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Australia player of the year

Wallabies fullback Kurtley Beale poses with former captain John Eales having been awarded the John Eales Medal in Sydney.

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Players of the game Digby Iaone and Will Genia.

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Crusaders Mid-Week Training

As promised here is a Crusaders video ahead of tomorrow's Super Rugby final. It provides a good feel for what goes on behind the scenes of a professional club, and also features some hilarious banter between Sean Maitland and Zac Guildford. He does have a weird running style...

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England U20s

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Queensland Reds Fan Vid

I appreciate that with the amount of Reds posts White Line Fever is producing recently we should probably rename the blog 'Queensland Reds Fever' but I had to post this excellent fan video ahead of Saturday's clash between the Reds and Crusaders at Suncorp.

The fan has actually created a Reds-based rap to go along with the footage using the tune of 'Black and Yellow' by Wiz Khalifa, and as fan contributions go, this is pretty awesome.

I will be evening the biased coverage out with some 'Saders stuff soon!

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Super Rugby Semis: Queensland Reds 30 - 13 Auckland Blues

Had to post these highlights of the awesome Super Rugby clash from the weekend. Skip to 1:12 for my favourite part - the emu on full display ;)

Video courtesy of RugbyDump.com

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Do A Little Dance…!

Quade Cooper prepares to convert!

Get Down Tonight!

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Final Score Reds 30 Blues 13  Scorers Reds Tries - R Davies 3, B Tapuai Pen - Q Cooper Con - Q Cooper 2 Drop - Q Cooper Blues Tries - C Lowrey Pen - L McAlister 2 Con - S Brett Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (SA) Attendance: 44.940

Rugby Week News

The Reds at SuperRugby Finals, first ever, Finals at Suncorp St. in Brisbane!

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Canterbury Jersey Promo 2011

Neat little promotion video from Canterbury ahead of RWC 11 in September. A player (in this case Scotland's Ross Ford) is challenged to tear the neckline of the new Canterbury shirt. A funny and clever way to promote a product.

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The new SuperRugby Trophy

Looking pretty good.

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French Rugby Kit 2011-2012

What do you guys think of the new French team kit? They are a tribute to the kits France wore when they beat the All Blacks in 1999 and 2007. 

"The jerseys are engineered to improve athlete performance; with an innovative tight fit design to aid movement. The design inspiration aimed at celebrates French rugby heritage whilst being modern in style," Read an official statement.

I think I prefer the old kit though...

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Super Rugby Finals 2011

Queensland Reds posted this neat little motivational film ahead of their quarter final game against the Blues on Saturday, it's awesome and well worth a watch. 

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James Haskell Viral Vid

Been out of action for a week due to the fact I was sunning the guns in Portugal, however what better way to pick things up than with this funny video? It features England international James Haskell getting angry with an extremley rude interviewer, and at first appears genuine, especially as it was backed up with tweets from the man himself after the incident. However closer inspection suggests it may be a hoax...

Either way, it's quite funny, so enjoy.

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As you may know, White Line Fever is a big fan of James O'Connor, one of the brightest talents of world rugby at the moment. However the constant faffing over his future the past few months has left a sour taste with the club that brought him to being, Western Force. Today it was announced that O'Connor had signed a two year deal with Melbourne Rebels, joining his friend Kurtley Beale at the club, however it is a shame things ended the way they did with the Force and the fact he couldn't play the last game of the season yesterday due to a ban will have left many fans lacking a sense of closure. This article from the Sydney Morning Herald goes into more detail (click on the title.)

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Ronan O'Gara Sings

Wanted to post this funny little viral vid of Ronan O'Gara singing in a traffic jam for TomTom, it's pretty amusing, and it's nice to see ROG has a funny side! Are there too many viral vids these days? I say no.

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Brian O'Driscoll Moment of Magic

Wanted to post this video of an incredible piece of skill from BOD a few weeks ago against Munster, where he flicks a no-look round the back pass to Sexton. It's brilliant to watch, and shows the enduring class of one of the all time greats.