Chris Dutton

Chris Dutton has worked at The Canberra Times since 2007, starting as a junior reporter before covering the Canberra Raiders and ACT Brumbies. He now writes extensively on Super Rugby and is part of the Fairfax team covering the London Olympic Games - with, of course, a focus on Canberra athletes.

Injuries force White's winning hand

Chris Dutton Jake White will continue to rotate players and tinker with a winning line-up after his sweeping changes helped lift the Brumbies to a potential season-defining win on Sunday.

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Brumbies prove they're a force with record win over Sharks

Chris Dutton The new-generation ACT Brumbies have cemented their place in Super Rugby history and stamped themselves as a genuine title contender with a record-breaking win in Durban.

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What we learned: Sharks v Brumbies

Chris Dutton Coach Jake White reshuffled his winning forward pack to take on the Sharks.

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Brumbies blitz Sharks to set new Super Rugby record

Chris Dutton DURBAN: The new generation ACT Brumbies have arrived as a genuine title contender and cemented their place in Super Rugby history as they romped to a superb win in South Africa on Sunday morning.

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Mann-Rea called up as cover

Chris Dutton Josh Mann-Rea has joined the ACT Brumbies in South Africa as an emergency for Wallabies star Stephen Moore.

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White keen to go global, just not now

Chris Dutton Jake White believes he has unfinished business in international rugby, but won't leave his Brumbies contract.

Coach White back on the international radar

Chris Dutton DURBAN: ACT Brumbies coach Jake White believes he has unfinished business in international rugby and admits the Wallabies job would be the perfect platform to return to Tests if the position became...

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Scholarship to lure aspiring Springboks

Chris Dutton More South Africans could follow Clyde Rathbone's lead in playing for Australia.

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Phone call changed it all for Mogg

Chris Dutton Eighteen months ago, Jesse Mogg was surviving on youth allowance and bags of rice.

Live: Brumbies v Sharks

Chris Dutton Follow all the action from Kings Park Stadium in Durban, as the Brumbies take on the Sharks.

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Smith inspires prop's inner beast

Chris Dutton Scott Sio insists he's ready to be thrown in against the ''Beast'' and the doctor on Sunday morning.

Tyro Brumbies prop ready to make his mark on Sharks duo

Chris Dutton Rooming with a great is the perfect preparation for Scott Sio's starting debut and the ACT Brumbies prop insists he's ready to be thrown in against the ''Beast'' and the doctor on Sunday morning...

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Rathbone backs Brumbies to snare record on his old stomping ground

Chris Dutton Brumbies veteran Clyde Rathbone has backed the young side to set a Super Rugby record at his old home ground.

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UC and Brumbies to lure South Africa's finest

Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies and University of Canberra are trying to lure South Africa's top students and athletes to the capital by starting a Jake White scholarship.

Auelua set to wrestle Sharks for Brumbies

Chris Dutton Brumbies coach Jake White wants Fotu Auelua to have a devastating impact in his first starting appearance of the season on Saturday in South Africa.

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Auelua eyes maximum devastation

Chris Dutton It's the perfect time for an injection of Samoan power and ACT Brumbies coach Jake White wants Fotu Auelua to have a devastating impact in his first starting appearance of the season on Sunday.

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Junior Springbok returns home as enemy

Chris Dutton He left South Africa as a future Springbok but Etienne Oosthuizen is returning as the enemy to help the ACT Brumbies try to score two wins in his home country.

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Brumbies go dry in bid for South Africa double

Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies are using intermittent booze bans to boost their hopes of making the Super Rugby finals and help them chase two wins in South Africa.