Can the All Blacks win without McCaw?
Now that the Tri-Nations is over and New Zealand won the competition by a mile, it is time to look back and see what has made the All Blacks this successful this year. One of the major telling points is the form of All Black captain, Richie McCaw. There is no doubting that he is...
Aaron Cruden to start for All Blacks
As much as there is doom and gloom in South Africa right now after their poor Tri-Nations, let’s not forget that there is still another game of rugby this weekend when Australia take on New Zealand. The Tri-Nations may already belong to New Zealand but when these two teams meet, there is no such thing...
The year of the All Blacks
This, I am hoping and somewhat confidently, will be a year in which the Sports Axis stops spinning in reverse and goes back to normal and The All Blacks dominate every aspect of the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Union Football game. I have some reason to be hopeful as the New Zealand Rugby Sevens team has...
Who are bigger chokers – The All Blacks or The Proteas?
Everyone in the rugby world says that the All Blacks are the biggest chokers in the game when it comes to World Cup Rugby time. It is a fact that the All Blacks have failed to win the World Cup every since they won the first one. They somehow always seem to disappoint when it...
Looking ahead to RWC 2011 – 2 years and counting down (PART I)
Two years ago, the All Blacks were a dominant force, once again the smart money was on them to take the RWC until France, once again, trounced their hopes in the quarters, leaving the Boks the last team standing with the golden cup. 2 years down the line, the tide has changed. After a rocky 2008...
New Zealand 33 – Australia 6
Many had called this a dead rubber and a battle for the wooden spoon but weren’t we treated to a good game of rugby, especially for New Zealand supporters. For those who thought that the All Blacks would roll over and play dead, they were pleasantly surprised. For me, I could see a difference in...
New Zealand ring the changes for last Tri-nations match, but are they the correct ones?
Messeurs Henry, Smith and Hansen delayed the announcement of the team to face the Aussies in the last of the Tri-nations matches, which, in all essence is a dead-rubber and only competing for wooden spoon, which I guess, if you’re not a Bok is a big thing. But have they made the decisions in keeping Rockoko,...
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