Out of the blue and into the Blacks

WALLABIES coach Robbie Deans met one of his heroes, Dennis Lillee, savoured a first-up Tri Nations victory, and quietly knows that the cogs of his team are running smoothly. However, the big All Blacks shadow looms.

Burgess wants to prove he is no passing fad

WALLABIES halfback Luke Burgess is under no threat of losing his spot for the Bledisloe Cup Test, but doesn't need reminding his service has to improve to keep the Australian selectors at arm's length.

Barnes's defence in league of its own

BERRICK BARNES must have thought he was back in the Brisbane Broncos colours doing tackling drills.

McCaw hopes for early return

RICHIE McCAW'S chances of an early Bledisloe Cup return have firmed, with the openside breakaway to resume training with the All Blacks in Wellington today.

De Villiers flies low over cuckoo's nest

THE best rugby entertainment in town? Robbie Deans versus Graham Henry. Nah. Matt Giteau versus Daniel Carter? Nah. A pathetic version of Waltzing Matilda versus the haka? Nah.

Wallabies Kiwi coach says nothing personal in taking on All Blacks

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says there will be nothing personal in his first battle with his homeland.

Who wants to be a millionaire?

League is under threat from European union and Mark Gasnier won't be the last to go, writes John Connolly.

Rob's mob spell trouble for Ted's troops

You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief when the relentless Springboks left New Zealand. A week's breather and then on to the Wallabies - that mob on the other side of the ditch who don't have a scrum.

Horan fires up Bledisloe: ABs in state of decline

Wallabies legend Tim Horan has lit the Bledisloe Cup fuse for Saturday night's showdown in Sydney, declaring the All Blacks are in danger of losing their aura once and for all.

Stats suggest All Blacks have backs to wall

Statistics can be misleading devils, able to be manipulated this way and that depending on the user's whims. But this one makes a fairly emphatic statement: in two Tri Nations matches the All Blacks backs have yet to score a try.

Farr-Jones inducted into Wallabies Hall of Fame

Australia's first Rugby World Cup-winning captain Nick Farr-Jones has been voted into the Wallabies Hall of Fame.

Injury forces Gibbes to end rugby career

Chiefs and Waikato lock Jono Gibbes has announced his retirement from all rugby, finally giving up his long-running battle against injury.

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