Australia’s squad to face the British and Irish Lions has been finalised, with no Quade Cooper and the inclusion of Kurtley Beale the main talking points. [...]
Posts tagged with: Australia
Kurtley forgiven, Cooper ignored
10 Jun 13 10:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 12 Comments
No Wilko for Lions
7 Jun 13 10:01 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 2 Comments
Jonny Wilkinson has ended all speculation that he will be joining up with the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, undergoing a groin operation. [...]
Will the British and Irish Lions roar in Australia?
3 Jun 13 12:05 by Andre Liebenberg (King Shark) | 28 Comments
The British and Irish Lions have a proud history that reaches back to 30 July 1891 when they played their inaugural match against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth. The Lions is a touring team with regular tours to South Africa, New Zealand and Australia every four years. They have officially only played one home match ever, which they drew 25 all against Argentina at the Millenium Stadium in 2005. [...]
New allegations of squad discord emerge
14 May 13 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 81 Comments
According to a frankly unbelievable article in Beeld this morning, the Sharks tour squad currently on tour in Australia are a divided lot, with cultural differences between players at the heart of the discord. [...]
Toothless Sharks
12 May 13 09:23 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 59 Comments
A team with Springboks in most starting positions on the field (and the few that haven’t played for the Springboks is probably equal if not better then the one who is currently playing in that position), and yet they struggle to get any sort of momentum or win behind them. The were outscored 4 tries to 2 by the Reds on Friday night in Brisbane Australia. [...]
Warburton leads strong Lions squad
2 May 13 08:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
The much-anticipated British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia later this year has been named by coach Warren Gatland. [...]
Strong Kings lineup to face Rebels
11 Apr 13 08:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Former Stormer Demetri Catrikilis returns to the Kings starting lineup in the number 10 jersey, as the Super Rugby new boys chase a maiden away victory against the Rebels in Melbourne. [...]
Brawling Rebels sent home
25 Mar 13 08:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
The Melbourne Rebels may not have showed much fight on the pitch on Saturday, where they were humiliated 64-7 by the Sharks, but rather opted to save their aggression for the team bus afterwards, as tends to be the way when Australian Super Rugby sides tour the republic. [...]
Super Rugby 2013: Rebels (13) v Reds (23) F/T
8 Mar 13 09:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
Our second game is an Aussie derby, so if you need to mow the lawn, now’s a pretty good time to do it. [...]
Select your British & Irish Lions 22 for the Tests
1 Mar 13 13:10 by Chris Smith (ChrisS) | 8 Comments
The time is drawing near and everyone is giving it their all in the 6 Nations in order to be on the plane to Australia. There will be a few surprises and disappointments as there are every 4 years. [...]
Aussie team updates
21 Feb 13 10:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 2 Comments
Two Australian sides have confirmed their line-ups for Round 2 of Super Rugby. [...]
Rebels debut for Higginbotham
12 Feb 13 13:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | Comment?
A match between the Western Force and the Melbourne Rebels is hardly the ideal fare to kick of Super Rugby in 2013, but that’s what we’re going to get and I guess we’ll have to live with it. [...]
Kings (still) hung out to dry
17 Jan 13 09:57 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 82 Comments
We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again – by taking far longer than was necessary (or defensible) to confirm the Kings’ Super Rugby inclusion, the South African Rugby Union effectively ended any possible chance they may have had to build a competitive squad ahead of the 2013 competition. The national body has had ample opportunity to right that wrong by taking various steps to mitigate the damage, but instead seem to prefer piling the pain on further. [...]
Deans to re-apply for top job
10 Jan 13 11:50 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
Australian coach Robbie Deans will have to re-apply for his job as head coach of the team when his contract expires at the end of the year. [...]
12 minute breaks for Super Rugby
10 Jan 13 10:42 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 7 Comments
Super Rugby 2013 will have extended half time breaks, moving from the conventional 10 minutes to 12 minutes. The reason for this change is to maximise television revenue, as extra adverts will be sold for the half time slot. [...]
