New Zealand vs South Africa 3rd Test – Review
Well, well, well, well……..what can we say about this great Bok Side? Have they silenced their critics or have they silenced their critics? The display on Saturday was nothing short of sublime. The game started off with the ref calling 2 penalties against the Boks that are still baffling me. Never in my short rugby...
New Zealand vs South Africa 3rd Test – Preview
The teams have been announced and here they are :- Springboks – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2...
Australia 18 – New Zealand 19
There is no doubting that the Tri-Nations is the best international rugby competition there is. We were treated to a thriller on Saturday in Sydney as the All Blacks ran out winners over the Wallabies. Going into the game, the smart money was on Australia as they were playing at home but the Wallabies lacked...
Dan Carter will start for the All Blacks in Sydney
The All Blacks have made a big call! Graham Henry has decided to throw Dan Carter straight into the firing line as he named him in his All Black starting XV that takes on Australia this Saturday in Sydney. Carter comes in at number 10 in place of Stephen Donald who is relegated to the...
Dan Carter returns for the All Blacks – Should he start?
Dan Carter is now back! There have been many players in the game today who have come back from horrific injuries and never been the same when they returned. This is not the first time Dan Carter has made a come back from a serious injury. In 2005, Carter broke his leg but made a...
Springboks 31 – All Blacks 19
This weekend I was visiting family in the Western Cape and watched this game from a pub somewhere in Stellenbosch. I was quite disturbed when 90% of the Springbok supporters only started singing the national anthem on Die Stem. I did not realise that this country still has such jokers who do not acknowledge the...
South Africa vs New Zealand Tri-Nations Preview – 1 August 2009
The All Blacks are a bit unsettled up front with Owen Franks coming in for the injured Neemia Tialata. I personally would have brought in the more experienced John Afoa in such a big and must win test for the Blacks. While Franks held his own in the Crusaders jumper, we all know that the...
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