Higginbotham reboots Rebels with laid-back captaincy style
Georgina Robinson There are very few rugby players who find captaining a side relaxing.
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Waratahs' fate in their hands after shutting Stormers down
Georgina Robinson The Waratahs are ''in with a sniff'' at finals football and have five games to make it happen.
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Who dares wins: Waratahs told to storm Stormers
Georgina Robinson THE Waratahs will play a high-stakes game of truth or dare in Cape Town this weekend.
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Resurgent Rebels have won respect, say Waratahs
Georgina Robinson For so long the whipping boys of Australian rugby, as pointed out by a sniping New Zealand pundit who bemoaned their rivals' lack of depth, the Rebels are finally commanding respect.
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Seventy-seven Super minutes enough to convince the man that counts
Georgina Robinson It is a testament to Berrick Barnes' contribution to the Wallabies last year that, after just 77 minutes of Super Rugby this year, the NSW playmaker was still among the first 25 players named to face...
Criticism gives Cooper a point to prove
Phil Lutton and Georgina Robinson Reds coach Ewen McKenzie expects beleaguered playmaker Quade Cooper to make a statement against the Stormers in Cape Town on the weekend after absorbing the news of his omission from the Wallaby...
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Wallabies or bust? ARU boss coy on plans to retain Folau
Georgina Robinson Australian Rugby Union boss Bill Pulver has played down optimism at the prospect of retaining league convert Israel Folau next year.
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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of rival Super Rugby coaches who omitted code-swapper Israel Folau from their picks of the top Wallabies prospects are outdated.
Horne's retention remains strong priority for Cheika
Georgina Robinson Michael Cheika says he is hopeful the Waratahs and Rob Horne can reach an agreement that will keep the in-form centre at NSW next year.
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Brumbies plot to stop Foley menace
Georgina Robinson If the Brumbies have taken anything from the Stormers' narrow loss to the Waratahs last weekend it is how to neutralise NSW five-eighth Bernard Foley.
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Douglas wants to play through pain of loss
Georgina Robinson Grieving Waratahs second-rower Kane Douglas has told coach Michael Cheika he wants to play against the Brumbies.
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Tahs find skills to make good on adventure, says Larkham
Georgina Robinson The Waratahs are a different team to the one that fell startlingly short against the Brumbies in round four.
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Betham in as Cheika keeps tinkering with rear engine
Georgina Robinson Michael Cheika will test his seventh permutation of the Waratahs' back three this season when Peter Betham returns to the starting line-up against the Kings on Sunday.
Few left in back line after Tahs overhaul
Georgina Robinson What a difference a year makes. Just two players that started this round for the Waratahs back line last season still remain.
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No royal welcome for Kings captain as fans hold grudge
Georgina Robinson Luke Watson must be the only captain in Super Rugby to be regularly booed by his home crowd.
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Cheika dismissive of White's snipe at Folau
Georgina Robinson Waratahs coach Michael Cheika ''isn't interested'' in Jake White's opinion of Israel Folau's Wallabies chances after the Brumbies coach said giving the former NRL and AFL star a Test jersey now would...
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Folau wows as Waratahs notch up record win
Georgina Robinson An astonishing 11-tries-to-one gutting of Super Rugby newcomers the Southern Kings will ensure a warm welcome home for the Waratahs this week.
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Kings for a day, Tahs back to earth
Georgina Robinson Eleven tries is 11 tries but it does not a season make. Waratahs coach Michael Cheika vowed not to let his team get distracted by notching their biggest win ever in Super Rugby at the weekend.
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Barnes and Mitchell to make comebacks from the bench
Georgina Robinson Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has taken out kicking insurance for his side's must-win clash against the Stormers this weekend, backing Test back Berrick Barnes to start from the bench after just 20...
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Hooper ready to hit top form in battle for Wallabies spot
Georgina Robinson Incumbent Wallabies breakaway Michael Hooper is responding the only way he knows how to the selection threat posed to him by returning Test veteran George Smith. He's playing his heart out.
