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Australia may have fallen well short in their quest for an Autumn Grand Slam, but coach Robbie Deans still declared himself satisfied after they rounded off their tour with glory in Cardiff. The Wallabies opened the European leg of the tour with a victory...
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New Zealand completed their four-Test tour of Europe without conceding a try, finishing off with an emphatic win over France in Marseilles on Saturday. A rampant All Blacks wearing white jerseys to avoid a colour clash scored five – shared by Sitiveni...
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captain Ryan Jones has failed to recover from the back injury sustained in training earlier this week and has been ruled out of Wales ' autumn Test finale against Australia at the Millennium Stadium this evening. Newport Gwent Dragons flanker Dan Lydiate...
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New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens is confident his squad will give a good account of themselves in the opening two legs of the world series which begins next month. Earlier this month, Tietjens expressed concerns about the fitness levels of his...
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Warren Gatland has made one change from the team that beat Argentina for Saturday's autumn Test finale against Australia in Cardiff. It is in the back division, where Sale Sharks scrum-half Dwayne Peel takes over from Gareth Cooper and wins his 72nd cap.
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At 30, Cross is the oldest back in Robbie Deans's 35-man squad but he's set to feature in all seven matches on the spring tour after being picked to partner Tyrone Smith in the centres for the mid-week fixture. The former NRL star started in the tour-opening...
Tags: Ryan Cross, United Kingdom, Gloucester, Digby Ioane, George H. Smith, Pekahau Cowan, Dean Mumm, Australia A national rugby union team, allnews, Australia national rugby union team, Kurtley Beale, Tatafu Polota-Nau
Ioane was ruled out on the eve of the Test with a shoulder injury sustained in last Sunday's 20-20 draw with Ireland in Dublin. Ryan Cross replaces Ioane, with Lachie Turner promoted to the bench. The injury is to his right shoulder, not the left which...
Tags: Digby Ioane, Ireland, Dublin, allnews, Australia national rugby union team
Ball-and-all tactics … Wallabies coach Robbie Deans, centre, takes a hands-on approach at training in Edinburgh this week in preparation for Australia's Test against Scotland. Photo: AP November 21, 2009 When the Wallabies headed north a month ago,...
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No wonder Brian O'Driscoll has decreed his wedding celebrations will last the best part of four days. He's going to need that long and more to open all the presents left for him by Ireland 's grateful rugby fans after another exceptional act by their...
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Hot Rocky … Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom is congratulated by David Pocock after scoring against Ireland at Croke Park. Swamped by a sea of green, the luckless Wallabies were left ruing the fact they couldn't get the ''rub of the green''.
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