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For a bit of fun and to create some discussion, I have put together a list of 23 recent players who were blessed with…
“The Bled should be 1 game only, the first game of the RC.”
This would coincide nicely with making Sydney the first match every year.
'Mentally scarred for life': Australia needs to stop yearly Tests with New Zealand
Agree mate, I just read now, many good contributors to walk away completely, but it doesn’t take much for the bile to come to the surface.
'We're comfortable': NZR boss defends Bledisloe no-show in face of Australia's 'emotion'
One was out of nowhere, the other was in response to a question.
Israel Folau is reportedly on the verge of an NRL comeback
My old man rucked a blokes ear off, not deliberately though. Having started under rucking I’m a fan (and had the bruises to go with it), but we’ll never see it back.
An open letter to World Rugby: Part 1
Mealamu was given a gift by Sharpey for his 100th cap.
The Roar's 2020 Tri Nations and Bledisloe Cup end-of-year awards
They hadn’t been invited and it’s not a PR driven olive branch, it’s a gift for achieving 100 caps. Doesn’t happen every day. Loosen the foil.
The Roar's 2020 Tri Nations and Bledisloe Cup end-of-year awards
Might be even more impressive if Cane gets the NZ player of the year award for which he is nominated with Coles and Aaron Smith
Michael Hooper wins third John Eales Medal
Must have foreseen this PR problem when they were doing the same thing years ago.
The Roar's 2020 Tri Nations and Bledisloe Cup end-of-year awards
Maybe it was the security guy that bugged the ABs a few years back.
Matera stood down over social media posts
Pretty sure Whitelock was packing down on the Tighthead side. I would have thought that it should be Barrett also and was surprised to see the handlebars packing on the right.
Did Scott Barrett just win Ian Foster one more year?
First scrum is fine, should only be time off for resets. They know how to wind down the clock.
The Wrap: Rugby learnings 101 - All Blacks show how it’s done in Newcastle
Slipper got Cane with a swinging arm to the head in their last match which Cane objected to and not even a penalty awarded, but apparently Lomax was lucky.
The Wrap: Rugby learnings 101 - All Blacks show how it’s done in Newcastle
Agree, slowly but surely as the class of 2007 departed which was the catalyst for change, there has been a decline. The last to leave was Shag.
The new guys don’t have the pain deep inside to drive them even if some were developed in the era.
Not the end of the world but good for rugby to have competition for no. 1
Contracts at the end of next year will be telling.
Are the All Blacks staring into the abyss?
Steve Hansen was the last link from the 2007 semi to depart the ABs setup. The last to hold that hurt and catalyst for change. A couple of old heads like Cane and Whitelock still possess the fight developed by that loss, but it has slowly eroded year after year as those from the 2007 loss departed the system. The new kids just haven’t been moulded by the same system as they have come into a more winning style. A run of losses may just kickstart the system again. A lot of good things are still in place but it will be tough to replace the champions from a golden era.
The Wrap: A great new broadcast deal for rugby? Depends on who’s telling the story
I heard one handling error (maybe first half), phenominal for the pace they play at. Agree about the defence, knocked anything that moved backwards.
Pumas beat All Blacks for the first time
“During the life of every All Blacks fan, there comes a time when arrogance sets in, resulting in the thinking that “any of our 15 can beat the other 15”.
1999 for me against the marvelous French. Never again since. Nothing is a given.
Bledisloe 4: The team that wanted to win went right on the night
Bozza on the Back Page just made a good point, lawsuits are coming for CTE. Codes need to show what they are doing to protect their players. Union is going hard on this, either adapt or face the consequences.
Wallabies' Swinton banned for four weeks
Jez did you have vision of it as I missed it during the match.
Wallabies' Swinton banned for four weeks
Agree, stuff gets missed all the time, has done since Bill picked up the ball. Makes for water cooler talk. Sports imperfect which makes it perfect.
The Wrap: Wallabies triumph in Suncorp dogfight
Gold Coast and Townsville respectively.
FIXTURES REVEALED: Queensland to host four weeks of rugby heaven as TRC locked in