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Sarel Pretorius will make his Waratahs debut against Samoa this Friday after he was selected to play in the first run on team, which will play the first half of the game. He will partner Captain Berrick Barnes in the halfbacks, as the most likely first choice halfback pairing plays together for the first time. [...]
Posts tagged with: Rocky Elsom
Sarel to make Waratahs debut
Captains aplenty
Western Force coach Richard Graham has announced his captain for the Super Rugby tournament, with flanker David Pocock taking over from previous captain Nathan Sharpe. [...]
Deans gives Elsom the boot – RWC Wallabies named
Give it a boot Robbie, give it a boot, when the heat’s on Robbie’s got his boots on, – boot it Robbie’! [...]
Australian B team to face Samoa
Australia face Samoa in a test match on Sunday afternoon (Sunday morning SA time) in what can only be described a warm up for the Tri Nations that kicks off later this month, and the team that has been announced is certainly a B team. [...]
Brumbies team to face Stormers
The Brumbies have made three changes to their team that drew with the Force last weekend, to take on the Stormers on Saturday morning in Canberra. Rocky Elsom was ruled out for the remainder of the season earlier this week after suffering an ankle injury and will be replaced by Mitchell Chapman. [...]
Another Aussie heading for Toulon?
Matt Giteau has told the press that he will make an announcement about his post-World Cup future before the Super Rugby season kicks off in earnest, to avoid any speculation becoming a distraction during the competition. The smart money seems to be on him deciding to join French club Toulon. [...]
Super Rugby Preview: The Brumbies
The Brumbies managed 6th spot in last year’s Super 14, and will be ruing the fact that they could not secure a semi final spot, having won the same amount of games as 4th placed Crusaders, but not securing enough bonus points. [...]
2010 Super 14-Game 13, Bulls (50) v Brumbies (32) F/T
This could turn out to be one of the most important games of the tournament, with two of the early favourites and first round winners the Bulls and Brumbies doing battle in Pretoria. [...]
2010 Super 14 season set to be a cracker
23 Jan 10 15:34 by war1 | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super 14 | 1 Comment
February the 12th and the start of the 2010 super 14 is almost upon us and some of the teams have already started their warm-up games, which have up to so far produced some interesting results. Now, we know that pre-season friendly results mean little but by taking a look over the squads of the 14 teams, it looks like most teams will have improved personnel and this bodes excitement for Southern hemisphere rugby fans. [...]
Super 14 preview: the Aussie teams
The long wait is over. At last we have some squads to compare and analyze.
So what does the competition look like this year? [...]
O’Connor, Elsom start for Wallabies
George Smith will lead a Wallaby side featuring three changes from that which lost to South Africa recently, when Australia face New Zealand in a Bledisloe Cup/Tri-Nations double header in Sydney on Saturday. [...]
No luck for Sharks, I fear
A combination of tour fatigue, the lack of a steady pivot and their diabolical Australian record will conspire to down the Sharks in Perth on Saturday. I want to be wrong here, chaps, but I’m afraid I just can’t see any light at the end of this week’s tunnel. [...]
Waratahs withering in pre-season heat
The Waratahs suffered another setback, as their pre-season woes threatened to derail their attempts to finally clinch a Super Rugby title. [...]
Waugh fears being pushed away
Phil Waugh led New South Wales to last year’s Super 14 final nursing a broken rib for the entire season, yet the inspirational captain could become the latest Australia player forced to Europe at the end of this year. [...]
Rocky back for Wallabies
The Wallabies are expecting a grumpy Rocky Elsom to turn on the intimidation in Saturday’s crucial Tri-Nations Test against South Africa following his recovery from injury to be named in Australia’s side. [...]
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