Archive for May, 2009

Ashley-Cooper banks on late form to clinch spot – The Age

Ashley-Cooper banks on late form to clinch spot
The Age, Australia
Brumbies utility Adam Ashley-Cooper hopes a strong back half of the Super 14 season will be enough to earn him a berth in the Wallabies team for Saturday night's Test against the Barbarians. The 29-man Wallabies squad assembled in Sydney yesterday to

May 31, 2009 • Posted in: Brumbies • Comments Closed

Rugby: Bulls prove themselves best by far – New Zealand Herald


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Rugby: Bulls prove themselves best by far
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
The 61 points rattled up by the sublime Bulls was a record, as was the 44-point margin of victory, which easily eclipsed the 30-point thumping the Brumbies gave the Sharks in 2001. Sometimes a scoreline doesn't tell the whole story. Not this time.
Stampeding Bulls run up massive win Dispatch Online
The perfect storm at Loftus The Times
South Africa is a dangerous place for Lions dependent on mauling The Age
TVNZ - The Roar
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Tah very much, but tries need to make a comeback – The Age

Tah very much, but tries need to make a comeback
The Age, Australia
The Brumbies were again a team shackled with injury, but they held up and at times played the most entertaining brand of football. Friend deserves the accolade as much for his ability to rally his team after the Shawn Mackay tragedy.

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O'Connor close to deciding Super future – The Age


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O'Connor close to deciding Super future
The Age, Australia
One potential home for O'Connor is the Brumbies, where fellow Force team-mate Josh Valentine and Matt Giteau are headed. Asked whether he would be speaking to O'Connor about joining the Canberra-based side, Brumbies stalwart and Wallabies skipper
O'Connor cues show time with Baa-Baas The Australian
Would Wallabies beat rampaging Super 14 champs? Only just The Australian
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Stars begin to align for next generation Brumbies – The Canberra Times

Stars begin to align for next generation Brumbies
The Canberra Times, Australia
BY PETER FITZGERALD THERE'S eight months until the ACT Brumbies' first match of the 2010 Super 14 season but already the expectation is building. Canberra looks set to host Australia's version of a rugby dream team next year and could very well bring
Third-party deals undermine trust The Australian
Elsom tipped to sign new $900k package Rugby Heaven
Melbourne makes Super 15 sense The Age
The Australian - The Australian
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May 30, 2009 • Posted in: Brumbies • Comments Closed

Brumbies flanker Mitchell Chapman on radar of Queensland Reds – Fox Sports

Brumbies flanker Mitchell Chapman on radar of Queensland Reds
Fox Sports, Australia
By Greg Davis Former Queensland Reds flanker Mitchell Chapman looms as the Reds' prime recruiting target with forward Hugh McMeniman bound for overseas riches and Wallabies star Rocky Elsom set to link with the Brumbies. Chapman, a Brisbane Grammar

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Bulls rampage to record-breaking win over Chiefs – guardian.co.uk


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Bulls rampage to record-breaking win over Chiefs
guardian.co.uk, UK
It was by far the biggest margin of victory in a final in the competition's 14-year history, surpassing the ACT Brumbies' 36-6 win over the Natal Sharks in 2001. The Bulls won the 2007 final by a single point and a tight contest was expected again but
Wallaby World Cup star bullish about Bulls AFP
Rampant Bulls secure title The Press Association
Bulls deserved to win the Super14 : Muliaina Rugbyweek.com
The Times - TVNZ
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Wallaby World Cup star bullish about Bulls – AFP


New Zealand Herald
Wallaby World Cup star bullish about Bulls
AFP
The Brumbies fullback-cum-wing-cum-centre offered his views to AFP on Friday as the climax of the southern hemisphere rugby union championship pits the Bulls against the New Zealand Waikato Chiefs. A capacity 52000 crowd will watch the floodlit match
Bulls playing for their second title The Times
Chiefs need to back their attacking flair TVNZ
Our Chiefs' season in the sun Waikato Times
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff.co.nz
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May 29, 2009 • Posted in: Brumbies • Comments Closed

Gits slips into something more comfortable – The Canberra Times

Gits slips into something more comfortable
The Canberra Times, Australia
BY PETER FITZGERALD It's the sight Canberra rugby fans have for three years been craving Matt Giteau back at Canberra Stadium in ACT Brumbies colours. Giteau returned to his favourite Australian ground yesterday dressed in his new uniform for the first

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Steve Deane: Super final efforts may seal selection – New Zealand Herald


New Zealand Herald
Steve Deane: Super final efforts may seal selection
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
Lelia Masaga, the dashing wing who carved up defences early in the season but who blotted his copybook with a disastrous schoolboy error against the Brumbies, probably has the most to play for. Masaga has improved his defence and surety under high

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