2003: Four More Years. The Journey
Part 4 of 5 looking at those Rugby World Cup exits. Build-up: A really mixed set of results following the 1999 exit. Under Wayne Smith the All Blacks won more[…]
Monthly Archive: August 2011
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1999: Painted planes and testicles
Part 3 of 5 looking at those Rugby World Cup exits. Build-up: In the two years immediately following the 1995 World Cup the All Blacks were easily at the top[…]
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1995: The Best Team Never to win the World Cup
Part 2 of 5 looking at those Rugby World Cup exits. Build-up: The four years leading up to the 1995 World Cup were pretty patchy. Australia had the better of[…]
New Zealand’s RWC Angst Explained: Part 1
The New Zealand fascination with winning the 2011 Rugby World Cup intrigues those who haven’t lived through the post 1987 era. What are those Steinlager ads about, why is a[…]
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Hop off the Bus – the Tua is over
It may be tough for his camp to admit, but Saturday night’s loss to Monte Barrett saw the end of David Tua’s heavyweight career. Prior to the fight – which[…]
Tangiwai – A Love Story
A New Zealand made dramatisation of a piece of sporting history. You would think that there are a lot of these, but in actual fact they are surprisingly rare. The[…]
