Dubai: Australia impress on Day 1
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsAustralia threw down their challenge to the world from the tournament's opening game, where they demolished South Africa 36-0 with six tries from six players, opening with Charlotte Caslick, now back...
Can athletes please just shut up and play
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auRight now all of Australia – and by ‘all of Australia’ I mean ‘a few guys somewhere probably’ – is asking just who the hell does David Pocock think he is? Here is a...
Everything you need to know about David Halaifonua
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoGloucester have signed Tongan international David Halaifonua – here's everything you need to know about the big hitting wing. His full name is actually Tevita Halaifonua Tonga.He is 27 years old...
"George Ford is the future," says World Cup winner Neil...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleEngland legend Neil Back says Bath Rugby's George Ford will hold on to the England number ten shirt for years to come, ahead of Owen Farrell.Fly-half Ford impressed throughout the Autumn Internationals,...
Cheika learns home truths on Wallabies tour
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comAustralia's disappointing tour of Europe left Michael Cheika with plenty to ponder over the gap between provincial and international success, but the new Wallabies coach remains confident.
Wallabies' annus horribilis not without glimmer of hope
1 decade ago by The GuardianPositives of half-back pairings, Tevita Kuridrani and Michael Cheika’s arrival can outweigh the negatives of the Beale saga and a weak scrumBlessedly, the Wallabies’ international season is over. The...
Bickering a symptom of troubled times for Australian rugby
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auAnd so ends 2014 from a rugby point of view in Australia, and what a tumultuous year it was! My first experience of rugby union was in 1979 when the Wallabies won the Bledisloe Cup for the first time in...
The current state of world rugby : The All Blacks are well clear
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auBefore the start of the Autumn Internationals I wrote an article in which I said that these end of year games were the most enjoyable for me to watch. The main reason for that is because it is then and...
SPIRO’s Rolling Maul: Fearless predictions on RWC 2015 from Stephen Jones
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Wallabies 2014 season is over and 2015 World Cup speculation is already well underway. Former Wales and British and Irish Lions player Stephen Jones has laid out his surprising predictions for the...
Wallaby oxen in need of new stock
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThere is no doubt whatsoever that Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has a huge dilemma in trying to sort out the Wallabies’ scrum woes. The Northern Hemisphere tour exposed this worrying problem, which...
