The Mole has been pretty surprised by the attitude of quite a few Aussie fans: Continue reading
Ireland vs Australia Reaction: Have You Ever Been To India?*
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Ireland 15 – 6 Australia
Ireland 15 - 6 Australia
Match Preview: Australia vs Ireland
You Hang Up. No, You Hang Up. No, You Hang Up …
Mate ... I love you, mate. There. I've said it.
Adam Ashley Cooper was ladling it on pretty thick when it came to his opinion of his next opponent, Brian O’Driscoll: Continue reading
Match Review: Australia 32 – 6 Italy
Five Italians in his wake, hot-tempered larrikin James O'Connor gets over for a try. Bonzer.
Australia filleted the Italians with a second-half display of accuracy and precision that’d impress surgeons and intimidate future opponents. Continue reading
I Can’t Think Of Any Job Where You Could Legitimately Watch This Without Fear Of Repercussion
This is pretty spectacularly NSFW, but it’s a personal favourite. I hear Dingo Deans has lined this lad up to give out the jerseys before the Italy game … and then to come back at halftime and convince the lads to “take the bacon home’, just like “this chick that did the marathon … sometime in the eighties”.
G’Day Australia, I’m Excited – Australia Squad Preview
In the 2007 Super 14 season, the Queensland Reds were brutal. They finished ten points adrift at the bottom of the table with two wins, the lowest in the competition, the second lowest points scored tally and the worst defensive record. In the final match of the season, the Blue Bulls beat them 92-3. Amidst all this mediocrity, James Horwill ran about the place making tackles, hitting rucks, carrying the football and sticking out like a sore thumb. Many of the Reds squad mentioned him as their favourite team mate, highlighting his enthusiasm. He earned the soubriquet ‘Big Kev’, named for an Australian entrepreneur who promoted his own cleaning products with the catchphrase “I’m Excited”. This season, the Queensland Reds, under Horwill’s captaincy, finished top of the log and beat the Crusaders in the final. James Horwill is a champion.
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Australia v New Zealand Review
Big Kev Knows ... How To Win 'Em.
James Horwill has long been a focal point for any team he is a member of. His appointment as captain of Australia’s World Cup squad confirmed his leadership role. His influence was immediate as a confident Australia got stuck into New Zealand from the first whistle and showed no respect for reputation. Horwill has already captained Queensland to the Super 15 title this season and this victory meant that his team won the Tri Nations title for the first time in a decade. Continue reading
Matt Giteau and Robbie Deans
What sort of team can afford to leave out a 92-times capped 28-year old who has twice been nominated for IRB International Player of the Year [the most recent of these nominations coming a mere 20 months ago in December 2009], who has scored 624 international points, including a not to be sniffed at 29 tries – of halfbacks, only Joost van der Westhuizen [38] and Dan Carter [equal, on 29] can match or exceed him – and who has started international games at scrum-half, out-half and first centre? You’ve guessed it: Australia. They’re that good, apparently. Continue reading
Digging Like a Demented Mole 