Greg Growden
Greg Growden is Chief Rugby Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald
Rugby
Back in business: Cooper looms as the perfect 10 against Scotland
Greg Growden QUADE COOPER is adamant that despite seven months on the sidelines and only a game-and-a-half of Super Rugby he is ready to be the Wallabies' chief playmaker against Scotland in Newcastle next week.
Off-the-ball exchanges a winner
Greg Growden No matter if they are victors or losers today, the Wallabies will leave Argentina having won over the locals.
Rugby Union
Wallabies told: No bull, it will be rough
Greg Growden Wallabies warned they are about to be involved in confronting and demanding Test match.
Something's brewing: time for this well-fed scribe to bid adios
Greg Growden It all began 30 years ago. Australia v Scotland. Sydney Cricket Ground. After babbling my first Test match report for The Sun-Herald country edition to a similarly confused copytaker back in the old...
Poor record in Pretoria motivates Wallabies
Greg Growden JOHANNESBURG: The Wallabies don't like dredging up their past, which is understandable as it involves numerous black holes.
Rugby
Barnes calls on pack to let backs apply running game
Greg Growden THE Wallabies backs, infuriated they have been branded conservative and defence-oriented, want to use the Springboks Test to remind all they actually know how to score tries, and plenty of them.
Fightback saves Deans for now, but great escape isn't over yet
Greg Growden It wasn't quite the momentous speech that Michael Lynagh made to his Wallabies teammates behind the Lansdowne Road goalposts in 1991 that led to the match-winning try against Ireland in the 1991...
New Waratahs set-up can make winners from wallflowers
Greg Growden In the longest running saga since Blue Hills, maybe, just maybe, the Waratahs will next week be able to announce their new head coach.
Rugby Union
Wallabies go for experience
Greg Growden, Sydney Drew Mitchell, Radike Samo and Nathan Sharpe included in 30-man Rugby Championship squad.
Rugby
Wallabies put stock in experience
Greg Growden THE Wallabies selectors love picking novices, but have shown by including Drew Mitchell, Radike Samo and Nathan Sharpe in the 30-man Rugby Championship squad they haven't forgotten their tribal...
Rugby Union
Wallabies pinpoint where to get better
Greg Growden, Sydney New support staff for Wallabies coach Robbie Deans focusing on key areas.
Rugby
Wallabies focus on kick and catch skills to counter Kiwis
Greg Growden IMPROVEMENTS in the Wallabies' kicking and catching capabilities, and more clinical work at the breakdown are imperative if Australia are to win the major silverware this year.
Rugby Union
Reliable Dennis a solid Cup pick
Greg Growden, Sydney Promoted to starting line-up as blindside flanker due to shoulder injury to Wycliff Palu.
Rugby
World Cup omission drives Dennis to greater heights
Greg Growden DAVE DENNIS' agony at missing out on last year's World Cup squad has at last brought reward with selection to play the All Blacks for the first time in Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup opener at ANZ...
Union
It's time for a win, says Deans
Greg Growden The Wallabies are buoyant after repeatedly peaking at the right time during the Wales Test series but know they are still well short of what is required to beat the All Blacks at ANZ Stadium tonight.
Rugby
Confidence high, but belief alone won't beat All Blacks
Greg Growden THE Wallabies are buoyant after repeatedly peaking at the right time during the Wales Test series, but know they are still well short of what is required to be confident of beating the All Blacks at...
Rugby
Pocock injury adds to Wallabies' woes
Greg Growden The Wallabies' hopes of regaining the Bledisloe Cup for the first time in a decade have become even more of an impossible dream after discovering their Test captain, David Pocock, may miss the rest...
MONDAY MAUL
Kiwis and Boks give Wallabies a wake-up call
Greg Growden There are advantages and disadvantages in Australia having no representation in the final weeks of the Super Rugby tournament.
Rugby
Wales turn into sharks after sensing blood from wounded Wallabies
Greg Growden WHILE the Wallabies will be relying on seven Waratahs who have forgotten the art of winning, Wales believe they have been handed their best chance in decades to win their first Test on Australian...
Rugby
Fearless Welsh can forget past headaches
Greg Growden WALES will walk out tall, proud and confident at Suncorp Stadium tonight, firmly believing they will end 43 years of misery on Australian soil.
