Pat McCabe News
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Australia winger Digby Ioane is in doubt for the series-opening rugby Test against the British and Irish Lions in a month’s time following knee surgery.
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Australia rugby center Pat McCabe may recover from a knee injury for a three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions, while his ACT Brumbies teammate George Smith is out until July.
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Wallabies coach Robbie Deans named James O’Connor as his preferred playmaker in a 25-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions, while leaving the selection door open for the omitted Quade Cooper and Kurtley Beale.
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Australia rallied for the second straight week in the Rugby Championship to beat Argentina 23-19 and move into second place behind New Zealand, which extended its lead with a 21-11 win against South Africa.
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Australia ran in 11 tries to rout the U.S. 67-5 at the Rugby World Cup and rebound from last week’s upset loss to Ireland.
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Nathan Sharpe was named as Australia’s third on-field captain of 2012 and will lead a team featuring four starting changes for this weekend’s Rugby Championship match against Argentina on the Gold Coast.
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Australia will give Kurtley Beale “until the final moment” to overcome a hamstring injury and take his place in an unchanged team in the Rugby World Cup semifinal against New Zealand in two days.
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Australia retained Berrick Barnes at fly-half and omitted Quade Cooper for this week’s Rugby Championship opener against world champion New Zealand. Juan Martin Hernandez will make his first start in more than three years for Argentina’s tournament debut in South Africa.
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Australia made seven changes to its starting lineup for this week’s Tri-Nations rugby opener against South Africa as it tries to rebound from an upset loss to Samoa.
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Australia coach Robbie Deans named the following team to play New Zealand in the Oct. 16 Rugby World Cup semifinal at Eden Park, Auckland:
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