by The Crowd, 22 May 2013
Am I superstitious? No really. But when Mayon Volcano erupted two weeks ago, I thought that might be a sign that the dismal fortunes of the Philippine Volcanoes, the Philippine rugby team, was about to take a good turn. Last year, as winners of Division 1 (actually the second tier) of the Asian Five Nations [...]
by AdamS, 14 May 2013
At a time when rugby is struggling to remain profitable, and in Australia’s case relevant, the Southern Unions and the IRB need to look at the overall structure and nature of professional rugby. Professionalism and Super Rugby brought many benefits, but also opened up a Pandora’s box of challenges. Union is in the odd situation [...]
by Harry Kimble, 8 May 2013
With the African Rugby Championships starting soon the nations in need of some practice have organised friendly internationals. Ghana invited Burkina Faso to play in Kumasi which was accepted. This was the first rugby international to be played in the Ashanti region. Ghana took an early lead with a drop goal and were never troubled [...]
by Ted, 11 Apr 2013
You have to go a long way back for the Wallabies backline for the next Test to be so unsettled and unpredictable. I say that because every recent Roar article brings out literally hundreds of different opinions on all positions (except halfback) that change week after week. There are no secure incumbents and definitely no [...]
by Rhys Maiden, 8 Apr 2013
After the Waratahs’ performance against the Hurricanes last Saturday night you simply couldn’t have failed to notice Michael Hooper. He was in support for every break, he hit the majority of rucks and he continued his reign as the top tackler in the Waratahs. Hooper shouldn’t be looked past for the Wallaby open side flanker [...]
by Working Class Rugger, 18 Feb 2013
While domestically the opportunity to crack professional rugby are fairly limited, with a meagre five Super Rugby franchises to choose from, international opportunities for young players to carve out a living from the game are expanding. We are all at least somewhat familiar with the big four leagues in Super Rugby, Aviva Premiership, Top 14 [...]
by Spiro Zavos, 25 Aug 2012
John O’Neill was not long in the job of CEO of the ARU in 1997 when he signed up Reebok to a lucrative (for the times) Wallaby jersey sponsorship. When the new jersey, a mish-mash of colliding colours of green, white and gold, in swirls and diagonals, was unveiled, a fire storm descended on him. [...]
by biltongbek, 24 Jul 2012
The appointment of Heyneke Meyer was akin to the second coming if you were to believe any Blue Bull supporter in South Africa. After four frustrating years under Pieter de Villiers, the Springbok supporters in South Africa felt it was high time for a head coach appointed for ‘rugby reasons’ only. Although I don’t know [...]
by The Crowd, 6 Jul 2012 
Last week, many of us discussed the evolution of the rugby backline with the focus being on the major change in the physicality of the centre pairing, in particular, the inside centre. This week I’d like to discuss the effect that professionalism and changes in laws have had on defining the roles of forward packs, [...]
by IvanN, 21 Jun 2012
Since reading many articles of late regarding the old North vs. South issue in rugby union, I felt the need to add my five cents. First, let’s have a look at all the stats from a North vs South perspective. Between 20 June 2007 and 20 June 2010 (3 Years) (Wins-Losses-Draws(if any)-Win%) New Zealand vs. [...]
International Rugby has seen growth in both competitiveness and popularity in recent years, especially after the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, where the All Blacks held off a rampaging French team, while South Africa were beaten by a dogged Australia who lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals.
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