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[…]
Tagged: rugby union
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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[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :-24 September
Davis Cup tennis at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The World Cup winners are back; as solid as ever. In other football political news, there is a new mural on[…]
NPC Stories
Psst. The NPC is going on, not that you would necessarily know that. SKY’s flagship program The Breakdown devoted precisely 0 seconds to it in their show last night. But[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :-3 September
Ah Ireland; we want to let you into a little secret. Painting players on the side of an aeroplane prior to a Rugby World Cup is cursed. World Athletics Champs[…]
A Fine Mess
By Scott MacLean The National 1st XV Top Four takes place in Palmerston North this weekend, and whatever happens a new name will be engraved on the trophy as none[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :-27 August
The sight of World Cup victory. Things went sour later on, but you can’t take away this joy. Casey McLoed of Jamaica at World Athletics champs taking an unusual trajectory[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :-30 July
Ukrainian fencer refusing to shake hands with her Russian opponent and instead extended her sabre. Ian Wright. King of Otaki. Nigeria with their shock win over hosts Australia. Players swapped[…]
