Green and Gold RugbyGreen and Gold RugbyA blog for all Wallabies fans to talk, whinge or maybe even one day gloat about anything to do with Australian rugby union, including Rugby World Cup, Tri-Nations, Super 14s Articles
Power lunching & pommy guts
2007-10-28 10:20:00 Just when you've run out of rugby to write about, a couple of good 'ol boys step in, one reluctantly and the other eking out every column inch he can get his hands on (no double entendre intended). Our reluctant eye of the scandal storm is Peter McGrath, now ex-ARU chairman. This is a great pity, because looking at Peter (pictured), and knowing his profession (lawyer) there can be no doubt that... ....follow link for more More About: Power
England RFU to expand Twickenham
2007-10-28 10:09:00 Ripped off from Allez les noirs ....follow link for more More About: England
The world cup & the wallabies; a post-mortem
2007-10-26 19:05:00 Has it been long enough for the depression to recede to a point where we can actually have a look at the world cup and what Australia can take from it, without wincing with pain and changing the subject? The stage we went out of the cup, who it was against and how the Wallabies played in that game, were undeniably all deeply disappointing. To the point that all and sundry have labeled it a... ....follow link for more More About: World Cup , World , Post , The World , The wall
World cup first 15
2007-10-22 21:32:00 Here?s Green and Gold Rugby?s Rugby World Cup 2007 select 15. It?s based solely on performance at the cup (that I saw anyway) and I?ve chosen each man purely in his position and not in any combos. You?ll notice for example that it?s missing an out and out goal kicker (nothing new there for the Wallabies...). 1. Andrew Sheridan (Eng) ? the easiest selection of the lot, showed that a prop can... ....follow link for more
England vs South Africa: World Cup Final score & review
2007-10-20 21:45:00 One roll of the dice too many South Africa 15 England 6 This was a tough old armwrestle that was in the balance until the last 10 minutes. Credit to the Poms, who for the third big game in a row dug deep and and put themselves within a decision or two of defending their title. But the accolades rightly go to the Springboks, who showed they had the class in the tank to... ....follow link for more More About: World Cup , World , South Africa
France vs Argentina; 3rd place review and scores
2007-10-19 22:44:00 French dicked Argentina 34 France 10 For those of us who thought this game would be a damp squibb - wrong. Both sides turned up ready to rumble, as evidenced by the constant niggle and sniping throughout. But what this game made clear to me, more than any other, was what has gone wrong with 'modern rugby'. What we saw in this game were two sides, both with similar roots in latin... ....follow link for more More About: Review , Place , Scores
South Africa vs England; World Cup Final Preview
2007-10-16 19:55:00 Let's start with who I want to win. I can't declare any love of the Boks. But when it comes to this Saturday, as an Australian living in England through the last World Cup and Ashes glitch, under no circumstances do I want the Poms win. Also, while England should be allowed to play their ugly but effective brand of rugby, and even respected for their mastery of it, that doesn't mean you have to... ....follow link for more More About: Africa , South Africa
South Africa vs Argentina: score & review
2007-10-14 22:48:00 Boks 37 Pumas 13 If you look at the scorelines of the last couple of South Africa wins, you figure they've had it easy. But that's not the case. For large parts of this game the Pumas controlled the ball (49% possession and 54% territory) and built some great momentum, to then throw 7 points away with a heinous mistake; Argentina made 19 errors to South Africa 's 9. The first of these mistakes... ....follow link for more More About: Review
France vs England result & stats
2007-10-14 00:58:00 Frogs 9 Poms 14 Was it ugly? Definitely. Does that matter? No. Last night we had another reminder in the laws of world cup rugby. Laws that it seems are impossible to remember for 4 years. Last weeks law: games are won and lost up front. This weeks law: semis and finals are ugly. He who plays ugliest, wins. (sublaw: the French can't play two blinders in a row) I thought one of the best... ....follow link for more More About: England , France , Stats , Result , Franc
France vs England, South Africa vs Argentina previews
2007-10-12 22:23:00 It's all about momentum Article by Sportsfreak, G&GR comments in green The Southern Hemisphere?s Triumphant Weekend. The weekend that the upstarts come to Europe and show the gin-drinkers just who?s boss. Cue the start of 4 years of patronising the 6 Nations. Take that Stephen Jones you funny looking man. Well that?s how this weekend was foreseen a week ago, but there?s a bit of egg on... ....follow link for more More About: England , Africa , France , South Africa , Argentina
Who's the most valuable Wallaby?
2007-10-11 09:06:00 Throughout last week we ran a poll asking "Who can the Wallabies LEAST afford to lose?". The results (from 86 discerning rugby officianados) and how they unfolded over the week, were pretty interesting. At the time, it wasn't a clear cut exercise. A flux of injuries and variable performances meant that all of a sudden you could make arguments for a number of players being lynch-pins. With... ....follow link for more More About: Alla
Ten things we can do to recover from getting the Johnny Boot from the 2007
2007-10-09 10:52:00 Part one of three - By Coatsie It?s been very interesting reading some of the responses to Australia?s defeat and ejection, and no surprise that much of it is similar in its ideas and tone. What better for another know-all to throw his hat into the ring..? Part one - players 1/ Find a new halfback (not that we had a choice). George Gregan. A great man, a good bloke, an ambassador for both... ....follow link for more More About: Things , Johnny , Boot
Australia vs England review
2007-10-08 20:39:00 So what next? When the absolutely horrific happens (and from a Wallabies' supporters point of view, Saturday was about as bad is it comes) the only way that something good can come out of it is if the right lessons are learned. My concern is that some of these lessons should have been picked up and acted upon a long time ago, but obviously haven't. To start with, believe it or not it wasn't... ....follow link for more More About: England , Australia , Review
Pot calling the kettle....
2007-10-08 17:33:00 Sorry SF and Ferdy, couldn't resist it despite the hypocrisy - the therapeutic value was too great. I have a feeling you might not disagree at this point though anyway....... ....follow link for more More About: Calling
A sporting thanks
2007-10-07 22:18:00 I guess you don't write a blog for it not to be noticed, and from that point of view at least, the last couple of days have been wildly successful. Record hits and comments have winged in. As you can guess (and read for yourself), not all of them have been particularly positive about the Wallabies' performance, skill level, physical stature and yes, scrummaging ability. They've also used... ....follow link for more More About: Sporting , Hank
Australia vs England quarter final: result & score
2007-10-06 16:51:00 Wallabies 10 England 12 As you can imagine, I'm going to sleep on this one before writing a full review, but if you're stuck in North America, here's the short version. a) The England scrum monstered the Australia n scrum. You can't play rugby union without a scrum, no matter how much you tell yourself you can b) When Australia did get hold of the ball and created crucial attacking platforms,... ....follow link for more More About: Quarter Final , Final , Score
South Africa vs Fiji, Argentina vs Scotland previews
2007-10-05 08:58:00 The Sunday Hangover by Sportsfreak G&G comments in green While all focus has been on Saturday?s quarter-finals featuring all 4 semi-finalists from last time around, there is another side of the draw. And they all play on Sunday. Sportsfreak looks forward to the matches which form the prelude to next weekend?s South Africa vs. Argentina semi-final. South Efrika vs. Fiji We all know what we... ....follow link for more More About: Scotland , South Africa
Australia vs England quarter final: preview & teams
2007-10-03 19:45:00 Dear Santa.... The perceived wisdom (from both sides) for Saturday's first quarter final seems to be this: the poms are in a shambles having been smashed twice by the French before the cup and by the Boks during it; the Wallabies have turned themselves around and are looking like possible cup challengers; a 15 point margin to the Aussies. Easy. Like a 10 year old kid and who's got an inkling... ....follow link for more More About: England , Australia , Preview , Quarter Final , Teams
The best laid plans - By Sportsfreak
2007-10-02 09:41:00 France vs New Zealand preview Original article by Sportsfreak, G&G comments in green Prepare, plan, prepare. A case of 2 campaigns coming to an early head in what will be the RWC?s biggest quarter final yet. There is probably a Napoleon metaphor to use here, but history was never a strong point. Two crusty old coaches have imposed their styles on their respective sides for 4 years now, come... ....follow link for more More About: Plans , Ports
Straya vs the Poms: LETS GET IT ON
2007-09-30 19:41:00 So here we are, four years on from that glitch in the order of the universe, and the stage is set for either some serious payback, or some serious egg on face. In rugby, this has got to be the ultimate in North/South grudge matches. Sure, you've got the fact that we've both nicked Bill from each other - us in 91, them in 03, Campo, the B teams the gutless turd that is the ERFU keeps sending down... ....follow link for more More About: Tray , Poms
Wales vs Fiji score, review, stats
2007-09-30 09:09:00 Fiji 38 Wales 34 There's been a lot of wanging on about this being the best game of the world cup so far. I guess for a sevens style of free-flowing fluctuating game yes. But what this game really nailed once and for all is how naive Wales has become, trying to out-fiji the Fijians, but not having the goods to back it up. To give both teams their due, they kept going for 80 minutes and even... ....follow link for more More About: Review , Stats , Fiji , Score
Australia vs Canada RWC'07 score, review, stats
2007-09-29 18:20:00 Woeful Wallabies 37 Plucky Canucks 6 Here's the short version; a bunch of Wallabies desperate to score a try themselves, managed to turn a walk in the park into a drawn out horror show. On the upside - these guys are mostly reserves. The downside - we'll no doubt need a few of them before this world cup is over. So the question is, how do you have at least 70% possession and territory against a... ....follow link for more More About: Australia , Canada , Review , Stats , Score
Australia vs Canada RWC'07 preview and teams
2007-09-28 23:42:00 So what can come out of this game tomorrow? On the positive (and grasping at straws) side, this is Huxley's chance to prove that we have a backup to Barnes, assuming Bernie's knee can't be put back together. If he's ever going to look good at 10, this must surely be it. Another positive is Cameron Shepherd getting a run. With one more injury he could become very important indeed and is probably... ....follow link for more More About: Australia , Preview , Canada , Teams
England vs Tonga RWC'07 score, review & stats
2007-09-28 22:28:00 England 36 Tonga 20 For the first 30 minutes of this test it looked like Tonga's fairy tale might go all the way, but in the end England just had too much nous. The forwards in white were able to strangle the game when needed forcing the Tongans to make mistakes that Sackey and Tait had the pace out wide to take advantage of. The wobble early came from the Tongan centre Huganga running through... ....follow link for more More About: England , Review , Stats , Score
England vs Tonga RWC'07 teams and preview
2007-09-28 11:36:00 Knowing as we now do that everyone hates England , it's understandable as to why there's so much interest in this do or die effort tonight for both teams. Tong a also has the meanest fros. Here are a quick few thoughts on the game, plus the teams and stuff. The greatest ever rugby winger (64 tries) and anti-christ to the Poms, David Campese summarised the situation pretty well: "TONGA to beat... ....follow link for more More About: Preview , Teams
T-CUP
2007-09-27 20:38:00 Sir Clive Woodward. Even though the guy has made the lives of Australian rugby supporters in England hell over the past four years, and even though he declared a love of football (soccer) over and above rugby like a whingeing 10 year old, you gotta give the guy some respect. Despite being a pommy supremacist, he won in the southern hemisphere and redefined how elite rugby is coached and... ....follow link for more
Pommy hating and Bernie's knee
2007-09-26 22:12:00 Top of the rugby world's news agenda today was John O'Neill's brainfart that "It doesn't matter whether it's cricket, rugby union, rugby league - we all hate England" I can only assume JO'N was into the 5th bottle of claret at an alicadoo function when this blurted out because it wasn't the brightest, neither in giving the Poms psyche up material for the QF's nor for making his job as CEO of the... ....follow link for more More About: Bernie , Ernie
Wallabies vs Fiji RWC'07 player ratings
2007-09-24 22:23:00 To be honest, Saturday's was the kind of scrappy effort that left me uninspired when it comes to writing player ratings. So instead, I've shamelessly ripped off the anonymous ones syndicated by AAP and stuck on my own thoughts in green. Feel free to take a shot or defend them if they're yours... Wallabies player rating from the 55-12 Rugby World Cup pool win over Fiji at Stade de la Mosson:-... ....follow link for more More About: Player , Ratings , Layer
Australia vs Fiji RWC '07; score, review, stats
2007-09-23 16:08:00 Wallabies 55 Fiji (B) 12 At no stage today did the Wallabies get into top gear, in fact there were plenty of periods of play where the game just turned scrappy. Nevertheless, the pleasing aspect to take out of this game was that Australia still managed to run in 7 tries, whereas for example the Boks nearly got turned over in just such a situation yesterday. Between Tonga B and Fiji B I... ....follow link for more More About: Review , Stats , Score
South Africa vs Tonga, England vs Samoa, Argentina vs Namibia
More articles from this author:2007-09-23 09:24:00 Islanders do themselves proud Yesterday Tonga and Samoa brought some good old fashioned passion and excitement to the Rugby World Cup, while Argentina continued to justify their new world ranking. Here are the scores and a few thoughts on the games. South Africa 30 Tongan torpedos 25 Tonga came within a gnat's chuff of recording probably the biggest ever world cup upset. Had their final chip... ....follow link for more More About: England , South Africa , Namibia 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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