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Chris Dutton

Chris Dutton has worked at The Canberra Times since 2007, starting as a junior reporter before covering the Canberra Raiders and ACT Brumbies. He now writes extensively on Super Rugby and is part of the Fairfax team covering the London Olympic Games - with, of course, a focus on Canberra athletes.

Brumbies coach Jake White and South African born winger Clyde Rathbone with University of Canberra Vice Chancellor Stephen Parker and rugby players from Kingsway High School.

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Scholarship to lure aspiring Springboks

Chris Dutton More South Africans could follow Clyde Rathbone's lead in playing for Australia.

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Lions to take on more than just the Brumbies

Chris Dutton The British and Irish Lions will clash with more than 1000 of the biggest names in ACT rugby history.

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Brumbies at skinny odds but fat chance they will take it easy

Chris Dutton It's only a two-horse race, but the ACT Brumbies have been given odds against the Southern Kings that would be more deserving on champion race horse Black Caviar.

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UC and Brumbies to lure South Africa's finest

Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies and University of Canberra are trying to lure South Africa's top students and athletes to the capital by starting a Jake White scholarship.

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Smith inspires prop's inner beast

Chris Dutton Scott Sio insists he's ready to be thrown in against the ''Beast'' and the doctor on Sunday morning.

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Mann-Rea called up as cover

Chris Dutton Josh Mann-Rea has joined the ACT Brumbies in South Africa as an emergency for Wallabies star Stephen Moore.

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Phone call changed it all for Mogg

Chris Dutton Eighteen months ago, Jesse Mogg was surviving on youth allowance and bags of rice.

Tyro Brumbies prop ready to make his mark on Sharks duo

Chris Dutton Rooming with a great is the perfect preparation for Scott Sio's starting debut and the ACT Brumbies prop insists he's ready to be thrown in against the ''Beast'' and the doctor on Sunday morning...

Live: Brumbies v Sharks

Chris Dutton Follow all the action from Kings Park Stadium in Durban, as the Brumbies take on the Sharks.

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White keen to go global, just not now

Chris Dutton Jake White believes he has unfinished business in international rugby, but won't leave his Brumbies contract.

Coach White back on the international radar

Chris Dutton DURBAN: ACT Brumbies coach Jake White believes he has unfinished business in international rugby and admits the Wallabies job would be the perfect platform to return to Tests if the position became...

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Brumbies prove they're a force with record win over Sharks

Chris Dutton The new-generation ACT Brumbies have cemented their place in Super Rugby history and stamped themselves as a genuine title contender with a record-breaking win in Durban.

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How Jake White got his mojo back

Chris Dutton He's lost 16 kilograms, his hair is thicker and the ACT Brumbies are winning - Jake White has rediscovered his rugby mojo in Canberra.

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Brumbies wheel out big unit to stop Bulls

Chris Dutton The Brumbies' 120-kilogram South African forward Etienne Oosthuizen will be unleashed against the Pretoria Bulls on Saturday night and he wants to ''bash'' his countrymen at Canberra Stadium.

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Junior Springbok returns home as enemy

Chris Dutton He left South Africa as a future Springbok but Etienne Oosthuizen is returning as the enemy to help the ACT Brumbies try to score two wins in his home country.

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Afrikaans, braai on menu for Oosthuizen

Chris Dutton It's a giant leap from South Africa to Canberra, but Etienne Oosthuizen already has a plan to cure home sickness - Afrikaans and a braai.

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All's well with White, if not his teammates

Chris Dutton Watching scrumhalf Nic White return to being ''annoying as hell'' at training has convinced ACT Brumbies skipper Ben Mowen the livewire back is ready to return to his electrifying best.