[caption id="attachment_50047" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="New Zealand\'s Sonny Bill Williams against Tonga in the Rugby World Cup pool match at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand,…
[caption id="attachment_50047" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="New Zealand\'s Sonny Bill Williams against Tonga in the Rugby World Cup pool match at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand,…
Rival coaches Graham Henry and Robbie Deans have begun their giant game of chess for rugby's Holy Grail. The way they plan their selections…
The wait is almost over. The 2011 Rugby World Cup will kick off in just four days time, and the 20 best teams from…
Graham Henry will have to move fast to ensure the form and fitness of the All Blacks back row and back three when they…
[caption id="attachment_40926" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Crusaders Sonny Bill Williams fends off the tackle of Waratahs Dean Mumm. AAP Images/NZPA, Wayne Drought"][/caption] Dear Sonny Bill, I’m…
[caption id="attachment_49213" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Australian team with the Bledisloe Cup after the Wallabies defeated All Blacks during the Tri-Nations rugby union decider between…
So some knucklehead in Telecom conjured up the daftest idea to galvanize support behind the All Blacks on the eve of Rugby World Cup…
People love to compare apples with oranges. Who is really the best coach, Graham Henry or Robbie Deans, they ask. Henry's record is awe-inspiring,…
About 2000 local supporters pitched up at Port Elizabeth airport in South Africa on Sunday to "welcome" the All Blacks squad for this week's…
Congratulations to the Wallabies, and the long-suffering Wallabies' supporters. The drought is over! I only wish you didn't have to beat the All Blacks…
Congratulations to the Wallabies, and the long-suffering Wallabies' supporters. The drought is over! I only wish you didn't have to beat the All Blacks…
Congratulations to the Wallabies, and the long-suffering Wallabies' supporters. The drought is over! I only wish you didn't have to beat the All Blacks…
[caption id="attachment_32804" caption="England celebrate their win over Australia in their 2nd Rugby Union test match at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, June 19, 2010. (AAP Image/Dean…
[caption id="attachment_32804" caption="England celebrate their win over Australia in their 2nd Rugby Union test match at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, June 19, 2010. (AAP Image/Dean…
[caption id="attachment_32804" caption="England celebrate their win over Australia in their 2nd Rugby Union test match at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, June 19, 2010. (AAP Image/Dean…
[caption id="attachment_47433" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Australian Rugby Union players train during the Wallabies Captains Run. AAP Image/Warren Clarke"][/caption] The Australian Wallabies can win the Rugby…
Just an interesting way of seeing how the Wallabies fare is by following Quade Cooper throughout the 80 minutes of the Test match against…
"Winners write the history" is an axiom. In war, losers disappear or lie low while they plot revenge. Losers don’t typically waste time helping…
[caption id="attachment_48014" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Australia\'s Quade Cooper kicks midfield in front of Daniel Carter during the Investec Tri Nations rugby match between Australia Wallabies…
The constant dilemma faced by historians and sports contestants alike goes something like this: is history doomed to repeat itself, or we must not…
We're talking, of course, about Saturday's encounter with the All Blacks at Eden Park, and, in my opinion, it'll be the hardest to win…
This weekend’s first Bledisloe Cup game for 2011 promises to be a fast and furious, highly entertaining Test match. As both teams showed in…
In a recent article, Spiro Zavos spoke about "ambush marketing". He was referring directly to England's (RFU) decision to have an all-black strip as…
Yes, I’m admitting I'm angry and upset as we just lost the Bledisloe Cup that we were chance of winning. So maybe I’m venting!…
Yes, I’m admitting I'm angry and upset as we just lost the Bledisloe Cup that we were chance of winning. So maybe I’m venting!…
Yes, I’m admitting I'm angry and upset as we just lost the Bledisloe Cup that we were chance of winning. So maybe I’m venting!…
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2011
Sure he was influential, but I think that was more to do with the Tongan defence rather than Nonu’s mastery of the the 1…(more)