Sheek’s best Wallabies XV (1967-present)
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auSo we come to the final installment of Sheek’s selection of team sports over the past 50 years (or nearly so). Of the six team sports discussed in this series, rugby union appeared last on my horizon...
James O'Connor not in Queensland for a holiday
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumJames O'Connor wants to remain with Queensland Rugby long-term, saying he's keen to join an illustrious list of Reds centurions. O'Connor on Thursday was named at No. 10 for Saturday night's clash...
James O'Connor, Adam Thomson start for Reds
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumJames O'Connor and Adam Thomson will each make their Queensland Reds debut against Western Force at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, the high-profile recruits among four personnel changes to the team humiliated...
Dan Carter set to miss Highlanders
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumDan Carter looks set to miss the Crusaders' Super Rugby match against the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday, with TVNZ in New Zealand reporting he has failing to progress well...
Friday Round-Up
1 decade agoCooper signs on: Queensland Reds fans are waking up to good news this morning as reports emerge that flyhalf Quade Cooper has put pen to paper on a new deal to stay at the Brisbane based outfit. At 26,...
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...
Wales v Australia Preview
1 decade ago by Ciaran FallonWith the World Cup just under a year away, Saturday’s game will be a dress rehearsal for the Rugby World Cup when the Aussie’s make their way to Cardiff to take on Wales. When the World Cup draw...
What can we expect from the Cheika led Wallabies?
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWhen Robbie Deans was shown the door after the British and Irish Lions series in 2013, Ewen McKenzie had two weeks with the Wallabies squad to introduce his style of game before the first Bledisloe Cup...
Wallabies stars’ disconnect with fans is disappointing
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auFollowing the post-game performance of the Wallabies’ Bledisloe Cup game in Brisbane, I would say the team are not even on the same page as their supporters. The aftermath of this game and the resignation...
So close and yet so far for the Wallabies
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auIgnoring what happened after fulltime in the third Bledisloe Cup match between the Wallabies and All Blacks, it was a pretty good night for the Wallabies. They may have lost the match but they showed that...
