John Eales
John Eales
Speed trumps precision in Reds v Brumbies
John Eales The expressions on the players' faces at the end of the Reds and Brumbies 19-all draw on Saturday night revealed neither joy nor relief, or even a hint of satisfaction.
Rugby
When courage is not enough
John Eales Before the Eden Park Bledisloe Test in Auckland at the weekend the All Blacks reverted to their own haka, Kapa O Pango.
John Eales
Reds confident at the pointy end of the season
John Eales Former hard-as-nails Wallaby and now dentist Brendan Nasser, who Gordon Bray described as having corpses in his dental chair, once told me that he never misses a Queensland Reds game live.
John Eales
Mrs Barnes delivers, and so does her hubby
John Eales The human mind can make for a cantankerous companion, confounding when it may liberate and liberating when you think it may consternate or even collapse.
John Eales
An hour of daylight may save rugby red faces
John Eales Sunday was officially the end of daylight saving time and most states had to wind back their clocks one hour to standard time.
John Eales
Reds have elusive formula for success
John Eales For many, the shortest month of the year has popularly become the month for abstinence from alcohol.
