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All the world’s rugby media is agape bearing witness to the implosion of Matt Giteau as the Wallabies crumble to lows not seen in many of our lifetimes. So what to do when he gets back here to Canberra? Apparently the Wallaby backline isn’t good enough to partake of his genius, will the Brumbies be up to

THERE was an additional item on the menu at the Millennium stadium yesterday, something from way back. Rugby. This was by far the fastest and most entertaining match of the autumn series. And also back were the Wallabies, a team so derided in their homeland after they solved one of rugby’s most difficult problems — how to lose to Scotland — that apparently they were thinking of not letting ...

... legend Neil Jenkins expects Australia's Matt Giteau to bounce back from his Murrayfield nightmare in ... His final kick was from a similar angle and distance to the one Giteau missed on against Scotland. But Jenkins says the circumstances and conditions were ... a Wembley perspective things had gone pretty well for me that day. Matt had missed one or two on Saturday leading up to the final kick. ...

Robbie Deans must put aside the protected species that we know as Matt Giteau and drop him for the upcoming Wales game. ... decision-making, and a sloppy goalkicking technique. Giteau’s performance, in the light of his overt, public ... Vice Captain, he was always going to be either hero or villain. Matthew Giteau is sportsman, and as such, is only as good as his last game, not a protected species ...

... tour. South African winger Bryan Habana scored three tries for the Barbarians and Wallabies first five Matt Giteau stamped his control on the match early on. Despite conceding the match, the largely second string All Black side showed glimpses of their ... for the full 80 minutes. Scorers: Barbarians 25: Bryan Habana (3 tries); Matt Giteau (2 conversions); Matt Giteau, Morne ...

... of scoring opportunities Australia butchered as well.  Matt Giteau was twice denied by thumping tackles from Jonny Wilkinson ... 's forwards came out and got into English faces.  Giteau nailed a penalty for an offside, after a movement where both he and Elsom could ... and dragged the two Englishmen over the line with him from 15m out.  Giteau converted to send Australia two scores ahead ...

... wing. By half time the score was 10-6, Matt Giteau landing one penalty to O’Gara&# ... out the early mistakes in the forwards leaving little for Ireland to play off. Giteau missed one penalty and landed the other after 55 minutes – ... side to side before Elsom powered into the corner. Converted by Giteau and it looked like it was all over. Australia running on empty were besieged by Ireland ...

... ' Foden) were missed, and I fear that that next year's November tests will be too late for experimentation with the 2011 World Cup just around the corner. Matt Giteau The big miss of the week.  Congratulations again to Scotland. Oops. John Smit Is the South Africa captain showing weaknesses at number 1?  Is he ...

Matt Giteau missed a last-minute conversion in Australia’s 9-8 defeat to Scotland at Murrayfield. Australia scored with the last move of the game – 20-phases of desperate attack finally culminating in Ryan Cross reducing the deficit to one point. But Giteau, who sunk just one of four attempts at goal, pushed the crucial kick, which saw