Posts Tagged "2011 Rugby World Cup"

The IRB announced that there would be some rule changes and differences in interpretation for the 2013 season.

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If you read the columnist and reader comments on The Roar, you would believe that rugby is rooned, rather like Hanrahan’s farm.

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Now the dust has settled following the 2011 Rugby World Cup, I see no better time to reignite the perennial ‘greatest side of the professional era’ debate.

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A promise was made before the Rugby World Cup 2011 that New Zealand would be a stadium of four million. But how close did we Kiwis come to making that dream a reality?

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Wallaby great Tim Horan believes Quade Cooper should use his injury-enforced lay-off to reflect on his disappointing World Cup performance and try to understand how to play Test rugby.

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After the shambolic World Cup campaign, where the English squad seemed more intent on wreaking havoc off the field than on it, there could be some serious changes being made ahead at Twickenham.

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“Roll up! Roll up! Come and take your pot shots here, folks. As many as you like, it’s all very easy. Just hop on the queue and your turn will soon come around.”

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After watching the absorbing World Cup final between France and New Zealand, I got to thinking: what was it that made both teams so competitive?

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2011 Rugby World Cup Final: All Blacks 8, France 7. And there you have it – an unbeaten run and the moment we’ve been waiting for. Every heartbreaking quadrennial Rugby World Cup years since 1987, we have been longing to hear four simply beautiful words.

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With the 2011 Rugby World Cup now completed, and the AFL and NRL seasons a distant memory, the majority of sports fans attention will be turning to the Spring Carnival, A-League and upcoming cricket season. However, recent news indicates that rugby union and rugby league will not be disappearing from conversations just yet.

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All Blacks coach Graham Henry hailed fourth-string playmaker Stephen Donald as “superb” after he steered New Zealand to their drought-breaking Rugby World Cup triumph.

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Veteran prop Tony Woodcock revealed the All Blacks specially kept his try-scoring lineout move up their sleeves for Sunday night’s Rugby World Cup final victory over France.

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The All Blacks have finally broken their 24 year drought and have won 2011 Rugby World Cup defeating a brave France 8-7 at Eden Park. The game was an absolute cracker, and despite the favourites winning, the element of surprise would be the score.

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It all comes down to this. Eighty minutes of rugby stands between either the All Blacks or France reaching the pinnacle of the sport. Join us from 7.00pm AEDT for live scores and a minute-by-minute blog and find out who will lift the Webb Ellis Cup in the Rugby World Cup Final tonight at Eden [...]

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The Wallabies scored a hard-fought 21-18 win over Wales in the Rugby World Cup third-place playoff match in Auckland on Friday night as some consolation after a misfiring tournament.

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The dream of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup might be over for the Wallabies and Wales but the opportunity to finish the 2011 Rugby World Cup on a high note remains. Join us from 6.30pm AEDT for live scores and an interactive blog of the Bronze Final at Eden Park.

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In anticipation of the final on Sunday, here is a look back at the players who have lit up the 2011 Rugby World Cup over the past six weeks.

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Oh no, here we go again. The umpteenth writer writing the umpteenth article about the glaring problem with Australian rugby – the lack of a second tier competition!

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Since beating the Wallabies, New Zealand has become a land abuzz with confidence. A country brimming in the glad anticipation of seeing a second All Black captain triumphantly hoist the William Webb Ellis Trophy.

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For many avid supporters of the All Blacks, one name comes to mind when asked ‘who was the best on ground on Sunday night?’ And strangely enough, it isn’t Cory Jane.

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