Brumbies confirm Lealiifano out for season
AUSTRALIAN rugby’s playmaking curse has cruelly hit the Brumbies with Jakes White’s surprise packets needing to defend their healthy Super Rugby conference lead without linchpin Christian Lealiifano....
View ArticleMelbourne Rebels’ Nick Phipps back in Wallabies frame
MELBOURNE REBELS halfback Nick Phipps is again back in the running for a Wallabies berth after starring in his side’s upset win over Super Rugby heavyweights the Crusaders. Phipps scored two of his...
View ArticleBrumbies want Super Rugby revenge against Queensland Reds
GOOD FRIDAY was hardly that for the Brumbies this year. A painful 20-13 loss to an injury-ravaged Queensland Reds cut so deep that the Brumbies have been looking forward to the Canberra rematch on...
View ArticleQueensland Reds hungry to repeat Super Rugby success
QUEENSLAND centre Anthony Faingaa has declared the Reds the hungriest team in Super Rugby and stressed they won’t be satisfied merely making the playoffs. The defending champions are locked in a...
View ArticleBrumbies to outlast Super Rugby rivals
DURING the four-week Super Rugby break in June, instead of freshening up, the Brumbies started another pre-season. But despite displaying some sluggish side-effects over the past two weeks, Captain...
View ArticleForce a Super franchise in the balance
THE date was 28 April, 2012, and life was good for the Western Force. Sure, they were struggling near the foot of the Super Rugby table. And sure, they had just copped a 17-3 hiding at the hands of...
View ArticleWaratahs set for Israel Folau signing
MELBOURNE REBELS coach Damien Hill says he can’t fathom how Super Rugby rivals NSW Waratahs can fit code-hopper Israel Folau under the newly introduced salary cap. The 23-year-old is set to announce...
View ArticleBrumbies coach hypes up Clyde’s return
JAKE White has deliberately revealed early that Clyde Rathbone will make a fairytale Brumbies return on Saturday night to trigger a 20,000-plus crowd attendance at Canberra Stadium. Coach White on...
View ArticleConvert Israel Folau prepares for Sat’s Super Rugby debut
Photo: SNPA / Malcolm Pullman THE Queensland Reds expect former Suncorp Stadium favourite Israel Folau to enjoy a Digby Ioane-like roaming role when he turns into a sky blue villain on Saturday night....
View ArticleWing harder than No.15 for Folau: Cheika
FIRST TOUCH: Warratahs fullback Israel Folau (right) with his first touch of the ball in Super Rugby on Saturday. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) WARATAHS coach Michael Cheika has slammed suggestions cross-code...
View ArticleReds axe Ioane for bad behaviour
PAST misdemeanours have come back to haunt Digby Ioane as the Queensland Reds on Monday sought to improve a flagging team culture by axing the Wallabies winger for one match. Despite being the Reds’...
View ArticleACT Brumbies aim to climb best Super Rugby team list
THE Brumbies recorded one of their greatest ever wins on Saturday when they toppled the Bulls 26-23 at the seemingly impregnable Loftus Versfeld with a last-ditch try. Want to see the Brumbies in...
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