The Stunner in Shizuoka
By Aiden McLaughlin ‘We’ve been thinking about this game for quite a long time, obviously Ireland have only been sort of thinking about it for the last six or seven[…]
Tagged: rugby union
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 28 September
Rugby World Cup Corner. On Japanese TV rugby positions are explained via easy to understand animal imagery. Steve Hansen getting on with the locals; in this case Beppu’s police chief.[…]
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Rugby World Cup: Opening Matches Review
The Rugby World Cup is in full swing, and we’ve already had the chance to see some of the top teams in action. Just like any international competition out there,[…]
NZ 23 Sth Africa 13: From a NZ Perspective
By The Spotter The high-octane game of the All Blacks and their expertise and often brilliance in transferring the ball in very confined areas was enough to see them home[…]
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Spark Sport passes first test
By Andrew Dunford Friday was a big night for Spark Sport, marking the real start of their online streaming Rugby World Cup service in New Zealand. They’ve been around for[…]
Just a Wee Bit Apprehensive
By The Spotter Tucked away in the extremities of a darkened interrogation room is a massive grey beast. Its rather elongated name is: ‘Lack of experience might bite us on the rear come RWC knock-out stage time’.[…]
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RWC 2019 Previews: Pool D
By Aiden McLaughlin Wales (World Ranking 5) After 11 years in Wales, Warren Gatland is coming home to his Chiefs in Super Rugby, but not before his third crack at[…]
RWC 2019 Previews: Pool C
By Aiden McLaughlin England (World Ranking 3) After the huge disappointment of failing to make it out of their pool four years ago, Eddie Jones quickly jumped aboard and the[…]
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Kirk and Kirwan: Men Apart in More Ways than One
By The Spotter A stark take-away from the brilliant rugby documentary ‘By the balls’ was about how two polar opposites in background were bedevilled by multiple challenges and ever-present self-doubt, and yet had the courage[…]
RWC 2019 Previews: Pool B
By Aiden McLaughlin New Zealand (World Ranking 2) Just like in 2015 when they played Argentina, the biggest challenge for the All Blacks in pool play is their opening match; the[…]
