The Morning After
Following a day of speculation, people with cameras at Wellington Airport and politicians getting their photos taken the 31 man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup was announced. The[…]
Monthly Archive: August 2015
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Remembering 2003
In 2003 then All Black assistant coach told us that tries would win the Rugby World Cup. This turned out to be a complete fallacy. Kicks were the feature of[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 28 August
The World Athletics Champs. No, this is not the hop skip and jump; it’s the 400 metres heats. Which is a Segway into the moment when Usain Bolt got chopped[…]
NRL Round 25 Preview
By Stephen Gallager THURSDAY: • South Sydney Rabbitohs V Brisbane Broncos – ANZ Stadium 21.45NZT Well this is going to be an absolute doozy. The Rabbitohs and the Broncos going toe[…]
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We Need to Talk:- 27 August
How do we rate that cricket tour of South Africa? Can we please learn to talk about Doug Bracewell without mentioning Hobart? What on earth is, or isn’t, going on[…]
NFC Preview with our NFL Guru Hamish “Girvana” Girvan
NFC Preview The last Superbowl NFC Winner were the Seattle Seahawks in 2014 in who were in the final again last season – it’s 26 wins vs 23 in terms[…]
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Your essential All Black RWC Selection Guide
A lot has been written about who’s getting in and who isn’t but there are a number of factors and precepts that most pundits and paid Journalists seem to have[…]
RWC likely squad: the backs
The forwards were reasonably uncomplicated to pick. The backs, as you would expect, are slightly more interesting. A Smith Perenara Kerr-Barlow Carter Barrett Sopoaga Nonu C Smith Fekitoa[…]
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NRL review 24
By Stephen Gallagher Dragons 19 Panthers 12 The Red V get it done in a somewhat scrappy affair. The Panthers really let themselves down in the crucial parts of the[…]
RWC likely squad: the forwards
On Sunday evening the All Blacks squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup gets announced. This will take place at the Beehive, so there’s no pressure then. To save you[…]
