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Five changes to the Wallaby starting team, four to the backline, is the notable news in today’s team announcement. But its the ommission of George Smith, picked on the bench, that will cause most dicussion. Is it a dropping? Is it a resting? Rotation? Reward? A sign of things to come? Robbie...

Rocky Elsom has been named Wallaby captain for the upcoming Northern Hemisphere tour beginning later this month. He has taken over from Stirling Mortlock who was also named in the side. Berrick Barnes is the Vice- Captain. This will no doubt increase speculation that Mortlock’s Wallaby career may be coming to a...

Robbie Deans, and his selectors, have named a number of new faces in the 43 man Wallaby training squad in preparation for the Grand Slam tour later this year.  Perhaps the most notable rookie is scrumhalf Richard Kingi of the Queensland Reds who only last week signed an Academy contract with the...

Full time: Australia 25 – Springboks 32 Tweet

Robbie Deans and his selection panel (whomever they are) have made four changes to the Wallaby starting...

I finally subjected myself to the replay and here’s my stab at the player ratings. Tally with what you saw? Scoring system at the bottom. 1. Benn Robinson: Steady, but not spectacular. Has lost some edge in the loose. 5 2. Stephen Moore: Early head nock took it’s toll, but also a...

Two talismen return to the Wallabies and All Black sides for Saturday’s clash in Sydney. For Australia, it’s the long awaited return of Rocky Elsom, back from his much celebrated stint in Europe and ensuing bruised bone (always painful). This return alone will be fascinating to watch. Will we see him dominate...

When reviewing the Wallaby team named today to take on the All Blacks this weekend at Eden...

The Wallabies squad to take out the 2009 Tri-Nations was announced today. It’s largely the same as...

Lost in the noise of Lote getting punted from the ARU, was the news this morning that...

1. Benn Robinson 8 – Fat Cat was outstanding last night.The scrum was solid and his work...

Adam Ashley-Cooper puts JO’C on the bench and Shmoo Mitchell’s back for Hynes in a pretty logical starting 15. The openside division of the team remains strong though with Waugh and Pocock making the bench. Oh, and still no LT or Tim Tam. For full team Tweet

1. Pek Cowan – 6 Made his debut and earned praise from Deans for his performance. Did...

Obviously, after last week’s test, both Robbie Deans and Nick Mallet came to a gentlemen’s agreement that both would field their second XV’s for this week’s tests. The Italians have made plenty of changes to their team which makes them even harder to comment on, such is the unknown nature of the...

If the first two tests were “tinkering with the A team”, this this team selection criteria seems...

No doubt you’ve probably seen it by now, but below is the full squad announced earlier today....

Final Score: Reds 28 – Hurricanes 37   Tweet

Here’s the ARU’s latest TV commercial which they are spruiking on their website I was reeled in....

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 might already suspect, but there are a few surprises…….. Tweet

Final Score Reds 13 – Brumbies 52 For blow by blow action Tweet