New Zealander Robbie Deans has been appointed as the first non-Australian coach of the Wallabies. The 48-year-old was interviewed for the job after failing to land the same role with the All Blacks last week. Deans was favourite to take the All Blacks job but the NZ Rugby Union opted to stick with Graham Henry […]
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Well it was never going to be pretty, but England deserved their narrow victory against the Wallabies 12-10 and a place in the semi-finals. The front 5 laid a platform and Moody probably made the difference around the breakdown, this allowed Easter to shine although Corry was not so prominent. I would like to see […]
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Australia coach John Connolly has announced his team to play England in the IRB Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday 6 October KO 1400 BST.
Australia Team V England
Backs: Chris Latham, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Stirling Mortlock (C), Matt Giteau, Lote Tuqiri, Berrick Barnes, George Gregan
Forwards: Matt Dunning, Stephen Moore, Guy Shepherdson, Nathan […]
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Phil Vickery is back to skipper England and Andy Farrell is at inside centre for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Australia in the Stade Velodrome, Marseille, Saturday, 6 October, Kick-off: 1400 BST. The good news is Jason Robinson returns from injury at full-back, while Mathew Tait partners Farrell […]
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Morgan Turinui has been called up as a replacement for loose forward David Lyons, who broke his leg against Canada last week. 25-year-old Turinui won the last of his 20 caps for the Wallabies in 2005 and it seems John Connolly has favoured a back so he can cover Stephen Larkam’s injury rather than calling […]
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England secure a Quarter-Final spot against Australia in the Velodrome, Marseille on October 6. England won through 36-20 in a pulsating game against the Tongan’s who never know when to give up. The game ebbed and flowed all the way through, although England once they took the lead never really looked like being bettered.
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Canada head coach Ric Suggitt has announced his team to play Australia in the IRB Rugby World Cup Pool B match at Stade Chaban Delmas in Bordeaux on Saturday 29 September with KO at: 1400 BST. As the Canucks cannot progress any further in the competition this will be Mike James final game as he […]
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George Smith 75th captain for the Wallabies against Canada in their final Pool B match at Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux on Saturday 29 September with a KO 1400 BST.
With a quarter-final spot already , and a quarter-final match against either England or Tonga to be played a week later, Wallaby coach John Connolly has chosen […]
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Australia beat Fiji by 55-12 to claim the top spot in Pool B with a game in hand. Although they still have to play Canada the bonus point win means they have 15 points the maximum available to Fiji or Wales who play each other for the 2nd place in the pool.
Fiji head coach Ilivasi Tabua has announced his team to play Australia in the IRB Rugby World Cup Pool B at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier on Sunday. Seremaia Bai will captain the side in this important game for Fiji, The outcome will probably decide who will take the top two positions in […]
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