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Stirling, Japan is your best bet

Roscoe Tims March 29, 2010 16

You don’t like saying it of a champion but Father Time has finally caught up with Stirling Mortlock. Like George Gregan, who stayed too long at this level, he just ain’t the player he

At my signal, unleash hell!

Noddy March 8, 2010 16

So were the inspirational words spoken by Russel Crowe as Maximus, one of cinema’s greatest ‘Rebels’, in the Oscar winning moving “Gladiator”. Rod McQueen could hardly be confused for Crowe, nor a Gladiator, and

Back to Ballymore

Noddy February 23, 2010 15

This Saturday night Super Rugby heads back to Ballymore for the first time since 2005. It shapes as a fascinating night for Queensland Rugby as ‘traditionalists’ have been calling for a return to Queensland

Wallaby Lock of the Decade

Noddy December 14, 2009 22

We now take the step into the unknown, somewhat. The tight forwards. Now for many of you this will be a scary place. Going into the unknown often is. For those backs out there

Wallaby Blind Side Flanker of the Decade

Noddy December 14, 2009 19

The Blind Side Flanker position has been an interesting one for Australia, not only over the last decade, but in the last few decades. Whereas we’ve usually gone for out and out poachers at

Melbourne Rebels Super 15: Recruitment

Roscoe Tims October 7, 2009 57

SEE ALL OUR LATEST NEWS, GOSSIP AND RAMBLINGS ABOUT THE MELBOURNE REBELS HERE The good news for the proposed Melbourne Rebels Super 15 franchise is that the two main parties, VicSuper15 and the VRU

Yes, I’m turning Japanese

Roscoe Tims July 22, 2009 20

The recent signing by Hugh McMeniman to the Japanese rugby club Kubota Spears, the defection of league pinup boy Craig Wing to Mark Gerrard’s 2nd Division club NTT Communications, and the possible switch to

QRU – the time is now!!

Noddy May 26, 2009 16

My esteemed colleague/fellow Blogger/GAGR Rugby Correspondent, Juan Cote, has called for the ARU to lend a bit more a hand to the Reds in getting them back on top of their game in Please

S14 stat attack: Aussie players

Scott Bryant May 5, 2009 11

We let our stat gimp loose on the teams and he couldn’t stop himself delving into the individual players as well. So here they all are. For the most part they reinforce what you

Wallaby watch – Second row

Noddy April 29, 2009 10

The incumbent(s): Nathan Sharpe (WA): The Force captain surprised many late last year when he put in a series of aggressive and industrious performances on the European tour. Despite a slow start, 2009 has