Posts Tagged "Stephen Donald"

World Cup winning fly-half Stephen Donald inspired Bath to a 16-13 victory over Montpellier in their European Cup clash on Sunday to rebound from a last minute opening defeat by Glasgow last weekend.

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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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If it weren’t for the impeccable form of Piri Weepu, the All Blacks would be in deep New Zealand made yoghurt right now. Our worst nightmare realised a week ago with the unjust extraction of Dan Carter with a torn left adductor.

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The All Blacks have announced that Stephen Donald and Hosea Gear will be called into the squad to cover for the injured Mils Muliaina (shoulder) and Colin Slade (groin).

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I think we all know that Blues fans, while commiserating over a few departures, are getting enthusiastic about the prospects ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season.

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The All Blacks career of Chiefs five-eighth Stephen Donald appears at an end after he missed selection in a 25-strong training squad named on Wednesday, but for Colin Slade the news was more palatable.

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It was a question posed early on by many: who will fill the No. 10 jersey should Daniel Carter be unavailable during the rugby World Cup? While there are a bunch of contenders, the answer to the question is still as unclear as it was six months ago.

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England can take solace in the honour of having experienced first-hand, before any other nation, the phenomenal talents of rugby’s newest superstar Sonny Bill Williams (aka SBW) on debut.

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From the get go, I need to proclaim that I have never been a fan of Mr Donald and have for some time thought him out of his depth in Black. He has struggled at Super 14 controlling games, let alone that one step higher.

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Don Bradman’s 1948 touring team became known as The Invincibles because they played 31 first-class fixtures without a single loss. Not counting the Hong Kong date against the Wallabies – an unfortunate fixture neither team needs at this point in time – the All Blacks play only four games on their spring tour.

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The All Black selectors have taken a different approach to the selection of their squad for the northern hemisphere tour from the Wallabies. Where Robbie Deans is still turning over players trying to find his squad for the RWC 2011 tournament, with a much stronger pool of players to choose from, Graham Henry has gone [...]

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New Zealand coach Graham Henry insisted his decision to make six changes in his starting line-up to play Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday was not demeaning to the home side.

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How much All Blacks coach Graham Henry is prepared to experiment is the question that holds the most intrigue before he names his tour squad on Sunday.

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Wallabies coach Robbie Deans and his leading playmaker Matt Giteau have warned Australia can’t afford to slip back into a boom-bust mode when they finish their Tri-Nations campaign against a hurting New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday.

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One change on the wing is a certainty while there is every chance the All Blacks midfield will be reshuffled once again to face Australia in a Tri-Nations rugby test in Wellington next Saturday.

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Stephen Donald and Ma’a Nonu will form a new All Blacks midfield combination for their crucial Tri-Nations clash against South Africa in Hamilton on Saturday.

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Recalled All Blacks rugby star Dan Carter says not to expect him to perform miracles against Australia this weekend and has described the development of Wallabies counterpart Matt Giteau as “pretty awesome”.

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All Blacks coach Graham Henry is remaining coy on whether Dan Carter will be rushed back for the Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Sydney on Saturday week.

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Like most other rugby fans, I see the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup as being very important and hope that the All Blacks can pull through. But I would happily swap them both for the Webb Ellis Cup.

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The All Blacks have got to look at changing their run-at- all-costs gameplan, especially against South Africa. Don’t get me wrong, it’s exciting to watch – that’s what rugby should be about and that’s one of the reasons why people like me have adored the All Blacks for all these years – but c’mon New [...]

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