Rugby
Tahs need to be wary as Chiefs bulk up, SBW style
Paul Cully The question most asked of the Chiefs has a simple answer. No, they haven't replaced Sonny Bill Williams, but for the first time this season they have picked a side that looks best equipped to...
Rugby
Wallabies improving, just don't tell them
Paul Cully It would be easy to imagine Wallabies coach Robbie Deans with a look of contentment as he surveyed the state of play after the weekend.
Rugby
McKenzie has plans for facing All Blacks
Paul Cully EWEN McKenzie is not a coach who takes backward steps. He has declared he wants the Wallabies job and says he already has plans on how to beat the All Blacks.
Rugby
McKenzie holds line on Cooper defence
Paul Cully Reds boss Ewen McKenzie has launched a robust defence of five-eighth Quade Cooper, deriding the “national obsession” with Cooper's position in the defensive line and saying not to play to the...
Rugby
Too early to open the champagne, but Australian conference is bubbling
Paul Cully When the Reds survived a wobbly last scrum and put the ball out of play to record a 34-33 win against the Highlanders on Friday night, certain milestones were reached.
Rugby
Industrious Force lack polish but loom as a stumbling block
Paul Cully One reason that young Force No.12 Kyle Godwin has a good chance of playing for Australia inside the next year or two became crystal clear in the 24th minute of last week's loss to the Cheetahs.
Moment of truth as Brumbies and Reds face off for silverware and Test jerseys
Paul Cully Suspend all notions about the balance of power shifting to the nation's capital until the final whistle in Canberra tomorrow night.
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Beware Waratahs, there's a touch of Henry in the Highlanders
Paul Cully There was a lovely little exchange picked up on referee Jaco Peyper's microphone during the fabulous Highlanders v Crusaders game last Saturday that would have prompted raised eyebrows among every...
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.
Talking points
Five things we learnt in Super Rugby
Paul Cully The talking points from week 12 of Super Rugby.
