Stephen Moore News
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Second-rower James Horwill was named as Australia rugby captain for the three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions as selectors added the final picks to the Wallabies’ 31-man squad.
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Australia rugby coach Robbie Deans made three injury-forced changes to the Wallabies’ preliminary squad for the Test series against the British and Irish Lions starting this month.
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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 rugby coach Robbie Deans named the following team to play New Zealand in the July 31 Tri- Nations and Bledisloe Cup Test in Melbourne:
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New Zealand picked Joe Rokocoko for a national record 64th appearance on the wing for the July 31 Tri-Nations rugby Test against Australia, which also made two changes for the match in Melbourne.
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Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore published an op-ed article in the Wall Street Journal last week touting their latest edition of "Rich States, Poor States," the report they produce annually for the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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Australia made three personnel changes for the Aug. 7 Tri-Nations rugby Test against New Zealand, bringing the Faingaa twins and Kurtley Beale into the starting lineup.
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Australia picked rookie prop Paddy Ryan in a 30-man rugby squad to tour Europe next month, when flanker David Pocock will make his return from a knee injury. Fellow back-rower Scott Higginbotham was omitted.
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Australia selected prop Paddy Ryan and winger Nick Cummins as the only uncapped players in its touring squad for the final two rounds of the southern hemisphere’s inaugural Rugby Championship.
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Australia recalled fly-half Quade Cooper and dropped full-back Kurtley Beale for this weekend’s Rugby Championship game against New Zealand, which made one change to the team that won the tournament opener.
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