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• Warren Gatland stands by Lions squad selection as clamour for Jonny Wilkinson grows

  
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  Outside-halves? They’re more trouble than they’re worth, even when the players involved are as accomplished, in their very different ways, as Jonny Wilkinson and Quade Cooper. Continue reading Warren Gatland stands by Lions squad selection as clamour for Jonny Wilkinson grows . No related posts.
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• Wilkinson ready for Lions call-up

  
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  Jonny Wilkinson says he will do everything possible to be fit enough to answer a Lions injury call if he is needed. Continue reading Wilkinson ready for Lions call-up . No related posts.
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• All Blacks deny Fijis request for celebratory centenary Test visit

  
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  • Tonga and Samoa have also sought to host Kiwis  • NZRU cites All Blacks already full schedule Press Association guardian.co.uk, Monday 20 May 2013 16.15 BST Sione Louaki of the All Blacks breaks through the tackle of Norma Ligairi of Fiji in North Harbour Stadium, 2005. Photograph: Shaun ...
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• Wilkinson happy to join Lions

  
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  • Toulon fly-half prepared to act as cover for Sexton and Farrell • Sexton to play in Leinsters RaboDirect Pro12 final on Saturday The possibility of Jonny Wilkinson joining next months British and Irish Lions tour of Australia is still alive after the fly-half indicated he would "happily" fly out as a ...
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• Mascots mane is a bane for sniffling Lions cub Stuart Hogg

  
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  Amid rumours Lions training camp is a bit quiet, full-back lightens the mood by claiming mascot Billy is making him sneeze Long gone are the days when Lions touring teams were in the habit of wrecking hotel rooms for fun but hearing their captain, Sam Warburton, describe his squad as "a bit quiet" after a week ...
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• Roar Stats from Super Rugby Round 12

  
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  The only game in town: Quade v JOC by the numbers – we start this week with the hottest topic in Australian Rugby at present. Who should be the Wallaby number 10? Coach Robbie Deans has opted for James O’Connor. Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie says he is as suspect defensively as his man, Quade Cooper. You ...
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• Time for Wallabies to harness ‘Poly’ power

  
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  Of the 25 names read out last Sunday in the first Wallabies squad for the Test series against the British and Irish Lions, eight players – 32 percent of the squad – are of Polynesian descent. Sekope Kepu, Saia Fainga’a, Sitaleki Timani, Wycliff Palu, Israel Folau, Christian Leali’ifano, Joe Tomane, and Digby ...
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• Lions cheat-sheet: the Wallaby game plan

  
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  The initial 25 man training squad was announced on the weekend and there are disappointed and angry fans all over the internet. On the plus side now we can get into the nitty gritty of pulling apart Robbie Deans’ squad. To be sure there are six more players to be added to the squad but [...]
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• King George you will be missed

  
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  I feel robbed, yes robbed, of the chance to watch one of my favourite all time rugby players don the Wallaby jersey one last time. George Smith’s knee injury has left me gutted, god knows how he must be feeling. Yes he has been there, done that, earning player of the series honours when the [...]
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• Wallaby six-pack: who gets the call-up on June 11?

  
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  Many keyboards have been pounded over the last few days, as the reaction to Robbie Deans’ initial 25-man Wallaby squad continues to grow both in volume and in the level of criticism. Overall, aside from the lack of Quade Cooper and a second scrumhalf, there’s actually not that much conjecture over most of the 25 ...
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• Adam Ashley-Cooper: the man for this moment

  
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  A quick glance around The Roar and you would think our hopes against the British Lions systematically come down to the trials of the same few headline players: Will Genia, Quade Cooper, Israel Folau and James O’Connor. They are unpredictable both on and off the field, they are interesting personalities, they are ...
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• Berrick Barnes inclusion a bright prospect

  
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  A great return from injury from Berrick Barnes in the past two weeks has seen the NSW Waratah picked in the preliminary 25-man Wallabies squad for the British Lions Tour. A lot of people are scratching their heads at this decision, but he truly does deserve to be there and will be an important component [...]
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• Jesse Mogg needs to move back to Queensland

  
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  Jesse Mogg is the greatest Australian rugby find of his generation. Forget Quade Cooper, James O’Connor, Kurtley Beale, even Israel Folau. Prodigious talents though they may be, they possess but a spark of the ability of the Canberra-based Queenslander. Okay, clean your keyboards, I was exaggerating a little there. ...
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• Heineken Cup may yet be saved

  
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  • ERCs deal with Sky is sticking point for Premiership clubs • Agreement made in principle to reduce competition to 20 teams An emergency meeting called before the Heineken Cup final in Dublin produced a breakthrough in the bid to save the tournament, but the signing of any accord still hinges on the destination ...
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• Will Genia must stay injury free for the Wallabies to be a chance

  
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  If the Wallabies are to beat the Lions in their three-Test series, Will Genia must play for 240 minutes. It’s as simple as that. The champion half-back is irreplaceable. It doesn’t matter if coach Robbie Deans picks Nic White, Nick Phipps, Matt Lucas, Brett Sheehan, or even Luke Burgess as back-up. None of them ...
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• Share the load Quade, Deans tells Wallaby

  
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  Adding more fuel to the fire, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says Quade Cooper needs to be less tackle-shy and share playmaking duties because his attacking game has become predictable. Deans launched a staunch defence of his controversial decision to overlook the mercurial five-eighth for his 25-man Test squad and also ...
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• All Blacks deny Fijis request for celebratory centenary Test visit

  
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  • Tonga and Samoa have also sought to host Kiwis • NZRU cites All Blacks already full schedule The All Blacks have poured cold water on Fijis 100th anniversary by saying they are too busy to play them in a commemorative Test. The Fijian Rugby Union wrote to the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) in August 2012 ...
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• Waratahs building momentum says Barnes

  
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  Playmaker Berrick Barnes says the NSW Waratahs are finally starting to find some consistent form after a slow start to their Super Rugby season under new coach Michael Cheika. The Waratahs have won three successive games and turned around their round-three mauling at the hands of the Brumbies in March with an ...
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• Jonny Wilkinson: European triumph up there with World Cup win

  
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  Jonny Wilkinson claims his Heineken Cup triumph with Toulon ranks up alongside his World Cup success in 2003 and his Six Nations Grand Slam title with England. Wilkinson kicked 11 points for the French side as they saw off Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in the European domestic showpiece on Saturday. Fellow England ...
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• Wasps hand deal to soldier Reeves

  
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  London Wasps sign Bedford Blues prop and member of the armed forces Ricky Reeves for next season. Continue reading Wasps hand deal to soldier Reeves . No related posts.
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