Archive for February, 2009
Brumbies counting on lure of Matt Giteau to draw big crowd – Fox Sports
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Brumbies counting on lure of Matt Giteau to draw big crowd
Fox Sports, Australia Brumbies bosses hope a big crowd will turn up to see star recruit Matt Giteau in Canberra on Saturday night, but the players are just as worried about Western Force's three No.7s as they are about the No.10. Brumbies CEO Andrew Fagan is hoping it will … Patience needed, say Brumbies The Age How the best was won The Canberra Times Giteau returns with Force under pressure Sydney Morning Herald The Canberra Times - Fox Sports all 120 news articles |
Hand swaps easy life for capital punishment – Cooma Monaro Express
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Hand swaps easy life for capital punishment
Cooma Monaro Express, Australia When Ben Hand disappeared down the lira-lined mine pit of Italian rugby – one more of the exodus of Australasian players to Europe – the last place followers expected the Waratahs forward to resurface was toiling away in the Brumbies pack this season. … |
The lure of Matt Giteau – Daily Telegraph
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The lure of Matt Giteau
Daily Telegraph, Australia By Iain Payten BRUMBIES bosses hope a big crowd will turn up to see star recruit Matt Giteau in Canberra tonight but the players are just as worried about the Force's three No.7s as they are about the No.10. Giteau's return to the ACT in 2010 has … |
Great amateur-era tradition salvaged – The Australian
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Great amateur-era tradition salvaged
The Australian, Australia The Western Force loses Matt Giteau back to the Brumbies and coach John Mitchell calls for the ARU to intervene and come up with a scheme to ban contract negotiations mid-Super 14 because they are too distracting to players. It's an excellent point, … Investec Super 14 2009 Round Three Wrap – Reds off the Mark ARU Rugby Reds backline as good as champion Blues – Braid Stuff.co.nz all 58 news articles |
Hurricanes give Crusaders lesson in their own game – The Australian
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Hurricanes give Crusaders lesson in their own game
The Australian, Australia In the opening two rounds of the Super 14, perennial dominators the Crusaders kept their doubters at bay, clinically getting the better of the Chiefs and then winning nothing but praise for their defensive heroics against the Brumbies last week in … Deans factor evident in Super showdowns SundayNews.co.nz Round three highlights The Age Hurricanes tame Crusaders 3 News NZ all 62 news articles |
Gerrard reaches fork in the road – The Australian
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Gerrard reaches fork in the road
The Australian, Australia One of the players who kept Gerrard out of the Wallabies squad last year was Drew Mitchell, whom he will directly oppose when the Brumbies host the Western Force in the first of the Australian derbies in the Super 14 at Canberra Stadium tonight. … |
Patience needed, say Brumbies – The Age
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Patience needed, say Brumbies
The Age, Australia PATIENCE – not keeping Matt Giteau quiet – is the key to the ACT Brumbies maintaining their winning start to the season tonight, said their skipper, Stephen Hoiles. They head into round three against the Western Force undefeated, but things could have … The lure of Matt Giteau Daily Telegraph Brumbies aim for dominant display over Western Force Fox Sports Giteau returns with Force under pressure Sydney Morning Herald The West Australian - The Canberra Times all 21 news articles |
Tahs too tough for Highlanders – RugbyHeaven
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Tahs too tough for Highlanders
RugbyHeaven, New Zealand Pipped at the post by the Brumbies and the Hurricanes over the opening two rounds there was no repeat of the usual script on Friday night as they coughed up four tries and managed just one themselves as the Tahs won 34-16. This time they didn't even … Unbeaten Waratahs too good for Highlanders ABC Online Clinical Waratahs keep Highlanders winless Stuff.co.nz New South Wales Waratahs wary of weakened Highlanders Fox Sports Otago Daily Times - TVNZ all 60 news articles |
Unbeaten Waratahs too good for Highlanders – ABC Online
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Unbeaten Waratahs too good for Highlanders
ABC Online, Australia Otago remain winless this season after previous losses to the ACT Brumbies (31-33) and Wellington Hurricanes (17-22). The Waratahs will now face a fierce Australian derby with Queensland at home next Friday and will be hoping there are more fans than … Tahs in Waugh over salary cap The Australian Waratahs vs Highlanders Rugbyweek.com Waratahs remain unbeaten Independent Online Stuff.co.nz - Fox Sports all 174 news articles |
Giteau trumped by Cousins, hoops – The West Australian
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Giteau trumped by Cousins, hoops
The West Australian, Australia Despite the hysteria about his return to the ACT Brumbies next year, the Wallabies playmaker would have opened the complimentary copy of The Canberra Times pushed under his hotel room door in the national capital yesterday to discover he was usurped on … |