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Georgina Robinson

Georgina Robinson is a Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald

Half a chance: Halfback Luke Burgess, in action for Toulouse, could make the Wallabies squad for the Lions series.

Burgess half a chance for Lions: Deans

Georgina Robinson The Wallabies may have to do without one returning son but another is still very much in the mix.

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Roberts puts on brave face for his rematch with Wallabies

Georgina Robinson The last time British and Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts was in a team that beat the Wallabies he played 10 minutes and came away with a fractured skull.

We weren't desperate enough: Cheika

Georgina Robinson In a rare moment of coaching synchronicity, both Michael Cheika and Damien Hill agreed a confident Rebels side "out-enthused" a Waratahs outfit that just didn't want it badly enough.

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Folau tipped to face Lions after star turns

Georgina Robinson Waratahs attack coach Daryl Gibson says the opinions of rival Super Rugby coaches who omitted code-swapper Israel Folau from their picks of the top Wallabies prospects are outdated.

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The Lions, the pitch and the hard road

Georgina Robinson ASK three great rugby brains from three different eras to pick their Wallabies XV on the eve of the official squad announcement for next month's British and Irish Lions tour and you are bound to have...

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Lions red-faced over impaled springbok tweet

Georgina Robinson A springbok impaled on a fence, Brian O'Driscoll as a buttoned-up imperialist and wild lion hunting with a "double-barrelled shot gun".

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How to beat the Lions? Pick a perfect 10 and back to the hilt

Georgina Robinson O'CONNOR, Cooper, Lealiifano, Barnes or Beale? Australia must settle on a five-eighth and back him to the hilt if the Wallabies are to beat the British and Irish Lions in a matter of weeks.

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Lions prowl as Kings face fight to save Super status

Georgina Robinson Super Rugby's newest side has more than respect and legitimacy to play for; the Kings are playing for sheer survival.

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Macqueen: Wallabies must warm up for Lions

Georgina Robinson Former Wallabies coach Rod Macqueen has warned of a first-Test ambush from the British and Irish Lions if Australia go ahead with a plan not to play a warm-up game in the lead-up to the three-Test...

O'Connor faces race against clock to be a Lions tamer

Georgina Robinson JAMES O'CONNOR knows he doesn't have much time.

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Lions need to neutralise Genia

Georgina Robinson CARDIFF: He may have sat out six Tests with a knee injury and still be some months off returning to full contact but Will Genia is the man most feared by the British and Irish Lions as they look...

No lollies this time as Hooper prepares to stare down the Lions

Georgina Robinson THE last time the British and Irish Lions toured Australia, Michael Hooper was a sandy-haired nipper from Sydney's northern beaches more interested in his Playstation than rugby.

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Burgess torn as Lions tour beckons

Georgina Robinson PARIS: Luke Burgess has thrown himself into life in rugby-mad southern France. The former Wallabies halfback, who left Australia near the height of his career, is taking French lessons twice a week...

Lions tour impacts on Super Rugby draw

Georgina Robinson An all-Australian opening round will kick off the 2013 Super Rugby competition which includes a new team from South Africa.

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Minnows hit gaps in Australia's preparation for Games Sevens

Georgina Robinson Canada, Kenya, the United States. Not a traditional rugby powerhouse among them but all three beat either the Australian men's or women's teams in this year's Sevens World Series.

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