Expansive England send message
Paul Cully There are a couple of ways of looking at the opening weekend of the Six Nations.
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Deans in for pleasant viewing as Tahs take on Brumbies
Paul Cully Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will be sitting reasonably comfortably when he settles in to watch the Waratahs v Brumbies game on Saturday evening.
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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.
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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.
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Gatland opts for slabs of red meat
Paul Cully There will be no real surprise in the Wallabies camp to this 37-man British and Irish Lions squad. Not even in the selection of Sean Maitland, the New Zealand winger given his debut at the Crusaders...
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Lions captain already picked, says Gatland
Paul Cully British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has revealed he has picked his captain and the brains of Sir Graham Henry, but there are still up to 13 places undecided for the series against the...
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Bulk squared: Lions' simple equation
Paul Cully Believers in small but symbolic battles that punctuate games of the intensity of the Wales v England encounter at the weekend did not have to wait long for their moment.
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Senior Australian players not focused on Super Rugby: Hansen
Paul Cully Wallabies scratching around for Super form might already have one eye on the British and Irish Lions series, says All Blacks coach.
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Roar of Lions: Gatland wary of Wallabies with X-factor
Paul Cully Warren Gatland does not come across as a man who lacks respect for opponents .
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Wallabies should heed the words of a Lion tamer
Paul Cully In 2009, a stocky 22-year-old openside helped to break the hearts of the British and Irish Lions.
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Streetwise Warburton stakes his claim
Paul Cully The role played by two hands stuck in the head after watching Wales grind out a 28-18 win against Scotland at Murrayfield at the weekend.
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Tahs to underestimate Cheetahs at their peril
Paul Cully There was a sharp piece of analysis conducted on the defensive foibles of the Cheetahs' midfield pairing a few weeks back.
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Manu mountain: Tuilagi is trouble for Wallabies
Paul Cully There are 112 kilograms of trouble coming the Wallabies' way in the unmistakeable form of Manu Tuilagi.
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Lessons from Scotland and Samoa losses give Wallaby hopefuls a short time to make big strides
Paul Cully The tussle between the provinces and the Australian Rugby Union over the player release plans for the British and Irish Lions series should not disguise what it means for Wallabies candidates: the...
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Farrell evokes Johns in Irish stew
Paul Cully After the openness of the first round of Six Nations, came something more familiar. Ireland and England, adventurous just a week ago, succumbed to a force greater than either of them: Dublin's grey...
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Six Nations kicks off with questions to be answered
Paul Cully IT IS apt in this year, a Lions year, that the Six Nations kicks off this weekend with a famous Lions voice ringing in many ears.
Six Nations delivers strong message
Paul Cully There a couple of ways of looking at the opening weekend of the Six Nations.
Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff rejoice at All Blacks' decimation
Paul Cully Occasions when the Irish, Scots and Welsh take any satisfaction from famous victories at Twickenham are rarer than accords stating all affairs are best run by the born-to-rule crowd from Westminster,...
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Tourists face English side that dares to be different
Paul Cully In the 33rd minute of last week's 54-12 win against Fiji, England's loose-head prop, Joe Marler, popped up as a link in England's attacking chain with a try begging and tossed the ball into touch.
He can rest easy, but Deans isn't home free
Paul Cully The restless nights now belong to another coach from New Zealand. Two weeks into November, Warren Gatland is dealing with a crisis in Wales - they do them so well - and an inbox full of half-hearted...
