Team of the Tri-Nations 2010
With the Tri-Nations now done and dusted. We look back to see who the best players were as we put together a team of the Tri-Nations: 1. Woodcock, 2. Mealamu, 3. Guthro (I know he’s loosehead but had a good tournament), 4. Thorn, 5. Matfield, 6. Kaino, 7. Mccaw, 8. Reid, 9. Hougaard, 10. Carter,...
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...
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 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,...
Argentina invited to make 4 nations tournament in 2012
After a long debate about where/if Argentina should join one of the top 2 competitions in the world outside of the RWC, they have been invited to participate in a proposed 4 nations tournament along with the current SANZAR teams, SA, NZ and Aus from 2012, the year after the RWC in NZ. There are...
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...
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