By Matthew Burke, Sun Herald Click on the Auckland website and and you will quickly learn the city’s catchcry is “The Show Never Stops”. That just about sums it up for teams when they take on the All Blacks at Eden Park. Next weekend the Wallabies will be the next team to attempt to scale …
By Matt Burke, The Sun Herald The time for hoping and wishing is over. This is the year the Wallabies can win back the Bledisloe Cup. In years gone by the Bledisloe series brought with it an air of hope, and sometimes desperation. This year presents itself differently. To hold aloft the Bledisloe Cup takes …
IT'S TIME: WHY THE WALLABIES CAN WIN BACK THE BLEDISLOE CUP – MATT BURKE – SUN HERALD Read More »
By Matthew Burke, The Sun-Herald Given the task of building a championship team, there is one simple question: do you load up on good players or do you use some of the cash to fork out for a top coach? Do good players make the coach or the coach make good players? My opinion varied …
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By Matthew Burke, The Sun Herald When you are out in front of a race, leading the pack, what is your state of mind? Do you look to the finish line and say, “Catch me if you can”, or do you look over your shoulder concerned by those chasing you? This is the Waratahs’ predicament …
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By Matthew Burke, The Sun Herald What’s the scarier proposition? Playing against a team wondering how good they are or playing against a team that already knows how good they are. I ask this question as the Wallabies prepare to battle the world’s No.1 rugby team for the Bledisloe Cup. Sometimes there is too much …
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By Matthew Burke, The Sun Herald There is no worse sight than seeing a sportsperson fall through injury. Their hopes and dreams go up in smoke, as does the close-knit group that surrounds them, all letting out a collective sigh of “oh no”. That’s certainly what I said when Stephen Moore went down on Saturday, …
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By Matthew Burke, Sun Herald I am a fan of all sports, I like to watch skilful players perform at the highest level. I try to take pieces of information that will benefit me or help me impart that knowledge when I coach. Whether that be golf, athletics, soccer, tennis, whatever, I am always trying …
Network Ten is pleased to announce Wallabies legend, Matt Burke, will join Sandra Sully on the desk of TEN News Sydney as Sports Presenter. Matt Burke will join TEN News next month. Matt replaces Brad McEwan who is returning home to Melbourne to join Stephen Quartermain and the TEN News Melbourne team. There is no …
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Network Ten is pleased to announce Wallabies legend, Matt Burke, will join Sandra Sully on the desk of TEN News Sydney as Sports Presenter. Matt Burke will join TEN News next month. Matt replaces Brad McEwan who is returning home to Melbourne to join Stephen Quartermain and the TEN News Melbourne team. There is …