What In The Dave Rennie Is Going On!
The All Blacks squad for the 1st Bledisloe Cup Test is in, and a lot of questions have been asked, especially on this side of the ditch. Is this the best available team the All Blacks can pick? The majority…
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All Blacks v Wallabies Preview: Can Australia End the Bledisloe Drought at Eden Park?
Bruised Blacks, Bold Wallabies, Bledisloe Beckons Venue: Eden Park, Auckland | Date/Time: 10 October, 5:10pm AEDT (4:10pm AEST) | Referee: Andrew Brace The Lowdown The history says look away. The All Blacks have won 11 straight Tests against Australia and…
Country Rugby: The Development Question (Part 5)
Part Five: Where Have the Development Officers Gone? Redefining the Regional Role Perhaps the answer is not asking development officers to do more. It is building a system around them that allows them to do their job. By Choice Driven…
Aussies Afield: Tupou’s Perth-to-France Turnaround
Taniela Tupou barely had time to unpack after helping the Wallabies see off the Springboks in Perth, and less than a week later he was back in a Racing 92 jersey in France. Elsewhere it was a weekend of big…
Live Match Thread: Super Rugby AUS Grand Final Western Force vs NSW Waratahs
Force Face Waratahs’ Young Guns in the Perth Decider Venue: Scotch College Playing Fields, Perth | Date/Time: 3 October, 4:30 PM AEST | Referee: TBC The Lowdown Déjà vu, with the roles swapped. Last year the Waratahs rocked up to…
Country Rugby: The Development Question (Part 4)
The Postcode Problem: How Do We Reduce the Cost of Chasing Opportunity? Rugby cannot change the geography of New South Wales. It can change how much development requires families to travel across it. By Pete Collins | Choice Driven Athletic…
Australian Rugby: In Pursuit of Mediocrity
Achieving mediocrity on the international stage is not an accident; it’s the result of inadequacies that are at first tolerated but then evolve into systemic failures that favour proximity, undermine performance and promote mediocrity – a somewhat cynical look at…
Aussies Abroad: Newsome and Staniforth Fire in Pro D2 as the NPC Contingent Grinds
Pro D2 was the Aussie playground this weekend, with Alex Newsome and Angus Staniforth running riot with ball in hand and Paulo Pelesasa crossing for a try. In the NPC, James Ramm scored in a narrow loss while Harvey Cordukes…
Wallabies Bledisloe Cup Squad: Macpherson Bolts In, Paisami Banned
Kiss’s Core Crew: Bolters, Bans and Bledisloe Bother Les Kiss has named his 34-man Wallabies squad for the Bledisloe Cup series, and it looks like it was built with one eye on the selection table and the other on the…
Super Rugby AUS Grand Final Preview: Western Force vs NSW Waratahs
Force Face Waratahs’ Young Guns in the Perth Decider Venue: Scotch College Playing Fields, Perth | Date/Time: 3 October, 4:30 PM AEST | Referee: TBC The Lowdown Déjà vu, with the roles swapped. Last year the Waratahs rocked up to…