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Poor record in Pretoria motivates Wallabies

Greg Growden JOHANNESBURG: The Wallabies don't like dredging up their past, which is understandable as it involves numerous black holes.

Injury merry-go-round compounds captaincy conundrum

Greg Growden The Wallabies have received encouraging news about their end-of-season northern hemisphere tour.

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Wallabies unsettled by Cooper's outburst

Greg Growden, Pretoria He is thousands of kilometres away, but Quade Cooper's shadow hangs over the Wallabies.

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Wallabies focus on Test, away from Cooper's spray

Greg Growden HE IS thousands of kilometres away, but Quade Cooper's shadow still hangs heavily over the Wallabies as they try to stay focused on becoming the first Australian team to win at Loftus Versfeld.

Cooper, Beale saved by Deans for Springboks clash

Greg Growden Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has again shown faith in two of his Three Amigos by returning Kurtley Beale to the starting line-up and giving Quade Cooper another chance at No.

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Wallabies forwards get rev-up from White

Greg Growden SPRINGBOKS World Cup-winning coach Jake White has called on the Wallabies forwards to dramatically lift their standards against South Africa tomorrow night, otherwise they will suffer their third...

Wallabies' fragile confidence shot full of holes out in the wild west

Greg Growden AFTER the despair of Sydney, Auckland and another doomed Bledisloe Cup campaign, the Wallabies headed to the other side of the country in search of pain relief. No such luck.

Get well soon, fellas: Wallabies have an entire Test team in the infirmary

Greg Growden The Wallabies have certainly discovered this season whether there is actually any depth in Australian rugby.

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Hamstring injury puts paid to O'Connor hopes

Greg Growden JAMES O'CONNOR'S plan to be part of the Wallabies squad heading to South Africa and Argentina later this month, where he hoped to regain his Test five-eighth spot, are over due to ongoing hamstring...

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Wallabies pass test with bit of luck

Greg Growden THE Wallabies, delighted they kept their composure in the final quarter to defeat Argentina, are realistic enough to know luck might have been on their side in the final minutes of the Gold Coast...

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Wallabies seek to make talk action

Greg Growden, Sydney Wallabies head to Auckland in vain hope of keeping the Bledisloe Cup series alive.

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Pack mentality: Wallabies told to back up the big talk

Greg Growden AT LEAST the Wallabies forwards are talking tough. Sitaleki Timani believes it is time the Australian pack stopped being ''nice'' to the All Blacks and Stephen Moore is infuriated that the Wallabies...

Stats don't lie - figures show Cooper's the king

Greg Growden Do not fear. The Wallabies might be in turmoil, and no one gives them any hope of winning at Eden Park. But the man who knows best how to beat the All Blacks is back.

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Wallabies' wounds run deep

Greg Growden Concerns that injury-hit Wallabies No 2 world ranking under serious threat.

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Woeful Wallabies lick their wounds

Greg Growden THE injury-hit Wallabies are in such dire straits after their second comprehensive defeat to New Zealand in as many weeks that there are now serious concerns their No.2 world ranking is under threat.

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Wallabies look at speed to burn Boks

Greg Growden DOM SHIPPERLEY is in line to play his first Test match and Kurtley Beale is expected to return to the Wallabies' fullback position for Saturday night's Test against the Springboks in Perth.

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Out with old, in with the new for Wallabies

Greg Growden DURING his five seasons as Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has constantly selected newcomers from left field. Some haven't worked, many have.

All eyes on Barnes as Wallabies spot rests on clash with Canes

Greg Growden The Wallabies have tried three different five-eighths at training this week - Quade Cooper, Ben Lucas and Mike Harris - but how Berrick Barnes fares in tonight's match for the Waratahs will determine...