Stirling Mortlock

...played less than an hour of Super rugby. Nominally, Morahan has been selected as cover for Stirling Mortlock who reinjured his calf muscle last week just as he was preparing to join the tour. But with fullback Adam Ashley-Cooper...

In this article: Brian O'Driscoll, Australia, Cardiff, Ireland, and Coal

...of Ireland's rise to become the number one rugby nation in Europe, Brian O'Driscoll. Had Stirling Mortlock not re-torn his calf muscle the day before he was scheduled to fly to Dublin, coach Robbie Deans had intended to throw the 80-cap...

In this article: Brian O'Driscoll, Ireland, Croke Park, Australia, Australian Taxation Office, Six Nations, and Magners League

...Europe through injury. Mortlock has torn a calf muscle and will miss the Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks in Tokyo on October 31 and the opening grand slam Test against England at Twickenham a week later. The veteran centre will...

In this article: Tri-Nations, All Blacks, Robbie Deans, Japan, Ireland, Europe, Tokyo, England, and Australia

...the Wallabies' 18-9 victory at Twickenham. "England played well in patches there and we obviously outlasted them," said Elsom, who replaced the injured Stirling Mortlock as captain for the tour. "Ireland had a great Six Nations. They have...

In this article: Australia, England, Ireland, ACT Brumbies, and All Blacks

...throw at Australia. "It's going to be a good workout and, to be fair, we probably were anticipating in the back of our minds that Stirling would be fit and ready to go straight into that Test match," Deans said. "But Quade's stepped up...

In this article: Robbie Deans, Quade Cooper, Rocky Elsom, Digby Ioane, Will Genia, England, United front, and Brian O'Driscoll

...is facing its worst crisis in the professional era. Big loss: Australian captain Stirling Mortlock will miss the early stages of the tour of Britain and Ireland through injury Photo: AP The prospects of this generation emulating their...

In this article: Nick Farr-Jones, Australia, All Blacks, and Tokyo

...he knows his subject. Australia, shorn of Stirling Mortlock, Berrick Barnes and Nathan Sharpe, and under new captaincy in Rocky Elsom, go on to play Ireland, Scotland and Wales on successive weekends. If they succeed where Lynagh...

In this article: England, Australia, Berrick Barnes, and Nathan Sharpe

...sets sights on Ireland Former Australia captain Stirling Mortlock has been ruled out of the first two internationals of his team's spring tour but is targeting next month's clash with Ireland for a return. The 32-year-old will remain...

In this article: Ireland, Australia, Tri-Nations, Croke Park, Tokyo, England, and New Zealand