Michael Cheika: Turn the simple things right up to 11
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe secret to Michael Cheika’s coaching success is making things simpler, then turning the speed and intensity right up to 11. Given Cheika is now one of Australia’s more successful provincial rugby...
Ireland v England: Spine-tingling shiver greets battle between champions' knowhow and visitors' promise
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThere is no false nationalism in the air, no silly anti-English stereotyping, no prospect of churlish hold-ups pre-match in the Aviva Stadium tunnel, just a spine-tingling shiver that the only two...
Bernard Foley set to stay in Australia
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWallabies playmaker Bernard Foley appears set to stay in Australia with Michael Cheika indicating the No.10 was set to resist overtures from Japanese rugby. A straight-talking Cheika said he had spoken...
Cheika aims to restore Wallabies’ lustre
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auMichael Cheika came in for some criticism when he retained his NSW Waratahs post after securing the Wallabies’ coaching job. However, he says having more Super Rugby coaches on the Australian staff...
Canes go top with strong showing
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Hurricanes raced to the top of the Super Rugby standings with a 42-13 demolition of a hapless Western Force team in Perth on Friday. Outscoring the home team by five tries to one, the unbeaten...
Conor O'Shea can't sleep with worry over how Harlequins will transform their Premiership fortunes this season
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsConor O’Shea, the Harlequins director of rugby, says that he has been unable to sleep at night thinking how to pull his side out of their tailspin before a foreboding trip to Northampton, the...
Ireland v England: Rugby Insight with Matt Dawson
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFollow the match with IBM TryTracker England World Cup winner Matt Dawson uses stats from IBM TryTracker to look ahead to England's massive RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland. Taking on...
Keys to the Game: Ireland v England
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFollow the match with IBM TryTracker Drop everything on Sunday afternoon because you simply cannot miss the Six Nations clash in Dublin. It promises to be an epic – a battle not only to determine...
Highlanders beat Reds in Dunedin arm wrestle
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumMarty Banks trumped James O'Connor in the battle of the new No. 10s, as the Highlanders lodged their first Super Rugby win of the season, 20-13 over the Reds in Dunedin. Both sides remained tryless...
Friday Round-Up
1 decade agoARU confirm duo: The Australian Rugby Union have today confirmed that both Stephen Larkham and Nathan Grey have joined the Wallabies coaching ticket as assistants. Currently holding the position of head...
