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• Cooper must share the load more: Deans

  

  Adding fuel to the Wallabies selection fire, coach Robbie Deans says Quade Cooper needs to be less tackle-shy and share playmaking duties because his attacking game has become predictable.

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• NZ end Sevens series with London triumph over Australia

  

  World series winners New Zealand have hammered Australia 47-12 in the final of the London sevens rugby tournament.

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• Record crowds expected at London Rugby Sevens

  

  The final leg of this season’s HSBC Sevens World Series takes place this weekend, 11-12 May 2013, at Twickenham Stadium. Themed ‘Safari’, it will see Australia take on seven of the world’s best Seven rugby teams over two days. For 24 hours only on 9 May tickets to the Sunday matches will be £17.50 – find out more below.

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• British Lions vs the Wallabies: Shaping up for the show-down

  

  IN THE DEN | Charlie Inglefield, Australian Times rugby correspondent recently returned from down under, assesses the forthcoming Lions series in Australia and contemplates each team’s chances in what promises to be one of the most exciting rugby duals seen in recent years.

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• Deans won’t rule out Kurtley Beale against Lions

  

  Coach Damien Hill will consult the rest of the Melbourne Rebels playing group before deciding whether or not to rush Kurtley Beale back for Friday night’s Super Rugby showdown with the Chiefs.

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• Aussies set to star in Heineken Cup semi-final at Twickenham

  

  Debut Heineken Cup final the target this Sunday at Twickenham for Saracens and Toulon with both teams featuring a host of internationals including Wallabies Matt Giteau, Luke Rooney and Rocky Elsom.

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• Reds rue bombing 10 tries against Brumbies

  The Queensland Reds are searching for their finishing precision against New Zealand’s surprise-packet the Blues after lamenting they bombed 10 tries against the Brumbies.

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• Top Wallabies must pick up act for Lions

  

  Only a handful of Robbie Deans’ established Test team which ended last season would be currently picked in a form Australian side.

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• Reds axe Ioane for bad behaviour

  PAST misdemeanours have come back to haunt Digby Ioane as the Queensland Reds on Monday sought to improve a flagging team culture by axing the Wallabies winger for one match.

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• Beale and Cooper set for Super Rugby showdown

  

  The five-eight clash between Melbourne’s Kurtley Beale and Queensland’s Quade Cooper is one of the enticing match-ups in the next Super Rugby round.

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• Wing harder than No.15 for Folau: Cheika

  

  Israel Folau struggled on debut in the Waratahs season-opening Super Rugby loss to Queensland, and playing the pressure position of fullback, was frequently found out by the Reds’ attack.

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• Convert Israel Folau prepares for Sat’s Super Rugby debut

  

  The Queensland Reds expect former Suncorp Stadium favourite Israel Folau to enjoy a Digby Ioane-like roaming role when he turns into a sky blue villain for NSW Waratahs on Saturday night.

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• Barbarians vs Fiji 2 for 1 rugby tickets now on sale

  

  The eagerly anticipated rugby clash between the Barbarians and Fiji has been set for Saturday 30 November at Twickenham in London – and early-birds can grab their tickets 2 for 1, now.

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• Brumbies coach hypes up Clyde’s return

  

  Brumbies coach Jake White hopes Wallabies winger Clyde Rathbone’s Super Rugby comeback will draw a big Canberra crowd against the Reds.

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• Early bird Waratahs sweat it out in Sydney

  

  They weren’t due back at training until next week, but the Waratahs’ national team contingent braved a sweltering Sydney morning to display their commitment to turning the struggling Super Rugby franchise around.

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• Pocock contender for captain after re-signing with Wallabies

  

  Wallabies flanker David Pocock is a strong chance to captain Australia at the 2015 World Cup after re-signing with the ARU for three more years.

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• Wallabies Report Card: Season 2012 assessed

  

  Following the end of the Wallabies’ winter tour, CHARLIE INGLEFIELD assesses the successes and failures of this season, the team’s areas of strength and what can be improved upon with a huge series against the British Lions coming up next year.

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• Waratahs set for Israel Folau signing

  

  Israel Folau is set to announce in a Tuesday morning press conference that he has signed a one-year deal with the Waratahs.

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• Cooper can have half my pay: Sonny Bill Williams

  

  Sonny Bill Williams wants to offer half his 2013 pay packet to Quade Cooper in a bid to lure the ex-Wallabies five-eighth to the NRL.

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• McKibbin called up for Test debut against Wales

  

  NSW Waratahs halfback Brendan McKibbon has been summoned to join the Wallabies squad for the final test of their European tour against Wales.

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