Carter reinvents himself for renewed bid for Waratahs
Waratahs and University star Tom Carter is drawing on the pain of
sitting out last year's Shute Shield grand final victory and losing
his starting Super 14 spot to Kurtley Beale as inspiration to guide
the Students to their fifth consecutive premiership and ensure his
spot in Chris Hickey's line-up next season.
Go West: Force sign injured Dunning for two years
THE Western Force have signed Wallabies prop Matt Dunning for the next two Super 14 seasons but the Perth franchise is still waiting on a decision from Lions five-eighth Andre Pretorius.
Waratahs star as Uni kicks clear of brave Eastwood
WARATAHS flyhalf Daniel Halangahu inspired University to a thrilling 29-17 win over giant-killers Eastwood yesterday in the same match Wallabies Phil Waugh and Matt Dunning pressed their claims for a return to the representative arena.
Dunning's departure from NSW replenishes Force's depleted stocks
WALLABIES and Waratahs prop Matt Dunning has quit the NSW Super 14 franchise and will announce his signing with the Western Force tomorrow.
Between Rocky and a hard place: Mowen frustrated over new deal
THE Waratahs have risked losing one of their stand-out revelations in Ben Mowen by allowing talks with the classy back-rower to extend to the point where he has yet to re-sign.
Monday Maul
WARATAHS players are not used to centre stage, accepting major
trophies and being showered with confetti.
Dunning out of the running but gets courtesy call-up
MATT DUNNING was surprised when Wallabies coach Robbie Deans
telephoned him last week before his comeback in the Shute Shield
for Eastwood after nearly six months out.
Hickey to cast a wide net in player search
THE Waratahs' search for a new second-rower is almost certain to take them overseas.
Tahs plead for Rocky rematch
Hickey implores Rocky Elsom to think of the Waratahs when and if he
returns to Australia.
Waratahs to turn out for their Sydney club teams
WARATAHS backs Tom Carter and Daniel Halangahu will brush off jet-lag to line up for club rugby side Sydney University this weekend.
Waratahs say Harrison is not on their radar
THE Waratahs will not pursue former Wallabies second-rower Justin Harrison after he left the Bath club in England in controversial circumstances this week.
Barbarians at the gate for Waugh
THE international future of Phil Waugh has taken an unexpected detour, with the Waratahs captain scheduled to travel to France on Saturday to join the Barbarians squad.
Foley stays at Tahs for unfinished business
MICHAEL FOLEY, who for many months was seriously considering giving away coaching, has had a rethink and will commit to being the Waratahs' forwards coach next season.
Benn graduates from five-year crush course
WITH the Test season looming, Waratahs forward Benn Robinson has revealed a major factor behind his transformation into the most dominant loose-head prop of the Super 14.
Monday Maul
IN THE end, "playing ugly" led to the Waratahs' premature ejection from the Super 14.
Waugh's grip on Test spot slipping
WHILE Stirling Mortlock is this week expected to be confirmed as Wallabies Test captain, the Waratahs skipper, Phil Waugh, is under threat of missing out on the 30-man Australian training squad.
Double victory for returning Batger
WARATAHS back Ben Batger finally got to savour the reward of an eight-month rehabilitation and fitness program by playing for Eastwood in their Shute Shield win over Northern Suburbs on the weekend.
Milestones cold comfort to Tahs as finals slip by
WARATAHS captain Phil Waugh has had to play with a lot of pain and injuries in his many years as an elite player … broken bones, torn cartilage, deep bruising, cuts and abrasions.
Australia can't sustain five Super teams: Hickey
AUSTRALIA is ill-equipped in player depth to field a fifth team with local players in an expanded Super competition, according to NSW Waratahs coach Chris Hickey.
Dogged Tahs go out with a broadside
THE NSW Waratahs' Super 14 semi-finals hopes were extinguished last night by a rampant Hurricanes outfit which outclassed an undermanned Queensland in Brisbane.
More games means more players, argues Hickey
THE Waratahs may have to reconsider their policy to reduce their squad and opt to increase player numbers if the Super competition extends to 22 weeks.
Tahs' backs plan to spontaneously combust
THE Waratahs are planning to employ an expansive approach and roll
the dice to secure a crucial bonus-point win in the final-round
match against the Lions.
Party's over as NSW pack plans the next 80-minute show
THE Waratahs forwards have stopped the back-slapping following
their demolition of the Sharks pack in Durban last week and are
focusing on a repeat performance against the Lions this weekend.
Lions v NSW Waratahs
NSW's finals prospects will be a tad clearer after the
Chiefs-Brumbies game but, regardless, the equation is simple for
the Waratahs: win or bust.
Pins lining up for Polota-Nau
TATAFU POLOTA-NAU is on the cusp of showing he is a truly world class hooker, according to his Waratahs teammates who play their last round of the Super 14 against the Lions on Saturday morning (AEST).
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