Whatever happens at Twickenham overnight the All Blacks can rest assured they have a lot of support behind them. In a very 2015 way they have received a lot of[…]
Monthly Archive: October 2015
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NFL Match of the Week with Hamish “Girvana” Girvan
New York Jets at New England Patriots – 6am Monday NZ time The Patriots are a team with a mission – averaging 37 points per game, they are dismantling their[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 23 October
The England cricket team practices for its forthcoming test match in Dubai. Make up your own minds as to what they are actually doing here. The flourish dive has been[…]
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We Need to Talk:- 22 October
How would or could you stop Julian Savea? Short of standing behind Guy Heveldt and gently encouraging him that is. The Springboks are up to their old mind games and[…]
10 Post Quarter-final observations from RWC
By The Spotter 1 The Springboks’ coaching staff will have digested the All Blacks’ increasing use of spectacular, close quarter offloads and could make a definite plan of setting Bryan Habana et al to burgle an interception.[…]
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The Referee’s Decision is….
World Rugby; what were you thinking? The whole ethos of rugby refereeing and playing is that the referee’s decision is final. One mistake, and an easy one to make, and[…]
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Some Potentially Promising Statistics
Statistics, form, momentum, direction of travel are all intertwined sporting buzzwords in the 21st century, and need to be treated carefully when looking at the tea leaves. But with the[…]