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Uni Review: Wallabies 2010

Posted by Naly D on Monday, 01 Feb 2010.

x610.jpgI woke up on Thursday last week and felt something weird. A disturbance, if you like. I guess you could say a disturbance in the force. The reason for this became clear when I saw a tweet from Hadyn sending me to this piece on the Wallabies website [you'll want to throw pepper over your right shoulder after clicking that link] about KooGa's release of their first iteration of the Wallabies uniform.

I don't like it. You'll know I have pretty strong feelings about uniform design if you've been here before, and not just found this post on a random google search of 'Australia is shit' - and as such, I formed a strong opinion about the uniform in less time that it took for google to search for those three words.

My first thought was when I noticed the wording of Qantas. The lighting makes it look like it's inset, right? [though on futher inspection I don't think it is.] Which I thought was cool. Then, looking at the enlarged image [click it to get a pop-out view] I saw that there's no more wallabra. Both of these were positives. Then I went on the hunt for better pictures, turning to my tried and trusted source. Instantly all the good feelings I had were gone.

Let's look at the jerseys for a start. The colour used has changed quite significantly - from gold to yellow. Almost like the canary shirts Wales are currently using. Which is all well and good, but this isn't Detroit. I may be mistaken, but I don't remember the Aussie's veering away from the gold uni for as long as I've been alive [and this pic from 1984 shows them in gold, as does this from 1979 - both well before I was born...]. I wonder how the yellow will show up on HD TV, where the Hurricanes strip which looks tamer positively glows under floodlights.

x610__1_.jpgThe green piping is a step in the right direction, as it is not overused, and is placed pretty well. I'd be keen for a look at the back though. It does look a bit weird without a collar, but that's just following the evolution of the modern rugby jersey. My final note in relation to the jersey is the star insignia. It's awesome. But can you see it? Look really closely at the belly of Benn Robinson and Berrick Barnes in the pics I've thrown up and you may just spot them. Are they embossed or in white? If they're white, I reckon that's a fail. Make them green, so they stand out. It'd still look better than the wallabra.

On to the shorts. One comment: Ditch the curved piping. Stripes look much better. Finally, the socks, which look absolutely terrible. Ok, the piping kinda looks like it lines up with the shorts, but it's still awful. And what's going on below the ankle? Why do they suddenly change to black?

Verdict: B-

In Which I Go Slightly Off Topic

Posted by Naly D on Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009.

After the weekend's loss to the Barbarians all the talk about the All Blacks has turned to 'depth' and whether they have any. Coach Graham Henry has said that rotation is necessary, like it or not - I actually think people have a problem with the 6 month rest side of the rest and rotation policy, not rotation itself, but I could be wrong.

I don't think there's much to say about the loss because it was not a team we've seen play before, barring the stop-start affair against the Italians and even then the changing of the halfback and first-five is significant enough to alter the backline to the point where moves ebb and flow. I would like to know what happened to Stephen Donald to have people put his intercepted pass down to wooziness, because I've seen that move twice before this season - once against Wales, where Jimmy Cowan was the culprit and once against France where Luke McAlister threw it - and it's not come off. It's a simple M2, where the passer will follow up and offer a wrap option, but it doesn't often work across vast distances. When it does it's fantastic because the defence have to cover another attacker with one fewer player, but is risk > reward?

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Must Try Harder

Posted by Naly D on Friday, 27 Nov 2009.

610x (1)_1.jpgBefore the Cricket kicked off [tipped off? Bowled off? Hit off?] this week, the fellows over at Sportsfreak were focused on the All Blacks' end of year tour, and the lack of tries in their games. The print media also seem to have chosen this as their lead angle ahead of this weekend's match (exhibit a, b, c, d... need I go on?) against France.

You can see my original response over there, where I gave some stats about the tries the All Blacks have scored and conceded in the NH over the past 11 years, but it sparked something in me. At school, I didn't really pay much attention in Maths. If it was something that captured my attention (like graphs and shit) I'd do it, but as soon as I got to sixth form I dropped it. It's never been a problem in day to day life, but this week I've felt completely incompetent. I've been trying to come up with all kinds of mathmatical stats and graphs for this post, and I'm extremely lucky to have Hadyn's patient tutelage to help me. If it hadn't been for him, you'd have all kinds of data here, and it would be presented on an unreadable line graph.

Something I didn't need help for was gathering the data for this. And it's actually a new feature of the Dropkicks. You can see it here. Currently it features all international test matches from 2006-today, but I may backdate it eventually if I see the need, and I may use it for a post about the Rugby World Cup and whether the 'minnow' teams are becoming more competitive.

The first table to have a look at, because I know you want to see the stuff revolving around the All Blacks, is the 6 Nations. [if this was TV that would be a hook - You would have no choice but to stick with me to find out. But this is a blog, so it doesn't work as well... Fuck.]

Enough Shenanigans, let me see it!

Smiling Dingo Can't Hide From The Numbers

Posted by Naly D on Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009.

Warning: This post is a not-to-subtle call to attention directed at Robbie Deans. Yesterday I tweeted this:

Can anyone guess what these numbers mean? 76, .842 24, .708 27, .519

Graham Henry has been the coach of the All Blacks for 76 matches and has a .842 win percentage. Peter de Viliers, the coach of the Springboks who copped a fair bashing last year, has been in charge for 24 matches and has a .708 win record. I think you know who the third coach is: Robbie Deans. 27 games, .519 win record. He's only just won more than half the internationals he's been the boss for.

Let me see more numbers!

Test Try Table

Posted by Naly D on Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009.
Date Teams Try Ratio
6 Nations
Sat, 04 Feb 2006 IRE v ITA 2:1
Sat, 04 Feb 2006 ENG v WAL 6:1
Sun, 05 Feb 2006 SCO v FRA 2:2
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 FRA v IRE 6:4
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 ITA v ENG 1:4
Sun, 12 Feb 2006 WAL v SCO 4:2
Sat, 25 Feb 2006 FRA v ITA 5:0
Sat, 25 Feb 2006 SCO v ENG 0:0
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 IRE v WAL 3:1
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 WAL v ITA 2:2
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 IRE v SCO 0:0
Sun, 12 Mar 2006 FRA v ENG 3:0
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 ITA v SCO 1:1
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 WAL v FRA 1:2
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 ENG v IRE 2:3
Southern tour
Sat, 10 Jun 2006 SAF v SCO 4:1
Sat, 10 Jun 2006 NZL v IRE 3:2
Sun, 11 Jun 2006 JAP v ITA 0:7
Sun, 11 Jun 2006 ARG v WAL 3:3
Sun, 11 Jun 2006 AUS v ENG 3:0
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 FIJ v ITA 4:2
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 SAF v SCO 1:2
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 ARG v WAL 3:3
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 NZL v IRE 3:2
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 AUS v ENG 6:2
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 SAF v FRA 1:4
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 AUS v IRE 5:2
Tri-Nations
Sat, 08 Jul 2006 NZL v AUS 4:2
Sat, 15 Jul 2006 AUS v SAF 6:0
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 NZL v SAF 2:2
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 AUS v NZL 0:1
Sat, 05 Aug 2006 AUS v SAF 2:2
Sat, 19 Aug 2006 NZL v AUS 3:3
Sat, 26 Aug 2006 SAF v NZL 3:5
Sat, 02 Sep 2006 SAF v NZL 2:2
Sat, 09 Sep 2006 SAF v AUS 2:1
Northern Tour
Sat, 04 Nov 2006 WAL v AUS 2:4
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 ENG v NZL 3:4
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 WAL v PAC 5:3
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 ENG v ARG 2:1
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 ITA v AUS 0:3
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 IRE v SAF 4:2
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 FRA v NZL 0:7
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 SCO v PAC 4:4
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 ENG v SAF 2:2
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 ITA v ARG 1:2
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 FRA v NZL 1:2
Sun, 19 Nov 2006 IRE v AUS 2:0
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 ENG v SAF 1:1
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 SCO v AUS 2:5
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 WAL v NZL 1:5
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 FRA v ARG 3:2
Sun, 26 Nov 2006 IRE v PAC 8:3
Other Internationals
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 ROM v FRA 1:9
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 ARG v NZL 1:3
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 CHL v ARG 1:10
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 TON v SAM 0:5
Sat, 08 Jul 2006 ARG v URU 2:0
Sat, 07 Oct 2006 ITA v POR 13:0
Sat, 14 Oct 2006 RUS v ITA 1:9
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 SCO v ROM 7:0
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 WAL v CAN 9:2
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 ITA v CAN 5:0
Date Teams Try Ratio
6 Nations
Sat, 03 Feb 2007 ITA v FRA 0:5
Sat, 03 Feb 2007 ENG v SCO 4:2
Sun, 04 Feb 2007 WAL v IRE 0:3
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 ENG v ITA 1:1
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 SCO v WAL 0:0
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 IRE v FRA 1:2
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 SCO v ITA 2:4
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 IRE v ENG 4:1
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 FRA v WAL 2:3
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 SCO v IRE 0:1
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 ITA v WAL 2:2
Sun, 11 Mar 2007 ENG v FRA 2:0
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 ITA v IRE 2:8
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 FRA v SCO 6:3
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 WAL v ENG 2:2
Southern Tour
Sat, 26 May 2007 ARG v IRE 1:2
Sat, 26 May 2007 SAF v ENG 7:1
Sat, 26 May 2007 AUS v WAL 4:2
Sat, 02 Jun 2007 ARG v IRE 1:0
Sat, 02 Jun 2007 URU v ITA 1:4
Sat, 02 Jun 2007 SAF v ENG 8:1
Sat, 02 Jun 2007 NZL v FRA 5:1
Sat, 02 Jun 2007 AUS v WAL 3:0
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 ARG v ITA 2:0
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 NZL v FRA 9:1
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 NZL v CAN 10:1
Sat, 23 Jun 2007 SAM v TON 7:0
Tri-Nations
Sat, 23 Jun 2007 SAF v NZL 2:2
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 SAF v AUS 1:1
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 AUS v NZL 2:2
Sat, 07 Jul 2007 AUS v SAF 3:2
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 NZL v SAF 3:0
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 NZL v AUS 1:0
Other Internationals
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 SAF v SAM 5:1
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 AUS v FIJ 9:0
Sat, 04 Aug 2007 ARG v CHL 10:2
Sat, 04 Aug 2007 ENG v WAL 9:1
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 SCO v IRE 5:2
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 ENG v FRA 0:2
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 SAF v NAM 15:1
Sat, 18 Aug 2007 ITA v JAP 5:2
Sat, 18 Aug 2007 WAL v ARG 3:2
Sat, 18 Aug 2007 FRA v ENG 1:0
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 IRE v ITA 2:2
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 SCO v SAF 0:3
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 WAL v FRA 1:4
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 WAL v SAF 2:5
Rugby World Cup
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 FRA v ARG 0:1
Sat, 08 Sep 2007 NZL v ITA 11:2
Sat, 08 Sep 2007 AUS v JAP 13:0
Sat, 08 Sep 2007 ENG v USA 3:1
Sun, 09 Sep 2007 WAL v CAN 5:3
Sun, 09 Sep 2007 SAF v SAM 8:1
Sun, 09 Sep 2007 SCO v POR 8:1
Sun, 09 Sep 2007 IRE v NAM 5:2
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 ARG v GEO 4:0
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 USA v TON 2:3
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 FIJ v JAP 4:3
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 ITA v ROM 2:2
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 ENG v SAF 0:3
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 NZL v POR 16:1
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 WAL v AUS 2:4
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 I RE v GEO 2:1
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 FIJ v CAN 4:1
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 SAM v TON 0:1
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 FRA v NAM 13:1
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 SCO v ROM 6:0
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 ITA v POR 3:1
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 WAL v JAP 11:2
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 FRA v IRE 2:0
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 SAF v TON 4:3
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 ENG v SAM 4:1
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 ARG v NAM 9:0
Sun, 23 Sep 2007 AUS v FIJ 7:2
Sun, 23 Sep 2007 SCO v NZL 0:6
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 CAN v JAP 2:2
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 ROM v POR 2:1
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 GEO v NAM 3:0
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 USA v SAM 2:3
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 ENG v TON 4:2
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 NZL v ROM 13:1
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 AUS v CAN 6:0
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 WAL v FIJ 5:4
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 SCO v ITA 0:1
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 FRA v GEO 9:1
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 IRE v ARG 2:2
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 SAF v USA 9:2
Rugby World Cup [Finals]
Sat, 06 Oct 2007 AUS v ENG 1:0
Sat, 06 Oct 2007 NZL v FRA 2:2
Sun, 07 Oct 2007 SAF v FIJ 5:2
Sun, 07 Oct 2007 ARG v SCO 1:1
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 FRA v ENG 0:1
Sun, 14 Oct 2007 SAF v ARG 4:1
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 FRA v ARG 1:5
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 SAF v ENG 0:0
Date Teams Try Ratio
6 Nations
Sat, 02 Feb 2008 ENG v WAL 1:2
Sun, 03 Feb 2008 SCO v FRA 0:3
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 WAL v SCO 3:0
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 FRA v IRE 4:2
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 ITA v ENG 1:2
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 WAL v ITA 5:1
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 IRE v SCO 5:1
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 FRA v ENG 1:2
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 SCO v ENG 0:0
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 IRE v WAL 0:1
Sun, 09 Mar 2008 FRA v ITA 3:1
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 ITA v SCO 2:2
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 ENG v IRE 3:1
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 WAL v FRA 2:0
Southern Tour
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 ARG v SCO 2:0
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 SAF v WAL 4:2
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 NZL v IRE 2:1
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 ARG v SCO 2:2
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 AUS v IRE 2:2
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 SAF v WAL 4:2
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 NZL v ENG 4:2
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 SAF v ITA 4:0
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 NZL v ENG 5:2
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 AUS v FRA 4:1
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 ARG v ITA 0:1
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 AUS v FRA 4:1
Tri-Nations
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 NZL v SAF 1:1
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 NZL v SAF 1:2
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 AUS v SAF 2:0
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 AUS v NZL 4:3
Sat, 02 Aug 2008 NZL v AUS 4:1
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 SAF v NZL 0:3
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 SAF v AUS 2:3
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 SAF v AUS 8:1
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 AUS v NZL 3:4
Northern Tour
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 WAL v SAF 0:2
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 ITA v AUS 1:2
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 SCO v NZL 0:4
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 FRA v ARG 0:0
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 WAL v CAN 4:1
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 IRE v NZL 0:3
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 SCO v SAF 1:1
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 ENG v AUS 1:1
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 FRA v PAC 5:1
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 ITA v ARG 1:1
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 WAL v NZL 0:2
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 SCO v CAN 6:0
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 IRE v ARG 1:0
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 ENG v SAF 0:5
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 ITA v PAC 2:3
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 FRA v AUS 1:2
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 ENG v NZL 0:3
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 WAL v AUS 2:2
Other Internationals
Sat, 09 Aug 2008 SAF v ARG 9:0
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 NZL v SAM 15:2
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 NZL v AUS 2:2
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 IRE v CAN 8:0
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 ENG v PAC 5:1
Date Teams Try Ratio
6 Nations
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 ENG v ITA 5:1
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 IRE v FRA 3:2
Sun, 08 Feb 2009 SCO v WAL 1:4
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 FRA v SCO 1:1
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 WAL v ENG 1:2
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 ITA v IRE 0:5
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 FRA v WAL 2:1
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 SCO v ITA 2:0
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 IRE v ENG 1:1
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 ITA v WAL 0:2
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 SCO v IRE 0:1
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 ENG v FRA 5:2
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 ITA v FRA 1:7
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 ENG v SCO 3:0
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 WAL v IRE 0:2
Southern Tour
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 ARG v ENG 2:1
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 AUS v ITA 5:1
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 NZL v FRA 2:3
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 NZL v FRA 1:1
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 AUS v ITA 5:0
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 NZL v ITA 3:0
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 AUS v FRA 1:0
Tri-Nations
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 NZL v AUS 1:1
Sat, 25 Jul 2009 SAF v NZL 2:1
Sat, 01 Aug 2009 SAF v NZL 1:1
Sat, 08 Aug 2009 SAF v AUS 1:2
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 AUS v NZL 0:1
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 AUS v SAF 3:4
Sat, 05 Sep 2009 AUS v SAF 2:0
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 NZL v SAF 2:2
Sat, 19 Sep 2009 NZL v AUS 3:0
Northern Tour
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 ENG v AUS 0:2
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 WAL v NZL 0:1
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 WAL v SAM 1:1
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 FRA v SAF 1:1
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 ENG v ARG 1:0
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 SCO v FIJ 2:1
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 ITA v NZL 0:1
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 IRE v AUS 2:2
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 SCO v AUS 0:1
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 ENG v NZL 0:1
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 WAL v ARG 3:1
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 ITA v SAF 1:4
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 FRA v SAM 7:1
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 IRE v FIJ 5:0
British and Irish Lions Tour
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 SAF v LIO 2:3
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 SAF v LIO 3:1
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 SAF v LIO 0:3
Other Internationals
Sat, 23 May 2009 CAN v IRE 0:3
Sat, 30 May 2009 CAN v WAL 2:2
Sun, 31 May 2009 USA v IRE 1:4
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 ENG v ARG 3:0
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 USA v WAL 2:6
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 USA v CAN 0:0
Sat, 11 Jul 2009 CAN v USA 6:2
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 NZL v AUS 2:1

Respect the Jersey? How about respecting the team?

Posted by Naly D on Tuesday, 22 Sep 2009.

deano.PNGWe all know that the All Blacks beat the Wallabies on Saturday, 33-6. This meant the All Blacks' had pulled off a clean sweep of Australia this season, a week after being swept themselves by the Springboks. This was the biggest winning margin by the Blacks over Australia since last year's Eden Park test on August 02, where they won 39-10.

The biggest similarities between those two matches were the resurgence of the forward pack in protecting the ruck. This enabled Jimmy Cowan to quickly get the ball and spread it to Dan Carter. This in turn allowed Carter the time to get the ball out wide or tuck it in and run it.

We won by 27 fucking points! After what happened when we lost by 3 last week, imagine the outcry if we'd lost by 27! And yet there have been no celebrations other than along the lines of 'oh yes, good show, but there's still many problems what what'. Well screw that. Great job All Blacks, and Graham Henry.

Because the team looked confident, organised and happy on Saturday. Whether Henry was in charge or the players, we won. By 27 points. And we swept the Wallabies. And we kept the Bledisloe. And the score in Henry-Deansgate is now Henry: 6, Deans: 1. Great work.

Experience the key for an All Blacks victory

Posted by Naly D on Thursday, 17 Sep 2009.

610x (1)_2.jpgThe All Blacks named their team to play the Wallabies yesterday, bringing in uncapped Tom Donnelly. Donnelly is one of a raft of players brought in by the coaching panel of Graham Henry, Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith over the past year, including the likes of Adam Thomson who has also been named as a starter.

Meanwhile Robbie Deans has named an unchanged Australian side, with the most capped player being the highly experienced and valuable George Smith, who will make his 105th start.

Read the article

Robbie Deans' Secret Training Regime Exposed!

Posted by Naly D on Thursday, 13 Aug 2009.

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Three people sent me this on Twitter around the same time. Good on you lot.

The Battle of the Twits

Posted by Naly D on Monday, 27 Jul 2009.

We may have lost the match on Saturday, but I guess the NZRU will be happy to know they've gone viral! Meanwhile, the Wallabies are happy to confirm what we already knew. They're desperate for fans.

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22 - 16

Posted by Naly D on Saturday, 18 Jul 2009.

That's right, we won, you Aussie fucks!

 

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