Cheika set to test depth in squad
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia head coach Michael Cheika has rung the changes for his team’s clash with Argentina this weekend in Mendoza.David Pocock replaces Michael Hooper in the number seven jersey for the Wallabies...
Bernard Foley replaces Quade Cooper as Wallabies ring changes for Argentina
1 decade ago by The GuardianSeven changes made for Australia’s second Rugby Championship matchDavid Pocock to start, along with Nick Phipps and Matt ToomuaAustralia coach Michael Cheika has made seven changes to his team for this...
Wallabies team to play Argentina: Cheika rings the changes
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Wallabies have made seven changes to the starting team to play Argentina in the Rugby Championship this weekend after their victory over the Springboks last Saturday. Michael Cheika has chosen to replace...
The Wallabies' Rugby Championship dilemma | Rajiv Maharaj
1 decade ago by The GuardianWith the World Cup in the offing, the Wallabies must balance just how much they leave in their bag of tactical tricks and how much they reveal during the month-long Rugby ChampionshipWill Genia was once,...
Wallabies to be unpredictable: Larkham
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe new-look Wallabies side named for Saturday’s Test against South Africa is to reflect the team’s new aggressive and unpredictable identity, backs coach Stephen Larkham says. Quade Cooper...
Phipps and Tahs ready for Highlanders
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auHalfback Nick Phipps has the toughest marking assignment in the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby semi-final against the Highlanders and that’s saying something considering their strikepower. The Highlanders...
Phipps says Waratahs will play fair, but not nice
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auHalfback Nick Phipps says the NSW Waratahs have no intention of softening their abrasive playing style, and sees the extra attention to their physicality as merely “a compliment”. Winger Rob...
Super Rugby: 5 Things We Learnt From Round 16
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 The Crusaders with Richie McCaw playing a full 80 minutes as openside flank and captain, and Dan Carter playing a full 80 as flyhalf, are a different kettle of fish altogether...
Lions lower Waratahs' colours
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Lions sealed what is now their best season by some distance, with a 27-22 win over a hard-charging Waratahs team at Ellis Park on Saturday. It was the Johannesburg-based team's ninth win of the...
Spiteful Tahs in bonus-point win
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Waratahs moved to the top of the Australian conference and second spot on the global standings, following their bonus-point (32-22) win over the Crusaders in Sydney on Saturday. While there is...
