A Frustrating Final In More Ways Than One
By James Rodburn One month ago, Ian Foster raised eyebrows in the rugby world when after the All Blacks had just finished thrashing Italy 96-17, he seemingly took a shot[…]
Tagged: rugby union
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When less will be more
By Scott MacLean Regular readers will probably know I’m an active rugby referee, one of three – plus a fourth who’s done plenty of time in on and off-field roles[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :-30 October
At least the Dalai knew which of Kane’s hands to hold. No, that’s not how you tackle. South Africans uniting. More unity across the generations. A lineup of provincial rugby[…]
Well that sucked
By Benji Crossley Four years of rugby, a generation of players and management, the legacy of a group all decided by the width of a Handre Pollard goal kick that[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :-21 October
The world’s biggest sporting rivalry, at a 130,000 capacity stadium with a grand total of 3 Pakistani fans allowed in. You don’t see the Australia men’s cricket team having to[…]
Climbing the mountain.
By Benji Crossley In the build-up to either the semi-final or final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Conrad Smith in his role as a pundit for Spark Sport said[…]
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Italy. Hope Unfulfilled
By Keith Miller Another Rugby World Cup Quarterfinal series approaches, another farewell to Italy in the knockout stages. In fact, having been at every World Cup since the inaugural tournament[…]
Those Ireland RWC exits in full
You may be hearing that Ireland has never won a knockout match in a Rugby World Cup. There are two reasons for this. First of all it’s true, and it’s[…]
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Was it worth it Roger?
By Scott MacLean The end of the NPC also spells the end of the provincial representative careers for some players as well. Some will take their careers offshore, others will[…]
