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    The Australian newspaper described the midfield pair as accidental heroes. "Had it not been for the tour-ending injuries suffered by Stirling Mortlock and Berrick Barnes over the past week, the Wallabies would have employed a fairly conventional back division for their tour" it said. "Deans was forced to roll the dice with Cooper and Ioane as his centre pairing and they came up as winners, both individually and as a threatening midfield combination." Full Article at Planet Rugby
    Had it not been for the tour-ending injuries suffered by Stirling Mortlock and Berrick Barnes over the past week, the Wallabies would have employed a fairly conventional back division for their tour
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 3 weeks ago
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Aussie press laud Wallabies victory
  1. Skipper Rocky Elsom is acutely aware that maintaining the rage on this tour is everything
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 3 weeks ago
  2. The coach took an enormous gamble with Cooper and Ioane
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 3 weeks ago
  3. It will revitalise their spirits, intensify their belief, and give the young players an important boost of self-confidence ahead of what could be the most difficult match of the four grand slam legs when they come up against the marauding Irish at Croke Park on Sunday.
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 3 weeks ago
  4. There is no other way but to storm Croke Park against Brian O'Driscoll's Irishmen after Elsom's insights playing beside the superstar centre six months ago for Leinster.
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 3 weeks ago
  5. Deans was forced to roll the dice with Cooper and Ioane as his centre pairing and they came up as winners, both individually and as a threatening midfield combination.
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 3 weeks ago
  6. The importance of this win cannot be over-estimated
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 3 weeks ago
  7. If the move had backfired, the repercussions would have been enormous. But both players stepped up to produce inspirational performances, with Cooper a crucial member of the team's impenetrable defence.
    SOURCE: Planet Rugby 3 weeks ago

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