Rugby
Waratahs have skill set to stop mauling by Stormers
Paul Cully As the Stormers tried to bully the Blues into submission last Friday night, one South African journalist sent the following pithy tweet. ''Heaven help us South Africans if the IRB ever bans the maul.
All eyes on the Stormers but underdog status gives Waratahs a chance
Paul Cully What the Waratahs wouldn't give for a little of the pressure the Stormers are experiencing. The Cape Town side is perched loftily in the table, has the best defensive record in the competition and...
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
Folau's Wallabies stocks up in leaps and bounds
Paul Cully Israel Folau has one arm in a Wallabies jersey.
Rugby
Tahs need to be wary as Chiefs bulk up, SBW style
Paul Cully The question most asked of the Chiefs has a simple answer. No, they haven't replaced Sonny Bill Williams, but for the first time this season they have picked a side that looks best equipped to...
Rugby
Genia's return must give Lions food for thought
Paul Cully The way that Will Genia has returned after knee surgery is nothing short of remarkable.
Rugby
Players under delusion code can't thrive without them
Paul Cully When the Brumbies lost to the Stormers at the weekend, they did so obviously hindered by the lack of the booming left boot of their exciting fullback Jesse Mogg, a name already mentioned as a...
Union
'Split up' Three Amigos
Paul Cully Wallabies coach Robbie Deans must consider the drastic step of splitting up the Three Amigos of Australian rugby and decide which one is expendable, former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones says.
Tight five
No.13 proves lucky for Ashley-Cooper
Paul Cully Adam Ashley-Cooper is growing each week in the No.13 jersey.
Rugby
McMeniman's efforts will make Deans think
Paul Cully Hugh McMeniman is showing the signs that every Wallabies fan wanted.
All aboard the player-go-round
Paul Cully Paul Cully takes a look at the top 20 signings for the three SANZAR nations and what they will bring to their new teams.
Chiefs and Sharks show creative play is not only entertaining - it also leads to a finals berth
Paul Cully The Chiefs, loaded with talent and invention from No.9 through to No.15, kick away possession every 47 seconds, the fourth-lowest figure in the competition.
Rugby
Brumbies show Tahs how to keep it simple
Paul Cully It took the Brumbies just 40 minutes last weekend to show Waratahs fans once again what they've lacked this year.
TALKING POINTS
Five things we learnt from Super Rugby
Paul Cully 1. Will Genia is a halfback. In isolation, the decision to push him out to No.10 did not cost the Reds the game, but it contributed to the feeling that they comprehensively lost the battle of the...
Paul Cully
Super Rugby is not the best competition in the world, but it has the best players
Paul Cully Three weeks ago at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the Welsh five-eighth Rhys Priestland spotted a lack of numbers down the Irish short-side and took the ball to the line.
On the radar
On the radar: the five Super Rugby players to watch
Paul Cully The five players, in no particular order, from New Zealand and South Africa that made us sit up and take notice last weekend.
Paul Cully
Five things we learned in Super Rugby
Paul Cully The Stormer are deserved favourites for the Super Rugby title while Sanzar needs to address its officiating system.
Talking points
Five things we learnt in Super Rugby
Paul Cully The talking points from week 12 of Super Rugby.
