Posts Tagged "All Blacks"

Departing All Blacks coach Graham Henry has argued for continuity to retain knowledge in nominating assistant Steve Hansen as the next man for the job.

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They say about coaches in any sport that they come in two categories: those about to be sacked and those who will be sacked later on. Graham Henry, the All Blacks coach who broke the ‘choking barrier’ with his side in RWC 2011, has defied the odds.

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All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams has signed up for another year with New Zealand rugby and is switching his Super Rugby allegiance to the Chiefs.

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After six weeks and 48 matches, the winner of the Rugby World Cup was decided by a single point. Despite holding the number one ranking and home ground advantage, the All Blacks only just scraped home by the slimmest of margins, in a tournament dominated by defense.

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Except for an hour-long stopover in Auckland en route to Disneyland many years ago, I’ve never visited New Zealand.

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We’re so predictable, aren’t we, us humans? New Zealand has won the 2011 World Cup and will continue to celebrate for a long time to come. And who cares what the rest of us think?

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The All Blacks’ World Cup winning coach Graham Henry is eyeing off England’s Director of Rugby job, or something similar. Although he made it quite clear he wasn’t after Martin Johnson’s job as head coach.

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New Zealand coach Graham Henry has said he would be interested in a role with English rugby following his World Cup-winning campaign with the All Blacks, it was reported Thursday.

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Wind back to Auckland last Sunday night, and a whole city was wearing black. Across the country of New Zealand, the attire was the same. But this wasn’t mourning. This was the polar opposite.

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French centre Aurelien Rougerie won’t have to answer accusations of eye-gouging All Blacks captain Richie McCaw in the closing minutes of the Rugby World Cup final amid swirling speculation over the incident.

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First of all, congrats to the All Blacks. I don’t say Kiwis, as it was a champion team that deservedly won the World Cup.

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First things first. The best team in the tournament, and as it happens in world rugby for the last two years, won the 2011 Rugby World Cup tournament.

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The end of the Rugby World Cup has turned sour for beaten finalists France after they were fined for breaching protocols and police were called to an incident involving players and photographers.

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What is the obsession with television sporting directors showing the players’ faces when national anthems/team songs are being sung prior to matches?

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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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Former Italian coach Nick Mallett summed up the International Rugby Board succinctly at a packed corporate luncheon in Auckland yesterday: “They couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery.”

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The IRB has once again shot itself in the foot with a stupid decision, slapping France with a $15,000 fine for advancing on the haka during the Rugby World Cup final.

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A French player tried to eye-gouge All Blacks captain Richie McCaw towards the end of the Rugby World Cup final, says veteran commentator Keith Quinn.

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New Zealand is capable of staging another Rugby World Cup after bringing the curtain down on an “exceptional” tournament, says International Rugby Board chairman Bernard Lapasset.

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Hundreds of thousands of jubilant New Zealanders packed central Auckland for the All Blacks’ victory parade on Monday, celebrating their “ultimate achievement” in winning the Rugby World Cup.

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