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Archive for May, 2007

All Blacks Squad Named

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 18th May 2007

The 30-man All Blacks Squad for the two international series has just been announced.

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Junior All Blacks Squad Named

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 18th May 2007

The 30-man Junior All Blacks squad to play in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup has just been announced.

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New Zealand Maori Squad Named

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 17th May 2007

The New Zealand Maori team for the 2007 Churchill Cup in England was announced yesterday.

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11 years in the making: A South African Super Champion

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 17th May 2007

Super Rugby is now in its 12th season and to date has only been won by three teams: The Blues and Crusaders from New Zealand and the Brumbies from Australia. That is all about to change this weekend.

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A big money contract does not guarantee higher honours

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 13th May 2007

This sort of attitude will hinder Australian rugby as they prepare for the World Cup.

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Super 14 Semi Final 2 Preview: Bulls vs Crusaders

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 11th May 2007

Last weekend the Bulls were unbeatable as they racked up the biggest victory in Super Rugby history, but can they repeat that performance in a semi final against the defending champs?

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Australians left to wonder what went wrong

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 10th May 2007

When the Super 14 kicked off at the beginning of February this year there were 14 teams representing three proud rugby nations. Now the competition is at the semi final stage and one nation is completely unrepresented.

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Super 14 Semi Final 1 Preview: Sharks vs Blues

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 9th May 2007

The Super 14 reaches the business end of the season this weekend, opening with first place playing fourth place: The Sharks vs the Blues.

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Williams sent home from Blues

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 7th May 2007

It looks like we’ve found the reason Ali Williams hasn’t been getting a lot of game time for the Blues.

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Umaga blasts referees before signing off

Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 7th May 2007

Former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga used his farewell speech to launch a scathing attack on Southern Hemisphere referees.

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