Person: Salesi Ma’afu

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French grins get wider as rugby stars pitch up in Riviera

The eyes are gleaming, the handshakes almost as warm as the golden sands a mile or two away.

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Toulon are hard to love but easy to envy

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North proves to be Saints' one-man bonus point

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Rugby players exchange furious punches, friendly tweets

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Lions have bigger fish to fry than Force

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Rowntree calls for Lions to lift it

Wallabies overcome Russian challenge

Australia 68 Russia 22

Sat, 01 Oct, 2011

Advance Australia? That depends...

Criticism of his tactics, selections, birthplace or any other facet of his behaviour has been wool off a sheep’s back to Australia’s New Zealand-born coach Robbie Deans.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2011

Baxter: Scrum pause not helpful

Australia’s most capped Test prop Al Baxter believes referee Allain Rolland deserves most of the blame for the Wallabies’ scrum woes against New Zealand in Hong Kong.

Wed, 03 Nov, 2010

New faces for Wallabies

Australia selectors have named 12 uncapped players in an extended 40-man training squad ahead of the upcoming spring tour of Hong Kong and Europe.

Mon, 04 Oct, 2010

Turner in for Mitchell

Lachie Turner has been named in the Australia XV for Saturday’s clash with New Zealand in Sydney.

Thu, 09 Sep, 2010

Big guns back for Wallabies

Australia coach Robbie Deans welcomes back three of his big guns for Saturday night’s Tri Nations encounter with South Africa in Brisbane.

Tue, 20 Jul, 2010

Cooper gets ten as three earn Aussie debuts

Australia coach Robbie Deans has handed debuts to three players for the Test against Fiji on Saturday and the contentious number 10 jersey has gone to Quade Cooper.

Tue, 01 Jun, 2010