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.
Union
Folau no sure thing but gets majority vote
Chris Dutton Three of the past five Wallabies World Cup coaches are adamant Israel Folau is the man to play fullback against the Lions.
Union
Brumbies too short in tooth for Lions
Chris Dutton ACT Brumbies coach Jake White is bracing for the Wallabies to overlook his rising stars for the Lions.
Union
'Greyhound' Mogg snaps at heels of Wallabies front-runners
Chris Dutton British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is preparing to take on ''greyhound'' Jesse Mogg as a Wallabies bolter.
Rugby Union
Lealiifano battles McCabe for same position
Chris Dutton Christian Lealiifano is motivated by the prospect of Pat McCabe leapfrogging him from the Brumbies bench and into Australian contention.
McCabe return ups ante for closest rival
Chris Dutton Wallabies centre Pat McCabe was playing club rugby on Saturday, but ACT playmaker Christian Lealiifano admits he is motivated by the prospect of his teammate leap-frogging him from the Brumbies bench...
Rugby union
Rapana's not standing still
Chris Dutton Pouring beers, waiting tables and working as a security guard is a long way from living the Super Rugby dream.
Rathbone close to decision on extending comeback
Chris Dutton Brumbies stalwart Clyde Rathbone will decide in the coming weeks whether to continue his fairytale rugby comeback for at least one more year or call time on his career.
Big changes to Brumbies team to take on Highlanders
Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies will throw a Super Rugby rookie into battle as they attempt to recapture their best form, naming Jordan Smiler to make his debut against the Otago Highlanders on Friday night.
Union
Smiler's happy turn of events
Chris Dutton A Mormon mission, stints with the Australian and New Zealand sevens teams and working as a landscaper - Jordan Smiler has taken the long road to reach his Super Rugby dream.
Union
Debutant Siliva repaying a family debt
Chris Dutton He already sends a big chunk of every pay-packet to his parents and five younger siblings, but ACT Brumbies hooker Siliva Siliva says this is the chance he has been waiting for to finally repay his...
Working twice as hard to make his family proud, Siliva retains his roots
Chris Dutton He already sends a big chunk of every pay packet to his parents and five younger siblings, but Brumbies hooker Siliva Siliva says this is the chance he's been waiting for to finally repay his...
Union
John I Dent steps it up a notch
Chris Dutton Canberra's best club rugby players will get a double chance to try to snatch a Super Rugby contract with the ACT Brumbies determined to bridge the gap between professional and amateur competitions.
Union
Phone call changed it all for Mogg
Chris Dutton Eighteen months ago, Jesse Mogg was surviving on youth allowance and bags of rice.
Rugby Union
Mogg the star as ACT doubles up
Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies saved Jesse Mogg from the Super Rugby scrapheap and now the rangy fullback is paying them back for the faith shown in a club rugby player.
Union
Brumbies are aiming to kick their goalscoring jitters
Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies are confident they can shake the kicking jitters after missed shots almost cost them victory in round one and Jake White admitted a last-minute coaching session affected his...
Union
Tomane ready to seize big chance
Chris Dutton Joseph Tomane will use the inspiration of Clyde Rathbone's comeback to launch a mission to get his Wallabies dream on track and prove he has overcome his injury woes.
Union
New chief backs Wallabies return for loyal Canberrans
Chris Dutton CANBERRA is back on the radar to host Test rugby and new ARU chief executive Bill Pulver wants to reward the capital for its ''loyalty'' to the sport.
Union
No one-man show for Brumbies
Chris Dutton Quade Cooper's decision to make his boxing debut eight days before the Super Rugby season wouldn't fit in ''Brumbies culture'', but the ACT is refusing to take a potentially battered and bruised...
Union
White establishes talent squad for generation next
Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies will establish a talented-player squad to boost depth and give players a pathway to Super Rugby less than a year after the ARU abolished the province academies.
