter 5. Will Skelton 6. Scott Fardy 7. Colby […]
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Will grassroots and professional rugby ever embrace each other?
It is a given that national unions strive to improve and maintain the ranking of their Test sides, because they (rightly) assume that fans want World Cup success, and teams that play competitive, attractive rugby in the years in between.
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It is a given that national unions strive to improve and maintain the ranking of their Test sides, because they (rightly) assume that fans want World Cup success, and teams that play competitive, attractive rugby in the years in between.
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time he will be a massive star.