Matt Burke on Teams
Matt Burke
Mitchell's au revoir a sign of the times as salary cap bites
Matt Burke Does it comes down to the power of the bucks again? The lure of the euro as opposed to that of the Australian dollar - with, perhaps, the the lifestyle on the Cote d'Azur in the south of France also...
Rugby
Brumbies prove the importance of consistency
Matt Burke There seem to be plenty of opinions about which players in the Australian conference are in form and who should be wearing Wallaby gold in 2013.
Matt Burke
Thriving culture begins with a win
Matt Burke Reading Peter FitzSimons' article in the Herald during the week, it struck me that what we once were is not what we are now. Fitz mentions how the other winter codes have left rugby behind.
Matt Burke
Tahs a little green in their game, to their advantage
Matt Burke As we brush off the Super Rugby cobwebs, the Six Nations is in full swing, trying to find out who will be the champions of Europe.
Matt Burke
We need more action to make this code the big attraction
Matt Burke Looking at rugby as an entertainment industry, it cannot be complacent about the threat posed by Australia's other winter sports.
Matt Burke
Combinations must click against mighty Lions
Matt Burke It wouldn't be a start to the season without the customary feud between the provinces and the national body. The spat is specifically related to the proposed camp three weeks before the Lions series.
Matt Burke
A dark year for green and golds but at least Wallabies avoided defeat in final Bledisloe
Matt Burke With the last domestic international of the year behind us it would seem only fit to give some thought to the best of the best this year.
Turn off leading lights and Waratahs will leave Reds in the shade
Matt Burke Different jersey, different coach, different players but the same thing applies when the Waratahs run out at ANZ Stadium tomorrow night: a win is a must.
Matt Burke
Target the No.10: Cipriani may be chink in Rebels' defence
Matt Burke Before most games, a team is usually able to do some kind of analysis of the opposition and assess its strengths and weaknesses so coaches and players can form a strategy.
Matt Burke
Bold decision if Tahs opt to play wide against Highlanders
Matt Burke The last time the Waratahs played against the Highlanders in New Zealand they were schooled in wet-weather rugby.
Waratahs play waiting game for the big pay-off
Matt Burke With only one win in this year's competition, the question for Waratahs coach Michael Foley is how he can get across to his players that they are on the right track.
Matt Burke
Referees proving to be a major obstruction to innovative plays
Matt Burke I remember a training session with the Wallabies in Caloundra in 1998. Wayne Bennett had come along to observe.
Matt Burke
Long live the scrum - but with the pause clause sorted out
Matt Burke Watching the State of Origin during the week I was bombarded with questions by my non-rugby mates. I felt as if I was being interrogated from all sides about the state of our game.
