Posts Tagged Australia
Wallabies make inroads for rugby
What a relief it was for Australian fans to see some attractive rugby played in the Wallabies final match of 2009 – minimal aimless kicking, and well-structured, entertaining tries. The embarrassing loss against Scotland at Murrayfield left many red faces in the Wallabies. From that agonising low they could have fallen in a heap and [...]
Wallabies missed Grand Slam narrowly, But ?
THE not-so-woeful Wallabies have returned from their weird and wonderful tour of Britain and Ireland, having gone excruciatingly close to achieving their first Grand Slam in 25 years.
As fullback Adam Ashley-Cooper said on arrival at Sydney Airport yesterday, Australia was only three points short of winning all four Tests against England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
One [...]
Harrison signs for Brumbies
Former Wallaby Justin Harrison will return to Australia for the new Super 14 season after being handed a lifeline by the Brumbies.
The 35-year-old is currently serving an eight-month suspension after admitting to three drug-related charges while playing for Guinness Premiership club Bath.
Harrison was banned in July for “actions which are prejudicial to the interests of [...]
WorldCup Winner urged to save himself
World Cup-winner Will Greenwood has warned England manager and former team-mate Martin Johnson he could end up being sacked unless he makes immediate changes to his coaching staff.
Greenwood supported Johnson, who is under increasing pressure as England fail to fire this autumn, but told him he better turn his sights on assistant coaches Mike Ford [...]
Hall honoured as rookie of the year
England winger Ryan Hall was named international ‘rookie’ of the year at the Rugby League International Federation Player of the Year gala dinner in Leeds.
Australia dominated the awards, with Jarryd Hayne adding the player of the year to his Dally M award as the outstanding player in the NRL, but England provided three of the [...]
Wilko sends out warning
Jonny Wilkinson believes England need “to improve in every single area” if they are not to take another beating at Twickenham.
Wilkinson, making his first appearance for 18 months, scored all England’s points on Saturday in an 18-9 defeat against Australia which began brightly but ultimately highlighted the inexperience of Martin Johnson’s team.
And England’s fly-half warned [...]
Wilko sends out warning
Jonny Wilkinson believes England need “to improve in every single area” if they are not to take another beating at Twickenham.
Wilkinson, making his first appearance for 18 months, scored all England’s points on Saturday in an 18-9 defeat against Australia which began brightly but ultimately highlighted the inexperience of Martin Johnson’s team.
And England’s fly-half warned [...]
Tigers confirm Tuqiri signing
Leicester Tigers have confirmed the signing of former Australia wing Lote Tuqiri. Tuqiri had his contract with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) terminated in July, leaving him as a free agent.
The reasons for Tuqiri’s sacking remain undisclosed but the former Waratahs star is now back in the game following months of speculation. He was [...]
Hansen: We accept the penalties
Steve Hansen has no argument with the one-match bans handed out to Tony Woodcock and Sitiveni Sivivatu.
The duo were punished for their violent behaviour in the All Blacks’ 32-19 win over Australia in Tokyo.
Hansen accompanied the pair to the judicial hearing where judicial officer Peter Hobbs, of Wellington, found Woodcock guilty of striking George Smith [...]
Smith dropped and new back three for Wallabies
Former stand-in skipper George Smith has been dropped and there are three other personnel changes and one positional alteration in the Wallabies starting side for Saturday’s historic Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Japan.
Wingers Digby Ioane and Peter Hynes, centre Ryan Cross and No.8 Wycliff Palu are the new faces from the run [...]