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
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
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
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
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
Tight five
No.13 proves lucky for Ashley-Cooper
Paul Cully Adam Ashley-Cooper is growing each week in the No.13 jersey.
Tight five
Battle heating up for Wallabies' five-eighth spot
Paul Cully Quade Cooper has work to do to challenge the sceptics.
All aboard the player-go-round
Paul Cully Paul Cully takes a look at the top 20 signings for the three SANZAR nations and what they will bring to their new teams.
Paul Cully
Sharpened team has grounds for optimism
Paul Cully Rugby's difficulty at dealing with an unwelcome visitor, the drawn Test, has produced a divergence of views about Saturday night's absorbing third Bledisloe Test.
Talking points
Five things we learnt
Paul Cully The talking points from Saturday's Bledisloe Cup clash.
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.
Talking Points
Five things we learnt
Paul Cully Talking points from The Rugby Championship Test matches.
Kiwis' great expectations play into Wallabies' hands
Paul Cully On a bitterly cold Christchurch night in June, squat Irish loose-head prop Cian Healy pushed, the vaunted right side of the All Blacks' scrum wobbled and eyebrows in two hemispheres were raised.
Mistake-riddled Welsh performance not likely to be repeated, but the Wallabies have their measure for now
Paul Cully It did not take long after last Saturday's Wallabies victory for a familiar lament to be heard. In a London television studio, former Welsh No.
Rugby
Avoiding Shark bite would be Reds' legacy dream come true
Paul Cully There is a stubborn theory subscribed to by some in two-thirds of the SANZAR territories that the Reds got lucky last year.
Talking points
Five thing we learnt from Super Rugby
Paul Cully The talking points from the final round of Super Rugby
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.
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.
