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ARU chief John O'Neill says that it is exciting to have an Australian franchise defending the Super Rugby championship going into the 2012 season.
Topics: super-14, rugby-union, sport, australia
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Waratahs captain Rocky Elsom said his team-mates are raring to get into the 2012 Super Rugby campaign.
Topics: super-14, rugby-union, sport, australia
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Reds coach Ewen McKenzie says the defending champion franchise has prepared for the 2012 season just like any other.
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Mike Harris says it is healthy that he is competing against Ben Lucas to replace the injured Quade Cooper as Queensland fly half.
Topics: rugby-union, super-14, sport, australia
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Ben Lucas says he and Mike Harris will not be simply warming the seat at fly half for Queensland ahead of Quade Cooper's return from a knee injury in April.
Topics: super-14, rugby-union, australia
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Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie says Ben Lucas and Mike Harris are the prime candidates to start at fly half for the reds in the absence of Quade Cooper.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, australia
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Brumbies coach Jake White told ACT Grandstand that even though Western Force will be undermanned for their trial match in Darwin, he will be trying to find the best combinations with all his troops.
Topics: super-14, sport, rugby-union, australia
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Queensland captain James Horwill told Grandstand's Zane Bojack he is confident a finger injury will not curb his role in the Reds' Super Rugby campaign.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, super-14, australia
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New All Blacks coach Steve Hanson told reporters that it was humbling and an honour to be appointed the top job in New Zealand rugby.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, new-zealand
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Brumbies prop Rory Murphy told Grandstand's Tim Gavel that he is somewhat surprised to have to prove he is an Australian citizen ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season.
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Brumbies coach Jake White told Grandstand's Tim Gavel that he is confident that people in the community want to see his Super Rugby players turn out for their club sides.
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Wallabies and Brumbies prop Ben Alexander told Grandstand's Tim Gavel that his return to Canberra to train is as much for the benefit of his upcoming Brumbies duties as his national ones.
Topics: super-14, rugby-union, sport, australia
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Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie told Grandstand's Alister Nicholson he has little interest in joining Robbie Deans' Wallabies coaching staff as an assistant.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, brisbane-4000
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Brumbies coach Jake White told Grandstand's Tim Gavel that he is committed to the Super Rugby franchise for the next four years and that he will not chase the Springboks vacancy.
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While many New Zealanders are still celebrating this morning, others are simply pleased the World Cup is over and they can get their lives back to normal. Last night at Eden Park in Auckland the emotions of the fans were put to the test.
Topics: rugby-union-world-cup, new-zealand
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Twenty four years of waiting ended for the All Blacks after they defeated the French at Eden Park. France had twice before ended New Zealand's hopes and for a while it looked it might happen again.
Topics: rugby-union, new-zealand
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Australia's Rugby World Cup dreams have been dashed after last night's emphatic victory by New Zealand's All Blacks over the Wallabies.
Topics: rugby-union, new-zealand
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New Zealanders have waited a generation to grasp the symbol of rugby supremacy, the William Webb Ellis Cup. The All Blacks have dominated the sport but when it comes to the World Cup, the Wallabies have the better record. The traditional rivals are both eyeing the prize as they prepare for the finals showdown on Sunday.
Topics: rugby-union-world-cup, sport, rugby-union, new-zealand
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New Zealanders are this morning worried on two fronts -a big container ship which ran aground in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island is spilling oil into the ocean and polluting kilometres of coastline, and all the while Kiwis are wringing their hands, worried about the World cup and the All Blacks' chances against Australia on Sunday night.
Topics: maritime, emergency-incidents, emergency-planning, sport, rugby-union, new-zealand
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The city of Christchurch has taken many heavy physical and psychological blows in this year of earthquakes. The coach of the Australian Rugby Union team, the Wallabies, hails from Christchurch, and in a goodwill gesture, the team has visited the city.
Topics: rugby-union-world-cup, new-zealand
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Some angry Wallabies supporters say that healthy trans-Tasman rivalry has now turned into outright hostility, taking relations between the Anzac nations to a new low.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, australia, new-zealand
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Australia faces its toughest test of the Rugby World Cup so far when it plays Ireland at Eden Park tonight. Games between these two nations don't always go to plan, partly due to the unpredictability of the Irish team and the extraordinary talents of the Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll.
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After a difficult 12 months, New Zealanders are looking forward to a long party as they host the Rugby World Cup. But despite the All Blacks' 31-point winning margin against Tonga last night, some supporters still doubt the pedigree of their beloved team.
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The Rugby World Cup kicks off tonight in New Zealand and while many Australians will be keenly following the progress of the Wallabies, there's much more at stake for the host nation. It's been a difficult year to say the least for New Zealanders after the tragedy of Pike River and the disaster of the Christchurch earthquake.
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Three weeks out from the start of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, marketers have dumped a controversial campaign calling on New Zealanders to support their team by foregoing sex during the six-week cup.
Topics: rugby-union-world-cup, sport, rugby-union, new-zealand
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