West Lothian

Champions Night

West Lothian Clarion (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009

The Black Bitch pub was packed with Clarionistas on Friday celebrating the best of cycling and fellowship in 2009. The evening began with a welcome from club President, Tobias Bauer who thanked everyone who had helped out and volunteered through out the year. Special mentions of thanks were made to: Jimmy Harris who has donated a number of trophies from the West of Scotland Clarion and his advice and...

Deans' Wallabies seek winning Welsh finale

France24 (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009

Australia will look to end a tough year on a winning note when they face Wales at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday. Although they remain third in the world rankings, the Wallabies have won just two of their past 10 Tests, albeit one of those victories was against world and Tri-Nations kings South Africa, and come into this game on the back of their first loss to Scotland in 27 years.

Top twitterers win Golden Twits

Media: PDA | guardian.co.uk (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009

Twitter awards list unites Compare the Meerkat, Manchester City FC and Alan Rusbridger The first annual Twitter awards – the Golden Twits – took place last night at London nightclub Fabric. Winners had to keep their acceptance speeches to 140 characters or less, naturally. Winners included Nesta (category: business-to-business), Comparethemarket.com's Compare the Meerkat marketing campaign...

Australia ring changes for Wales clash in bid to halt slide to lowest ranking

Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009

Robbie Deans has made three changes to the Australia team beaten by Scotland last week in a bid to avoid his country slipping to their lowest position since world rankings began.

• News: Robbie Deans: Open game with Wales will excite the fans - icWales
• Australia make three changes in effort to finish tour on high note against Wales - The Telegraph

Australia ready to move on, says Robbie Deans

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009

AUSTRALIA coach Robbie Deans insists his side have put the shock of their first defeat in 27 years to Scotland behind them as they prepare to take on Wales.

• Deans looking straight ahead - Planet Rugby
• Aussie quartet fit to face Wales - ireland.com

Deans: Loss is behind us

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Australia coach Robbie Deans is adamant his side are not dwelling on their defeat to Scotland ahead of their clash with Wales.

Deans: Wallabies not dwelling on loss

icWales (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Australia coach Robbie Deans insists his side have put the shock of their first defeat in 27 years to Scotland behind them as they prepare to take on Wales.

News: Deans: Wallabies not dwelling on loss

icWales (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Australia coach Robbie Deans insists his side have put the shock of their first defeat in 27 years to Scotland behind them as they prepare to take on Wales.

Aussie Mumm gets Wales reward for midweek work

France24 (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Waratahs lock Dean Mumm has seen his work as captain of Australia's midweek team rewarded with a place in the starting side to play Wales in their tour finale at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday. The in-form second row led the Wallabies to a 31-3 thrashing of Cardiff Blues on Tuesday and had now relegated Mark Chisholm to the bench. Australia's under-pressure coach Robbie Deans has made two...

Cardiff 3 Australia 31: Deans hoping victory can wipe away Scotland defeat

Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Australia coach Robbie Deans reckons this convincing triumph over Cardiff Blues will galvanise his senior side ahead of their mouth-watering Test clash with Wales.

Scotland 9 Australia 8: Stunned Wallabies facing a threat from within

Sports news (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

After their shock Murrayfield defeat, coach Robbie Deans and his team are battling a new menace - the Australian media.

ARU backs Deans after Scotland defeat

Fijilive (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

Genia backs Deans

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009

Will Genia defends Robbie Deans as he says the players are to be blamed for their poor form. The Wallabies have suffered a poor season; from getting the wooden spoon in the Tri-Nations, to the Bledisloe Cup whitewash against the All Blacks, and to their recent shock 9-8 defeat against Scotland last weekend. Deans has been put [...]

Deans in no danger of axe

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009

Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O’Neill says that coach Robbie Deans’s job is safe despite a season of poor results. The Wallabies were woeful in their 9-8 defeat to Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, and Deans has an ordinary record of just 14 victories and a draw from 27 Tests since taking over last year. [...]

Letters: Scottish ire

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009

The chairman of the Parole Board rightly states that the justice secretary should play no part in deciding whether terminally ill prisoners should be released on compassionate grounds ( Report , 18 November). Politicians are not involved in individual sentencing decisions and there should be no suggestion that political considerations might have influenced the release date of someone serving an indeterminate...