Chris Dutton

Chris Dutton

Chris Dutton has worked at The Canberra Times since 2007, starting as a junior reporter before covering the Canberra Raiders and ACT Brumbies. He now writes extensively on Super Rugby and is part of the Fairfax team covering the London Olympic Games - with, of course, a focus on Canberra athletes.

Rugby Union

Brumbies look to revive glory days of code's great rivalry

Super 12 Final at Canberra Stadium,Canberra ACT. Brumbies V Crusaders. Image shows Brumbies celebrate after their win. Fairfax. 22 May 2004. Photo by SIMON ALEKNA. ***FDCTRANSFER***

Chris Dutton They were rugby's dominant teams a decade ago, contesting three finals in five years.

Rugby Union

'Freak' Smith must play against Lions, says Mortlock

Sport: Tuesday afternoon Brumbies training session at Griffith Oval. Brumbies player George Smith. 30th April 2013. Canberra Times Photograph by Katherine Griffiths

Chris Dutton If the Wallabies want to beat the British and Irish Lions they must pick a ''freakish'' George Smith despite the eligibility grey areas.

Union

Career is measured in titles for Smith

Sport: Friday morning Brumbies Training at Griffith Oval. Player George Smith. 3rd of May 2013. Canberra Times Photograph by Katherine Griffiths

Chris Dutton George Smith enhances his ACT Brumbies legend on Sunday, but the 32-year-old wants to leave Australia with a legacy.

Rugby

George Smith ready to set Brumbies record

George Smith.

Chris Dutton ACT Brumbies flanker George Smith will continue playing while he feels like he can compete against the best in the world and is in negotiations to extend his stay at Suntory in Japan until at least...

Rugby

Lealiifano back on song

5 May 2012 SPORT Canberra Times photograph by GRAHAM TIDY Story Chris Dutton. Brumbies V Warratahs at canberra Stadium. Injured Brumbies flyhalf Christian Lealiifano is stretchered into the first aid room and he sings the club song with his team mates.

Chris Dutton Christian Lealiifano will never forget the emotional moment in the tunnels of Canberra Stadium against the Waratahs last year.

Union

Mortlock says Smith still has the skills to inspire Brumbies

7 May 2010, Sport, Canberra Times Photo by LANNON HARLEY, Story John Paul Maloney. Brumbies players Stirling Mortlock and George Smith. (please note that this is a photographic composite image).

Chris Dutton Wallabies great Stirling Mortlock has backed George Smith to add a new chapter to the legacy he created in Canberra.

Rugby Union

White's boys are on home stretch in record hunt

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 22: Ben Mowen of the Brumbies runs with the ball during the round two Super Rugby match between the Rebels and the Brumbies at AAMI Park on February 22, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Chris Dutton ACT Brumbies coach Jake White believes his team is ''on the right track'' as it sits on the verge of creating Super Rugby history in the coming weeks.

2013 Super Rugby Guide

Pocock adds touch of class

SPORT - Brumbies new recruit David Pocock at Brumbies HQ, Griffith. Canberra 6th February 2013. Photo by, Colleen Petch of The Canberra Times.

Chris Dutton Marquee recruit, superstar flanker and humanitarian – David Pocock arrives in Canberra as the biggest recruit in ACT Brumbies history and a key piece in a championship-winning puzzle.

2013 Super Rugby Guide

Brumbies must enter finals frontier

SPORT - Ben Mowen at Brumbies training at Griffith, Canberra. 12th February 2013. Photo by, Colleen Petch of The Canberra Times.

Chris Dutton It’s season two of the four-year plan and there’s little doubt about the goal – make the finals. Jake White’s men surprised everyone last season before they choked in the last round and lost their...

Union

Wallabies' cycle of injury not on: Jones

SPORT - Brumbies player David Pocock during a training session at Brumbies HQ Grffith , Canberra. 30th October 2012 Photo : Colleen Petch

Chris Dutton Former Test coach Eddie Jones has called for the end of a ''vicious cycle'' running stars into the ground and has urged the Wallabies to protect players like David Pocock by developing a ''yearly...

Union

Murday relishing chance to press claims

17 January 2012, sport, story by Chris Dutton, Canberra Times photo by STUART WALMSLEY. The ACT Brumbies train at the club's headquarters in Griffith. Tuggeranong and ACT representative player Tom Murday cools down after a gut busting session with the Super Rugby outfit.

Chris Dutton Tom Murday hopes his bid to win a Super Rugby contract will receive a timely boost when he lines up against the Western Force in Adelaide today.

Union

White's blind faith reaps rewards for Brumbies

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Henry Speight of the Brumbies is tackled by J P Pretersen of the Sharks during the round six Super Rugby match between the Brumbies and the Sharks at Canberra Stadium on March 31, 2012 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Stefan Postles/Getty Images)

Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies started the season as survivors of a disaster but Henry Speight knew they could rise from the ashes of last year if they got the right opportunity.

Mowen leader of the pack

Chris Dutton Jake White's desire to inject new leadership into the ACT Brumbies was the major factor in his decision to make Ben Mowen his captain ahead of the squad's most established players.

Mowen leader of the pack

Newly announced ACT Brumbies captain Ben Mowen.

Chris Dutton Jake White's desire to inject new leadership into the ACT Brumbies was the major factor in his decision to make Ben Mowen his captain ahead of the squad's most established players.

Union

Crunch time for Smith

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Chris Dutton Bigger, faster, stronger - Andrew Smith is determined to make this season the best of his Super Rugby career and cement his place as a midfield battering ram for the ACT Brumbies.

Union

The home truths Lealiifano needed to hear

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 14: Christian Lealiifano of the Brumbies in action during the round eight Super Rugby match between the Brumbies and the Rebels at Canberra Stadium on April 14, 2012 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

Chris Dutton, in South Africa A confronting pre-season truth session with Laurie Fisher provided the spark Christian Lealiifano needed to become one of the ACT Brumbies' most influential leaders.

Union

White to scout for playing venues

Chris Dutton Jake White will embark on an international search to find a place where the ACT Brumbies can play during the off-season to ensure their rapid development continues beyond the end of the Super Rugby...

Union

Brumbies dent Lions pride as six-try victory raises 'F' word

Chris Dutton THE ACT Brumbies left Canberra as a young squad but will return with a slice of history and the growing belief they can be a genuine Super Rugby contender this year.

Brumbies ready to rumble with Tahs

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 27: Pat McCabe of the Brumbies tackled by Josh Strauss of the Lions during the 2012 Super Rugby match between MTN Lions and Brumbies at Coca Cola Park on April 27, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa (Photo by Duif du Toit /Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Chris Dutton JOHANNESBURG: The Brumbies left Canberra as a young squad but will return with a slice of history and the growing belief they can be genuine contenders this year.

Union

Brumbies try, try and try again to bring rugby back to its running roots with six of the best

Joe Tomane.

Chris Dutton RUNNING rugby is back and the ACT Brumbies hope their try-scoring spree over the past three weeks earns their attack the respect they have been craving.

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