Rugby Union
Folau set for Wallabies
Paul Cully Israel Folau's stunning rise in his third code is complete, with Wallabies coach Robbie Deans naming the NSW Waratahs full-back on the right wing against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.
Rugby
Avoiding Shark bite would be Reds' legacy dream come true
Paul Cully There is a stubborn theory subscribed to by some in two-thirds of the SANZAR territories that the Reds got lucky last year.
Moment of truth as Brumbies and Reds face off for silverware and Test jerseys
Paul Cully Suspend all notions about the balance of power shifting to the nation's capital until the final whistle in Canberra tomorrow night.
Rugby
Another giant leap as Folau gets Test call-up
Paul Cully Israel Folau's stunning rise in his third code is complete, with Wallabies coach Robbie Deans naming the Waratahs fullback on the right wing to face the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.
Rugby
Morahan's story can influence other hopefuls
Paul Cully THE Luke Morahan story will not be lost on a few Waratahs and Brumbies over the next two fixtures. The Reds' winger came from nowhere to claim a Wallabies berth after a blistering display against the...
Rugby
Lions to offer Wallabies a glimpse of the future ... either way
Paul Cully Athletic, ambitious, skilled - the full array of the British and Irish Lions' repertoire became frighteningly clear on Saturday night.
Rugby
Do Brumbies have White stuff to pin down Lions?
Paul Cully Has Ewen McKenzie provided Robbie Deans with the plans to beat the Lions? He's certainly provided one way of troubling them, but we'll see a very different game plan on Tuesday week when Jake White...
Rugby
Lions scrum swallows pill to prove a lasting headache
Paul Cully Such is the spread of rugby intellectual property these days (for example, there can be barely a player in the Wallabies or Lions camp not coached at some level by a New Zealander) there are plenty...
Rugby
Coaches earn their cash in tight series
Paul Cully All of the cards have finally been shown. Robbie Deans' 31-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions has been announced, putting into place the final pieces of the jigsaw he hopes will be enough...
Tight Five
Even the Kiwis would envy Australia's openside stocks
Paul Cully Michael Hooper provides the Waratahs' silver lining.
Rugby
Pretty Lions will play into Wallabies' hands
Paul Cully The temptation is to write off the Lions' sweaty labours in Hong Kong as meaningless. But the tour is too short, and time too pressing, for that.
Rugby
A little more North in the south would be good thing
Paul Cully Economics will prevent it, but the performance of British and Irish Lions winger George North against the Western Force on Wednesday gave a tantalising glimpse of what lustre a northern star could...
Rugby
Farce endangers future tours as Fleet Street shifts into high dudgeon
Paul Cully So it begins. Wednesday's Force v Lions match was the beginning of a journey that will be in turns enthralling, nailbiting, surprising and infuriating.
Rugby
Tahs face tough Lions line-up as Test side emerges
Paul Cully The Waratahs might not get the Lions at absolute full noise in Sydney next Saturday, but it'll be a stronger side than the one the Reds, Brumbies or Rebels have to face.
Rugby
Cooper a risk Deans was not prepared to take
Paul Cully Cooper was out of the 25. The process that led to that point has been a few years in the making.
Rugby
Barnes' storming efforts could have him in starting side
Paul Cully The significance of Berrick Barnes' cameos against the Stormers and Brumbies in successive weeks is that he could be playing his way into the Wallabies starting XV, let alone the 25-man squad.
Rugby
Tahs are off and running now but hurdles loom
Paul Cully One look beyond the fixture against the Rebels explains why the Waratahs' finals aspirations are on the line in Melbourne on Friday night.
Tight Five
Quade Cooper, time-space and the Galacticos theory
Paul Cully Nic White showed Wallabies mettle. If you were looking for a reaction from one of those overlooked for last week's 25-man Wallabies squad, this was it.
Tight Five
Emotions run hot in the debate over five-eighth
Paul Cully In the third instalment of the Herald's look at the race for Wallabies jerseys, we look at five more positions. We start with five-eighth.
Rugby
Who will squeeze into Deans' 25-man tent
Paul Cully Trying to squeeze in 25 names for the initial Wallabies squad to be announced on May 19 is akin to putting away a tent for the first time.
