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    The Grand Slam hasn't come up in 25 years so it'll be great to be a part of that." Mortlock added: "It's a happy camp. There's 35 guys here who get an opportunity to represent their country and there's seven uncapped guys in this squad so there's a lot of buzz and excitement around. It's a great opportunity this tour, starting off with a Bledisloe (Cup) match in Tokyo and then a Grand Slam tour, and everyone is absolutely up for that." The 32-year-old, who will assess his future beyond 2010 at the completion of the upcoming tour, admits he still had aspirations to continue to captain his country but pledged his full support for his successor. Full Article at Planet Rugby
    It's a happy camp. There's 35 guys here who get an opportunity to represent their country and there's seven uncapped guys in this squad so there's a lot of buzz and excitement around. It's a great opportunity this tour, starting off with a Bledisloe (Cup) match in Tokyo and then a Grand Slam tour, and everyone is absolutely up for that.
    Stirling Mortlock – Stirling Mortlock SOURCE: Planet Rugby 1 month ago
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No rift in Wallabies camp
  1. The reality is I totally understand the logic and the reasoning behind selecting a new captain in Rocky and building from here on up toward the 2011 (World Cup), and I'm 100 per cent behind that. It was a good opportunity to start afresh with a new leader to take us forward for the next two years, and i...
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 1 month ago
  2. Obviously I was a little disappointed (not to get the captaincy), I think if you talk to any players within the squad at some point they'd like some kind of leadership role at some point of time.
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 1 month ago
  3. I think if anything there was a slight misunderstanding from my and Robbie's communication we had, but that's about it.
    Stirling Mortlock – Stirling Mortlock SOURCE: Planet Rugby 1 month ago
  4. I was really keen to try to lead this tour and I've stated that
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 1 month ago
  5. So from that point of view I'm disappointed but fully supportive of the guys that obviously the coach and John O'Neill have appointed. I'm not unhappy. I'm looking forward to the tour that's coming up, obviously it's a great opportunity. The Grand Slam hasn't come up in 25 years so it'll be great to be ...
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 1 month ago

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