George Smith will replace injured David Pocock in the starting line-up as one of five changes to the Brumbies team named to face the Sharks in Durban. [...]
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Smith starts for Brumbies
Tie me Brumbies down, Sharks
The Sharks face the Super Rugby table topping Brumbies from Canberra in a Round 5 match in Durban this weekend. The Brumbies are starting their overseas tour and will also face their first cross conference match of the competition when they face the Sharks at Kings Park. [...]
White brings back another Brumbies legend
Jake White has lured another Australian international back to Canberra, after getting his paws on David Pocock in the off season and now getting Clyde Rathbone back on the field of play, White now has the legendary George Smith in his ranks as well. [...]
Rathbone starts for Brumbies
Clyde Rathbone and Jake White have clearly kissed and made up after the winger was included in the starting line-up of the Brumbies to face the Reds this weekend. [...]
Australia lose another for the season
18 Sep 12 10:40 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, The Rugby Championship, Wallabies | 3 Comments
Quade Cooper will play no further part in the Rugby Championship, after scans to his knee revealed articular cartilage damage to his right knee, which he picked up in Australia’s win over Argentina this weekend. [...]
Another captain on the sidelines
10 Sep 12 08:45 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, The Rugby Championship, Wallabies | 4 Comments
Australia’s ‘captain’s curse’ has struck yet again, with the second stand-in captain, Will Genia, suffering a season ending injury, with the Wallabies now looking for their fourth in line leader. [...]
From bad to worse for Aussies
20 Aug 12 08:21 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, The Rugby Championship, Wallabies | 2 Comments
Australia is set to get a new captain for their second clash against the All Blacks this Saturday, with news filtering through that David Pocock requires surgery to his troublesome knee, and that the flanker will miss the clash. [...]
No Quade for All Blacks clash
14 Aug 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, The Rugby Championship, Wallabies | 1 Comment
Australian coach Robbie Deans has announced his squad to take on the All Blacks in Sydney this Saturday, with the coach opting for consistency from the June internationals, allowing Berrick Barnes to start at flyhalf. [...]
Brumbies sign Pocock
Coach Jake White and his Brumbies charges are sending a clear message of intent for the 2013 Super Rugby season, and have brought in David Pocock to secure one of the most talented loose forwards in the world, for the next three years. [...]
McCaw’s days numbered!
In the wake of the 60-0 drubbing of Ireland last night at Waikato Stadium, All Black captain Richie McCaw’s days look numbered at openside flanker for the nation’s top sporting team. [...]
Pocock to lead Aussies vs Scots
The Wallaby team to face Scotland on Tuesday has been announced, with a few fringes players getting a chance to prove their worth four days before the Australians tackle Wales in the first of three tests. [...]
Australia lose key personnel for tests
Australia’s International matches against Scotland and Wales has taken a blow after news came through that both James Horwill and Kurtley Beale were injured over the weekend, and will take no part in the Tests. James Horwill was coach Robbie Deans’ captain at the World Cup, and it was expected that he will lead the team again. [...]
CJ hauled up on biting charge
Things are going fro bad to worse for the Lions, who lost their fourth straight tour match against the Western Force in Perth yesterday morning. Prop forward CJ van der Linde has been cited for a biting offence and looks to face a lengthy ban. [...]
Force make changes for Rebels clash
The Force team to face the Rebels on Sunday morning has been announced, with a host of changes seen ahead of the Australian derby between the two lowest ranked teams in that conference. [...]
‘Ball in hand’ approach is on the cards
Playing against the Force David Pocock’s name was always going to come up, “He is one of the best fetchers in the world, everyone knows that.” says Whitehead, who was present at the press conference [...]
