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Why are we not excited about the naming of the All Blacks squad?

What used to be one of the most anticipated moments of my life has now evolved into a modicum of enthusiasm.

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Why are we not excited about the naming of the All Blacks squad?

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Who made the new All Blacks squad?

Ian Foster handed the All Blacks captaincy to veteran lock Sam Whitelock, selected four new caps and devised a patchwork solution to a shortage of midfield options in his 35-man squad for home Tests next month against Tonga and Fiji.

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Get your questions in for Issue 18 of Coach's Corner

The inaugural Super Rugby Trans-Tasman season is done and dusted, so we’re counting down the days until the international fixtures kick off in this week’s edition of Coach’s Corner.

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French star's Wallabies tour in jeopardy after nasty incident in the Top 14

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The Wrap: A celebration of Blue, 50 and 18 years on

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The Wrap: A celebration of Blue, 50 and 18 years on

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Consolidate to survive: Five teams must become four if Super Rugby is to survive

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Brumbies: Never look a gift horse in the mouth!

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Former Wallabies captain Michael Lynagh's son just axed Semi Radradra

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The 1995 decisions that took southern hemisphere rugby down the wrong path

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Eden Park goes off as Blues break Super Rugby drought with Trans-Tasman glory

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Blues claim Super Rugby Trans-Tasman glory in thrilling final

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Commentators praise "common sense" decision... but did the Blues get lucky?

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Who gets to wear gold? Why Dave Rennie is right and Marika Koroibete must choose

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Who gets to wear gold? Why Dave Rennie is right and Marika Koroibete must choose

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Four more years of Super Rugby? I bloody well hope not!

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Deconstructing the ball runner’s options

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Who gets to wear gold? Why Dave Rennie is right and Marika Koroibete must choose

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Why are we not excited about the naming of the All Blacks squad?

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Coach's Corner Issue 17: Do the Wallabies have what it takes in the second row?

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France normally pick a B/R to start in the second row right now (Bernard le Roux)…

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Coach's Corner Issue 17: Do the Wallabies have what it takes in the second row?

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Nicholas Bishop

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Coach's Corner Issue 17: Do the Wallabies have what it takes in the second row?

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France normally pick a B/R to start in the second row right now (Bernard le Roux)…

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Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final teams: Highlanders get injury boost, Blues lose star flanker

The Highlanders have named an unchanged side for Saturday’s Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final, but their opponents the Blues haven’t been so lucky.

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Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final teams: Highlanders get injury boost, Blues lose star flanker

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Brett McKay

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Brett McKay

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Tipping panel – the Final: North versus South

The Super Rugby trans-Tasman Final is upon us, and it’s a battle of the extremities, with the blue team from the top of the North Island against the blue team from the bottom of the South Island.

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Tipping panel – the Final: North versus South

Brett McKay

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Tipping panel – the Final: North versus South

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Nicholas Bishop

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Nicholas Bishop

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Why the sting is in the tail at lineout time

Australian supporters can sit back, relax and take a breath. The pain is over. When all is said and done, two teams from New Zealand – the Blues and Highlanders – will be contesting the first-ever Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final.

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Why the sting is in the tail at lineout time

Nicholas Bishop

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Why the sting is in the tail at lineout time

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Brett McKay

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Brett McKay

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The coaches want it, and now it seems RA’s appetite for the NRC might be growing

It didn’t get much traction on the east coast, but comments from Western Force coach Tim Sampson in a Nick Taylor article in The West Australian last week added yet more weight to a growing sentiment in Australian rugby.

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The coaches want it, and now it seems RA’s appetite for the NRC might be growing

Brett McKay

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The coaches want it, and now it seems RA’s appetite for the NRC might be growing

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Geoff Parkes

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Geoff Parkes

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The Wrap: Five-try Wainui reveals Super Rugby’s bald truth

Sean Wainui scoring five tries on Saturday night – a Super Rugby record – was impressive enough, but it was what he said afterwards that was the real story.

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Geoff Parkes

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The Wrap: Five-try Wainui reveals Super Rugby’s bald truth

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Get your questions in for Issue 17 of Coach's Corner

The Super Rugby season is over for the five Australian teams, but the Wallabies’ squad announcement for the series against France means there’s plenty to discuss in this week’s issue of Coach’s Corner.

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I would rather watch an All Blacks trial

Soon enough it will be again be time for the All Blacks.

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How many Waratahs will be selected for the Wallabies?

After many new faces were named in the PONI squad earlier in the year, Dave Rennie’s Wallabies squad ahead of the French Tour was always going to raise some talking points.

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James O’Connor is a centre

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Australian rugby must learn the lessons of the 2013 Brumbies

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The New Zealand cricket-rugby XV

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Five talking points from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, Round 5

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Super Rugby AU: The third tier

As Super Rugby 2021 concludes, and with the Wallabies squad due to be announced today, I wondered what those not selected for higher duties do for the rest of the year.

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Alistair Douglas new author

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The Trans-Tasman highlights the need for investment into Australian rugby

The huge gap between New Zealand and Australian rugby has been borne out in the last five weeks.

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Charlie Mackay

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It's time to sort out Trans-Tasman kit clashes

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Francisco Roldan

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Breaking down the New Zealand sides' dominance in Super Rugby Trans-Tasman

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Understanding the high tackle framework

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Joe King

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The European model is best for both New Zealand and Australia

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What the Australian teams can learn from the Blues and Highlanders

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Really? Bayley Kuenzle played 10 for the last game and a half and plenty off the bench before that, and Reesjan Pasitoa …(more)

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They took 2 brumbies inside backs.

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Absolute SCENES as French team end seven-year wait to return to Top 14 in dramatic penalty shootout

What a dramatic way to return to the Top 14!

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Absolute SCENES as French team end seven-year wait to return to Top 14 in dramatic penalty shootout

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Absolute SCENES as French team end seven-year wait to return to Top 14 in dramatic penalty shootout

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Rugby boss talks Super Rugby and why Wallabies series with France is so condensed

The Wallabies will play France in 3 Test Matches over just 11 days. Rugby Australia CEO Andy Marinos says it’s due to a precise window in the International calendar.

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Irish ref goes viral for the most magnificently savage officiating we've ever seen

JP Doyle, you absolute legend!

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Irish ref goes viral for the most magnificently savage officiating we've ever seen

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Irish ref goes viral for the most magnificently savage officiating we've ever seen

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South African rugby team slammed for disrespect after doing a haka

South African university rugby team Walter Sisulu University have come in for a barrage of criticism, after deciding to do a haka before a match. The pre-match display has long been a tradition for the All Blacks and other New Zealand sporting teams, with the move accused of cultural appropriation. Should the haka be only […]

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South African rugby team slammed for disrespect after doing a haka

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Tim Horan identifies what position Jordan Petaia should play

Tim Horan believes it’s important for Jordan Petaia to play a full Super Rugby season and be comfortable in a couple of positions so he can play with confidence for the Wallabies.

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Feb

Tim Horan identifies what position Jordan Petaia should play

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Tim Horan identifies what position Jordan Petaia should play

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Georgia player nails kick in extreme windy conditions

How’s this for a kick in Georgia’s Didy10 competition!

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Georgia player nails kick in extreme windy conditions

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The softest red card send off you'll ever see

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The softest red card send off you'll ever see

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Junior prodigy pulls off outrageous solo chip 'n chase try

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Junior prodigy pulls off outrageous solo chip 'n chase try

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Halfback hilariously starts swinging at the biggest bloke on the field

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Apr

Halfback hilariously starts swinging at the biggest bloke on the field

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136kg v 60kg 'run it straight' challenge ends even worse than you'd think

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136kg v 60kg 'run it straight' challenge ends even worse than you'd think

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Outrageous conversion magically bends both ways in mid air!

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Winning in Tokyo: Finding the sun

As the last century ended, Nelson Mandela was resigning from public office. His 1999 farewell speech to Parliament closed with his dream that “all our children may play in the sun” and warning “the long walk continues”.

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