For those that saw the replay of this incident, I am sure you were flinching and didn’t bear to look at the second replay. When Pat McCutcheon went in for his try against the Highlanders on Saturday, he was tackled and his ankle went in all sorts of funny angles, and this has lead to the big flanker being ruled out for the season. […]
Posts tagged with: Dan Vickerman
That was eina!
12 Mar 12 09:46 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 4 Comments
Injury concerns all round
27 Feb 12 10:02 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 65 Comments
Stirling Mortlock is set to miss the Rebels’ opening game of the Super Rugby season against the Waratahs on Friday, struggling with a calf injury that he suffered four weeks ago. […]
Injuries mounting for all teams
20 Feb 12 11:50 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 59 Comments
The Waratahs will hold onto selecting their team to face the Reds in their first clash of the season as they wait on players to recover from injuries and niggles. A host of stars are already set to miss the start of the season, but fresh injuries after their win over Tonga this weekend has coach Michael Foley worried. […]
Sarel to make Waratahs debut
8 Feb 12 11:46 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 11 Comments
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. […]
Captains aplenty
30 Jan 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 9 Comments
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
18 Aug 11 06:47 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 12 Comments
Give it a boot Robbie, give it a boot, when the heat’s on Robbie’s got his boots on, – boot it Robbie’! […]
Wallabies unchanged for Eden park clash
4 Aug 11 08:52 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
Australian coach Robbie Deans kept an unchanged starting 15 to take on the All Blacks in Auckland this weekend, as they face their first real challenge of the three team competition so far. The only changes made to the 22 are on the bench. […]
Player eligibility rules
22 Jun 11 10:12 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 151 Comments
There has been some talk this week about player eligibility and the like, with the Sharks having to get special dispensation to play Freddie Michalak against the Crusaders this weekend, while the Sharks have allegedly been told they are not allowed to play Riaan Swanepoel. […]
Waratahs withering in pre-season heat
12 Jan 09 12:29 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 2 Comments
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
12 Jan 09 07:20 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 49 Comments
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. […]
Waratahs can’t lock a replacement in
21 Dec 08 19:29 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 5 Comments
The Waratahs are in a desperate race to find a replacement for departed lock Dan Vickerman, with their attempts to sign another Wallaby veteran, Justin Harrison, and South African Anton van Zyl having failed. […]