Robbie Deans News
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Australia’s lack of a tune-up match will handicap the Wallabies in next month’s series opener against the British and Irish Lions, according to the country’s top rugby executive.
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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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Wallabies back Kurtley Beale, who was suspended from Super Rugby twice this season because of his behavior, checked into a private hospital for “assistance in resolving personal issues,” the Australian Rugby Union said.
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Wallabies back Kurtley Beale was suspended from Super Rugby for the second time this season after breaking the conditions of his return, jeopardizing his chances of being selected to face the British and Irish Lions.
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Australia rugby union selectors included code-switcher Israel Folau among seven rookie players for a 30-man planning camp ahead of the Test series against the British and Irish Lions in June and July.
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Wallabies coach Robbie Deans re- signed with the Australian Rugby Union through 2013.
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Nathan Sharpe, Australia’s most- experienced second-row forward, delayed his retirement until after the southern hemisphere’s inaugural Rugby Championship, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans said.
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Ewen McKenzie will leave the Queensland Reds at the end of this season after overseeing the Australian team’s transformation from Super Rugby strugglers to title contenders, saying he wants to coach a national squad.
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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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