The Bolter
By Scott MacLean In the age of professional rugby, the term “bolter” – meaning a wholly unforeseen “bolt from the blue” selection suffers from misuse; we’re usually accustomed to seeing[…]
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2024 Super Rugby Pacific – Final Preview
By James Rodbourn Last week I provided roughly 1000 stats that showed the prevalence of home playoff wins in Super Rugby. So naturally at least one of the home teams[…]
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Gone far too young
By Scott MacLean Mid-morning Tuesday came devastating news; 25 year old professional rugby player Connor Garden-Bachop had died suddenly with it later reported he’d suffered a “medical event” the night[…]
2024 Super Rugby Pacific – Semi Final 2 Preview
By James Rodburn Semi-Final 2 – Hurricanes (1st) vs Chiefs (4th) When: Saturday, 15th June. 4:35pm NZ time. Where: Sky Stadium, Wellington TAB odds: Hurricanes 1.60 (-3.5), Chiefs 2.25 (+3.5).[…]
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2024 Super Rugby Pacific – Semi Final 1 Preview
By James Rodburn Despite our collective optimism, the first week of the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs failed to produce anything really resembling an upset or even a close finish. A[…]
2024 Super Rugby Pacific – Quarter Final Previews
By James Rodburn After 15 rounds the business end of Super Rugby Pacific has arrived, and oddities resulting from the competition format aside (after 4 months we’ve only lost 4[…]
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Plague on all their Houses
By Benji Crossley Depending on who decides to blow what up over the next few days, todays vote at New Zealand Rugby HQ was either, the end, the beginning of[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 28 May
Adieu or Au Revoir? 14 Grand Slams at the one venue is quite the achievement. OK; let’s blame the Backbencher for jinxing it. Or we could blame others for life[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 17 May
Possibly the best photo ever taken of Noel Gallagher. Don’t look back in anger. Across town do we need a metaphor for the Theatre of teems? So Ipswich Town has[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 5 May
A new exhibition called “I. Ayrton Senna da Silva” has opened in Rio de Janeiro to celebrate his remarkable life and legacy 30 years after his death. Matt Hilton became[…]
