Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 20th July 2007
I recently had the chance to interview Morne from Ruggaworld, one of South Africa’s top rugby blogs, about his thoughts on South African rugby headed into the World Cup
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 19th July 2007
In what could be the biggest game of rugby this season outside of the World Cup final takes place this weekend in Auckland between New Zealand and Australia with the winner taking the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cups.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 18th July 2007
This week’s “Aw Ref” focuses on a contest unlike anything in any other sport in the world, the scrum. While it has been made much safer in recent years, it is still an area that is misunderstood by many.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 17th July 2007
Before the recent All Blacks v Springboks test in Christchurch, much was made of the fact that over 3,000 tickets remained unsold. However administrators have nobody to blame but themselves for the dwindling interest by fans.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 16th July 2007
After going down 33-6 to the All Blacks in Christchurch on Saturday night, Springbok captain Johann Muller has launched an attack on his New Zealand counterpart Ritchie McCaw, labelling him “lucky”.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 14th July 2007
The so-called Springbok ‘B’ team once again showed they are no easy-beats as they held the All Blacks tryless for almost 70 minutes before going down 33-6 in Christchurch on Saturday night.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 13th July 2007
Reuben Thorne is a polarising name in New Zealand rugby circles, some claiming he is virtually invisible on the field and does nothing for his team, while others say that Thorne does more work than most forwards and is deserving of his place in the All Blacks. So which is it?
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 12th July 2007
Can the ill-disciplined Springboks turn in a top performance in their last hit-out before the World Cup against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday, or will the All Blacks be able to recover from their stumble against Australia?
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 9th July 2007
This week’s “Aw Ref” focuses on one of rugby union’s most contentious, yet unique areas: the tackle.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 9th July 2007
The Springboks are considered one of the favourites for this year’s Rugby World Cup, but if they hope to compete they must sort out their discipline issues.
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