Super 14
Folau to make Wallabies debut against Lions
PAUL CULLY 4:13pm Israel Folau's stunning rise in his third code is complete, with the Waratahs fullback set to be named on the right wing against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.
Brave Brumbies hold on to claim huge upset win
CHRIS DUTTON The ACT Brumbies have raised Australian hopes on the eve of the Test series against the British and Irish Lions with an historic victory at Canberra Stadium.
Kimlin the key to thrilling victory
DAVID POLKINGHORNE The siren sounded as they sat in a hotel room anxiously watching their Brumbies teammates desperately holding on to a narrow lead against the British and Irish Lions - Gregan, Smith, Larkham, Roff; it was an honour roll of Wallabies greats.
Lions nightmare fuels groundswell for undercover stadium
CHRIS DUTTON A logistics nightmare surrounding the British and Irish Lions match has prompted fresh calls for an undercover stadium in Canberra to ensure the capital can attract blockbuster events.
Shellshocked Lions tamed by Brumbies
CHRIS DUTTON 8:14am The ACT Brumbies have crushed the British and Irish Lions' confidence on the eve a Test series with a historic victory at Canberra Stadium.
Live blog: Brumbies vs British-Irish Lions
DAVID POLKINGHORNE 6:11pm Join us for full, live coverage as the Brumbies take on Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions in Canberra. Kick-off is at 7.40pm.
Rugby
White says defeated tourists to 'crumble’
5:42pm Brumbies coach Jake White believes the British and Irish Lions ''will crumble'' if they are beaten in the opening Test against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday.
Ashley-Cooper fears Lions in open spaces
PHIL LUTTON Dull, dreary and obsessed with the set piece ... northern hemisphere sides generally come to Australian shores with a reputation for keeping it deathly simple on the rugby field.
Ioane declares himself fit for Lions clash
PHIL LUTTON He's been credited with having magical healing powers and they may have just worked again, with Digby Ioane declaring himself fit and available for the Wallabies as they host the British and Irish Lions on Saturday night.
Rugby
Roff pins hopes on Brumbies
David Polkinghorne, Chris Wilson An aggressive Brumbies side helped set the tone for Australia's only series victory against the British and Irish Lions 12 years ago, and Wallabies great Joe Roff says the ACT side are capable of halting the Lions' momentum again before Saturday's opening Test in Brisbane.
No prank call, but Williams has had his share of scepticism
RUPERT GUINNESS When Shane Williams took the call that would suddenly reopen his British and Irish Lions dossier, the thought crossed the 36-year-old Welsh winger's mind that it might just be a stitch-up.
Personal goals top Brumbies’ priorities list
DAVID POLKINGHORNE Matt Toomua and Jesse Mogg face an 80-minute audition for international level.
Union
Brumbies can show Wallabies the way to tame Lions
David Polkinghorne, Chris Wilson Wallabies great Joe Roff says the ACT Brumbies are capable of halting the Lions' momentum again ahead of Saturday's opening Test in Brisbane.
Comeback kid Lealiifano aches for chance to pull on a Wallabies jersey
PHIL LUTTON Christian Lealiifano is reminded daily of the two things that have caused the most pain in his life. He bears the scars of one, the mark of another. Both remain a constant ache for the Wallabies hopeful.
Rugby
Brumbies won't adopt new plan for Lions
Brumbies coach Jake White says Jesse Mogg and Matt Toomua will find out if they're up to Test level when his side sticks to their tried and tested gameplan against the British and Irish Lions on Tuesday night.
Gill goes to archives to research Lions
PHIL LUTTON Liam Gill was a wide-eyed nine-year-old living in Portland, Oregon, the last time the British and Irish Lions toured Australia.
Lions tour on par with World Cup: Barnes
PHIL LUTTON Wallabies utility Berrick Barnes says anticipation levels within the Australian squad have reached World Cup status as the countdown to the first Test against the British and Irish Lions begins in earnest.
Calm head should win Folau a starting spot
PHIL LUTTON Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has lauded the big-match credentials of Israel Folau, giving the strongest indication yet the league and AFL convert will be wearing a Wallabies jumper on Saturday night.
Roller-coaster ride finishes with a career highlight for two-try hero Carter
GEORGINA ROBINSON In the space of three weeks, Tom Carter was relegated to Shute Shield duties, captained NSW to victory against the Force and scored two tries against the British and Irish Lions in front of the largest home crowd the Waratahs have had in many years.
Palmer ruled out of Lions clash
DAVID POLKINGHORNE Dan Palmer is a notable omission from the Brumbies side named to face the British and Irish Lions on Tuesday.
White questions Brumbies' sideshow
DAVID POLKINGHORNE Jake White has questioned why his table-topping team wasn't given a Saturday-night game against the Lions.
Quick brains needed to fast-foot it with lucid Lions
JOHN EALES Joel Goldberg, a former psychological and recruitment assessor for the New York Giants and New Jersey Nets, maintains that among the most important assessable attributes of an athlete are fast feet and a fast brain. When theWallabies confront the Lions in the three-Test series startingin Brisbane on Saturday, they must contend with both.
Deans relates to Gatland's ever-growing injury crisis
GEORGINA ROBINSON Robbie Deans will be observing the unfolding injury crisis in the British and Irish Lions camp with a small but knowing smile.
Rugby
Shane Williams shock call-up for Brumbies clash
Former World Player of the Year Shane Williams has answered an SOS call from Warren Gatland to be a shock inclusion in the British and Irish Lions line-up to face the Brumbies in Canberra on Tuesday night.
Scramble for spot in Test team takes toll on all
Will Greenwood The Lions are entering a pressure zone like no other, writes former England World Cup-winning centre Will Greenwood.
White plots Brumbies win
CHRIS DUTTON The coach of Super Rugby's table-topping side also predicts the Lions will struggle if they lose the looming first Test, writes Chris Dutton.
Pride gets pounded
Tim Barlass What's the collective noun for the fans of the Lions rugby tour? A pride perhaps?
Deans' agents can report Wallabies face a tough mission
RUPERT GUINNESS A little after 6pm on Wednesday, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans sat with Dave Dennis in the foyer of the team's hotel at Pelican Waters, near Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast.
Gatland's tourists cooking up perfect preparation for first Test
STEPHEN SAMUELSON The raw slabs of red meat are warming up. Much has been said about how undercooked the British and Irish Lions are with the first Test against the Wallabies in Brisbane just a week away, but they need not worry.
Lions face nervous wait over fancied centre
GEORGINA ROBINSON After notching their best performance yet on Saturday, the fly in the ointment for the British and Irish Lions might yet be a hamstring injury to in-form centre Jamie Roberts.
