Rugby
Barnes' storming efforts could have him in starting side
Paul Cully The significance of Berrick Barnes' cameos against the Stormers and Brumbies in successive weeks is that he could be playing his way into the Wallabies starting XV, let alone the 25-man squad.
Rugby
Deans in for pleasant viewing as Tahs take on Brumbies
Paul Cully Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will be sitting reasonably comfortably when he settles in to watch the Waratahs v Brumbies game on Saturday evening.
Rugby
Hold the phone: the one call no Wallaby wants to get
Paul Cully If you find yourself nervously checking your mobile device on Sunday waiting for the release of the Wallabies' initial 25-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions, you will be in good company.
Rugby
Who will squeeze into Deans' 25-man tent
Paul Cully Trying to squeeze in 25 names for the initial Wallabies squad to be announced on May 19 is akin to putting away a tent for the first time.
Rugby Union
Deans spoilt for choice, but strategy will dictate picks
Paul Cully With the Lions series fast approaching and the highly charged Reds v Brumbies game doubling as a virtual Wallabies trial, Fairfax Media looks at five key Test positions.
Rugby
Folau shows skills to take off on the wing
Paul Cully The Herald looks at five more Wallabies positions before the British and Irish Lions series, with three Super Rugby rounds before Robbie Deans names his first squad of 25 players.
Rugby
Second row must be first priority for Deans
Paul Cully The Wallabies have big problems in the second row: that's a hard concept to grasp
Rugby
Capital gains being made with Brumbies' fine form
Paul Cully Influence in Australian rugby is shifting from Brisbane to Canberra.
Rugby
Stats say throw Smith to Lions - or vice versa
Paul Cully Your eyes have not been deceiving you when you have watched the Brumbies go about their business this season and you sense them to be on another level to the Waratahs and the other Australian sides.
Rugby
Wallabies will struggle to replace leader
Paul Cully Robbie Deans is reaching for the stress ball, if not the bottle.
Tight five
Battle heating up for Wallabies' five-eighth spot
Paul Cully Quade Cooper has work to do to challenge the sceptics.
Rugby
European campaign a useful audition for Lions tour
Paul Cully If some members of the Wallabies squad to tour Europe announced yesterday are yet to fully comprehend the scale of the British and Irish Lions tour next year, they can be forgiven.
Paul Cully
Stale Tahs will keep serving up stinkers if they don't freshen up their ideas
Paul Cully Accurate conclusions in the aftermath of last week's performance might have, at first, seemed difficult for Waratahs followers to reach.
Paul Cully
Stability the key as Deans deliberates over Wallabies squad to slay Dragons
Paul Cully OF rugby's many proposed truisms, there is one piece of wisdom that never changes: good coaching always begins at the selection table.
Bulls play the percentages but don't expect much flair
Paul Cully Placed alongside some flashier examples of the modern age, Bulls five-eighth Morne Steyn cuts an unprepossessing figure. But take a second look.
