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
Cooper a risk Deans was not prepared to take
Paul Cully Cooper was out of the 25. The process that led to that point has been a few years in the making.
Rugby Union
Folau set to face Lions, Cooper stakes his claim
Paul Cully Israel Folau has one arm in a Wallabies jersey after another good showing..
Rugby
Folau's Wallabies stocks up in leaps and bounds
Paul Cully Israel Folau has one arm in a Wallabies jersey.
Rugby
O'Connor the offloader close to wrapping up No.10 spot
Paul Cully When the Rebels take on the Chiefs in Melbourne on Friday night, the man who will wear the coveted Wallabies No. 10 jersey against the British and Irish Lions could well be on view.
Tight Five
Emotions run hot in the debate over five-eighth
Paul Cully In the third instalment of the Herald's look at the race for Wallabies jerseys, we look at five more positions. We start with five-eighth.
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
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
It's a numbers game, so it's time to nail down No. 10
Paul Cully Australian rugby has a dilemma, one largely of its own making, that would be inconceivable in New Zealand or South Africa.
Rugby
Wallabies look pretty good, even to NZ selector
Paul Cully There was a a caveat, but the acknowledgment of the good work of Australian Super Rugby from All Blacks selector Grant Fox was unmistakeable.
Rugby
Genia's return must give Lions food for thought
Paul Cully The way that Will Genia has returned after knee surgery is nothing short of remarkable.
Rugby
Players under delusion code can't thrive without them
Paul Cully When the Brumbies lost to the Stormers at the weekend, they did so obviously hindered by the lack of the booming left boot of their exciting fullback Jesse Mogg, a name already mentioned as a...
Rugby
Roar of Lions: Gatland wary of Wallabies with X-factor
Paul Cully Warren Gatland does not come across as a man who lacks respect for opponents .
Tight five
No.13 proves lucky for Ashley-Cooper
Paul Cully Adam Ashley-Cooper is growing each week in the No.13 jersey.
Rugby
Thrills as rebranded Tahs run it straight, charge inside channels
Paul Cully Waratahs coach Michael Cheika probably allowed himself a grin as he read comments from Brumbies opposite Jake White that his NSW side were playing with few alterations to campaigns past.
Tight five
Battle heating up for Wallabies' five-eighth spot
Paul Cully Quade Cooper has work to do to challenge the sceptics.
Victory over Welsh doesn't mask woes
Paul Cully Given the Wallabies' year, it was entirely appropriate that even Kurtley Beale's brilliant late try against Wales on Saturday came with a caveat.
Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff rejoice at All Blacks' decimation
Paul Cully Occasions when the Irish, Scots and Welsh take any satisfaction from famous victories at Twickenham are rarer than accords stating all affairs are best run by the born-to-rule crowd from Westminster,...
Wallabies off the mark and still drifting away
Paul Cully No one has ever claimed it wasn't a cruel game: for most of the match Italy's five-eighth Luciano Orquera had outplayed his opposite, Kurtley Beale, yet it was left to him to hit a 79th-minute...
Deans' men undone by problems old and new
Paul Cully It will be the infuriating predictability of the Wallabies' loss to France in Paris that sits like acid in the guts of the bleary-eyed loyalists.
