Ferocious forward deeds created the “big black blanket” phrase used to describe the All Black pack.
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Ferocious forward deeds created the “big black blanket” phrase used to describe the All Black pack.
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Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn kicked five penalties and a drop goal, all in the second half, as the three-time champions clung on for an 18-13 win over the Sharks on the first day of the Super 15 season on Friday.
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Yes the Super 15 kicks off in less than 14 days and Ruggaworld again brings you the RAT RACE.
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Prop forwards fear ‘unjust’ rules mean World Cup final could be decided by referee’s guesswork writes Mike Robinson for The Telegraph in Auckland. Three of Britain’s greatest prop forwards have submitted a paper to the International Rugby Board calling for sweeping changes to the scrummaging laws. Former Lions Fran Cotton, Mike Burton and Ray...
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When Alain Rolland reached into his pocket in the 18th minute to bring out the red card for Welsh captain Sam Warburton, he was operating to the letter of the IRB’s laws, but in doing so ruined a World Cup semifinal. Andrew Alderson writes in the NZ Herald that the game that promised so...
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Has there ever been a more undeserving World Cup finalist than France, loser of two pool games and victor in a semifinal where they added nothing except a lineout and capable defence? Dylan Cleaver writes for the NZ Herald that they won for one simple reason: they had more players on the park. So...
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A piece of New Zealand history that has been gathering dust in a wardrobe for nearly 30 years will go to the highest bidder tonight.
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And then there were eight. Yes, the preliminaries are over and the Rugby World Cup 2011 quarter-finalists have been decided. But critics who reckon pool play is a waste of time because it’s obvious which eight teams will progress might have a rethink in future years.
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South Africa may have guaranteed their place in the Rugby World Cup 2011 quarter-finals but coach Peter de Villiers had plenty of reasons for a restless night after the match against Samoa at North Harbour Stadium on Friday. Rugby News Service, www. rugbyworldcup.com The Springboks battled hard for their 13-5 win against a bruising...
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The significance and role of a replacement is a relatively new concept for rugby where the involvement of “finishers” is just as important as the 15 players who start every match. Ewen McKensie writes for the Brisbane Times that not that long ago, rugby had limited reserves and you were only allowed to replace...
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers looks set to stick with the old guard for the final match of the World Cup group phase against Samoa at North Shore Stadium on Friday.
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It is becoming much clearer what style of play is proving the most successful and which tactics are no longer in vogue — but there is still hope for the lovers of running rugby.
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There is a lot more to New Zealand’s Robbie Deans, the first foreigner to coach Australia’s national rugby union team, than many people give him credit for. Contrary to the accepted notion that former All Blacks tend to lie around their native country eating caviar to the sound of trumpets, and despite the Deans...
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Everybody seems to commenting on the game plan of the Springboks these days and specifically how out dated it is. As one commentator yesterday said: “They are sticking to it, while the rest of the teams have moved forward”.
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We asked for feedback, listened, promised and now we deliver.
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In certain respects, it might have been better if the Bulls had simply repeated their Timaru horror show last week and we could all have begun to suspect that there must be unrest of some sort in the champions’ camp. Rob Houwing writes for Sports24 that events in Brisbane on Saturday, where the once-mighty...
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The Stormers continue to bake a pretty impressive Super Rugby “cake” … but they also keep frustratingly neglecting to put the cherry on top. Rob Houwing writes for Sport24 that by beating the struggling but ever-spirited Lions 33-19 in a gloomy Johannesburg on Saturday, they returned to winning ways after the home reverse to...
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THERE’S not much in-between for coaches. They’re usually either deified or vilified. Ewen McKenzie’s been around the coaching traps for the best part of 15 years, so he knows the deal. Andrew Slack writes for The Sunday Mail that human nature would indicate a preference for being considered god-like rather than useless, but he’s...
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Lions skipper Doppies la Grange has sounded a rallying cry for his side to show some pride and shake off the ‘close but no cigar’ tag that they have earned this season. Timmy Hancox writes for rugby365 that La Grange has described being named as the Lions captain as a “great honour” and is...
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Decorated skipper Victor Matfield is urging the revamped Bulls to turn party-crashers tomorrow night so his barren streak at Suncorp Stadium ends before retirement. Jim Tucker writes in The Couriermail that this feature clash against the Reds will be the South African World Cup champion’s final outing in Brisbane and never has he needed...
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Queensland rugby’s marketing boffins have needlessly fired up the Bulls by promoting tonight’s clash as a “slaughter” even though the South Africans’ own bragging rights over the Reds in every trophy department. Jim Tucker writes for The Couriermail that the “Watch Us Slaughter The Bulls” pitch on the QRU’s official website and advertising material...
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Not for the first time in his rugby career, Danny Cipriani has been misunderstood. There is no truth to rumours that he will quit the Melbourne Rebels at the end of this season to return to England. That’s not to say he won’t be going home once the Rebels’ inaugural Super Rugby campaign is...
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Former Brisbane Brothers rugby league player Tony Rea has replaced sacked ACT Brumbies coach Andy Friend for the rest of the season. The Couriermail reports that Rea also played league for North Sydney and the London Broncos, and was coach and chief executive of the Super League side before joining the Brumbies as an...
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Christchurch must accept the possibility that damage from this week’s devastating earthquake could prevent it hosting Rugby World Cup matches, a senior government minister said on Saturday. The only venue in Christchurch capable of hosting matches during the tournament, AMI Stadium, was damaged in last Tuesday’s 6.3-magnitude tremor and much of the surrounding city...
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The Cheetahs’ inspirational captain, Juan Smith, is set to miss South Africa’s defence of their World Cup title, after he tore Achilles Tendon on Friday night. Jan de Koning Smith, who left the field inside the first two minutes of the Cheetahs’ 23-25 loss to the Bulls in Bloemfontein, will undergo surgery early next...
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Brumbies captain Matt Giteau says his side must maintain discipline or Rebels five-eighth Danny Cipriani will punish them in their Super Rugby match in Melbourne on Friday. The Sydney Morning Herald Giteau says Cipriani, capped seven times for England, has a strong kicking game and could convert indiscretions from afar. “Discipline will be a...
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For a long time, it seemed, there was a danger of it becoming a cause without a Rebel. Wayne Smith writes for The Australian that the cause was Victorian rugby or rather, more specifically, Victorian rugby getting a seat at the table of serious Australian rugby. For many decades, it wasn’t much of a...
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Plenty has changed in Super Rugby, not the least of which is the formation of three national conferences.
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