Hamstring tear has Horwill on sidelines, while onerous challenge excites Pocock

Greg Growden WALLABIES captain James Horwill is facing an extended period on the sideline after scans last night revealed a significant hamstring tear.

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Cooper skids into Wallabies contention

Greg Growden QUADE COOPER was fast-tracked into the Wallabies' train-on squad last night because of concerns that Kurtley Beale, the first choice Test five-eighth, might not be able to play against Scotland in...

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Wales turn into sharks after sensing blood from wounded Wallabies

Greg Growden WHILE the Wallabies will be relying on seven Waratahs who have forgotten the art of winning, Wales believe they have been handed their best chance in decades to win their first Test on Australian...

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Warburton so happy in role as unknown threat

Greg Growden SAM WARBURTON is delighting in the fact he can wander around Brisbane this week without anyone pestering him about rugby. As long as he does not wear the Welsh garb, he has generally been left alone.

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Fearless Welsh can forget past headaches

Greg Growden WALES will walk out tall, proud and confident at Suncorp Stadium tonight, firmly believing they will end 43 years of misery on Australian soil.

Solid Scottish mudpack leaves Wallabies bearing

Greg Growden SCOTLAND succeeded in humiliating the Wallabies for the second time in three seasons when they smacked them in the slosh with a last-minute penalty goal enabling them to win in atrocious conditions...

Excuses, but these upsets are a little too common

Greg Growden Scotland embarrassed them at Murrayfield in 2009. Samoa made them look second-rate in Sydney last year. Now this.

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Wallabies hang tough against Wales

Greg Growden The Wallabies' pressure valve is momentarily eased as they rediscover their ability to win tough, dramatic internationals.

Deans bounds out of jail

Greg Growden The Wallabies' pressure valve was momentarily eased as they rediscovered their ability to win tough, dramatic internationals, rallying at the right time to defeat Wales in the first Test at Suncorp...

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Deans calls on experience of Brumbies coach

Greg Growden Robbie Deans, who admitted he had just endured the most challenging week of his coaching career, will call in Brumbies and former Springboks World Cup-winning coach Jake White this week to provide a...

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Wallabies could welcome back bad boy Beale for second Test

Greg Growden ROBBIE DEANS, who admitted he had just endured the most challenging week of his coaching career, has not given up hope of his errant No.

Defeating Dragons means that all is well … for now

Greg Growden Sport, and the careers of countless individuals, revolve around ''what ifs'', missed opportunities and seizing the moment.

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Coach says confident Wales need a flying start if they want to swing series

Greg Growden WALES believe if they perform at pace, excel in the first half, and nullify Will Genia and David Pocock they will overcome the disappointment of Brisbane and win the second Test in Melbourne tomorrow...

Divine intervention deserts the Welsh

Greg Growden Wales loses again to Wallabies, this time by two points due to an extra-time penalty goal.

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Another off-field distraction, but Deans bent on picking Beale

Greg Growden EVEN with an assault charge hanging over his head, Kurtley Beale is expected to return to the Wallabies line-up at fullback for the third and final Test against Wales at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

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Deans keen for Wallabies to clean sweep Wales

Greg Growden After now twice repelling a fast-finishing Welsh opposition, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans said it was imperative to end the series perfectly by excelling once again in Sydney and achieve a 3-0 clean...

Davies hoping his tarantula mate will fire up Red Dragons

Greg Growden WALES second-rower Bradley Davies has tried to lighten the life of a gloomy touring party by running around attempting to scare his teammates with a plastic tarantula he bought at Taronga Zoo this...

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Wallabies aiming to seize the day as they go back to their roots

Greg Growden IT IS a long time since a Wallabies Test match in Sydney has been so keenly anticipated. This is not just because the Wallabies have a rare chance to wrap up a clean sweep against the best team in...

Wallabies write another chapter of Welsh woe

Greg Growden You almost expected Alfred Hitchcock to appear out of the mist from the Wallabies' dressing room last night and utter: ''Good evening.''