The Islamic State of World Rugby
A guest post from sports writer Marcus Rattsusan
Keep it going
Some fresh angles to help keep the Aaron Smith toilet tale alive for a wee bit longer
Read out, Xi in, as Hansen makes late change to All Blacks team
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has sprung a surprise by picking Chinese President Xi Jinping to start in this weekend’s test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium.
Because I’m Lazy Part III
I’m still in holiday mode, so here’s another post from earlier in the year. McCaw, Carter Supreme Winners At Literature Awards All Blacks captain Richie McCaw was given the supreme award at the Steinlager New Zealand Literature Awards last night.McCaw’s epic book, Richie, won the main award, the Literature Cup, as well as picking up…
Ten Reasons Why Andrew Hore Is Not To Blame
If you slow the tape of the incident right down, I mean really really slowly*, you can see that the Welsh player appears to be moving his right hand towards his hip. That bulge at his side could just be a fold of rugby jersey, or the guy could be concealing a weapon. It was…
If Political Journalists Wrote Sports News
Rumours are swirling of an imminent leadership challenge within the All Blacks camp. Speculation began that Richie McCaw may face a challenge to his captaincy of the All Blacks, after the team’s near-loss in the Rugby World Cup final. While the All Blacks won the final, the victory was narrow, and concern is growing that…
McCaw, Carter Supreme Winners At Literature Awards
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw was given the supreme award at the Steinlager New Zealand Literature Awards last night. McCaw’s epic book, Richie, won the main award, the Literature Cup, as well as picking up a number of other prizes. The win takes the All Blacks back to the top of the world literature rankings…
Heaven Can Wait Until Next Week
We’re on the verge of our first World Cup triumph since 1987, and it looks as if the only thing standing in our way is a suspect-looking French team. Sure, 1999 and 2007 and all that, but the current lot don’t look to have the firepower to stun us as those two French teams did.…
French Team Concede World Cup Defeat
The All Blacks were this morning crowned world champions, after the French team unexpectedly pulled out of Sunday’s final. New Zealand beat Australia last night in a commanding and dominating performance. French coach Marc Lievremont said his players had watched the game on television and had been awed and frightened by the power and ferocity of…
A Plea To ABs Management
Having watched the All Blacks demolish mighty Japan last night, I am now convinced that we will go all the way and win the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In previous World Cups what has done for us is a chop-and-change selection policy, coupled with injuries to key players. Invariably we have ended up tinkering with…
