Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 21st June 2008
After losing both matches in their short tour to New Zealand, England rugby shown that the gulf between the north and south, which was closed with such authority at the World Cup, is back and wider than ever.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 23rd February 2008
The Black Caps have won their five match series against England by three games to one after a 34 run win in a rain shortened game in Christchurch on Saturday night. Wicketkeeper Brendan McCullum got New Zealand off to a flying start, and they never looked back, until the rain came.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 7th February 2008
England won the second Twenty20 match of their series over the Black Caps by 52 runs at AMI Stadium, Christchurch. Captain Paul Collingwood lead from the front with 54 runs, while the New Zealand batsmen struggled…again.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 21st October 2007
In a titanic struggle fitting of the World Cup final it was South Africa who made the most of their chances to claim their second World Cup title with a 15-6 win over England at Stad de France.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 14th October 2007
England hung tough, trailing for most of the game before 2003 hero Jonny Wilkinson produced some more heroics in the dying moments of the game to kick his team into the final with a 14-9 victory over France at Stad de France.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 13th October 2007
It may be a replay of a semi final from the last World Cup, but France will be doing anything they can to avoid a repeat of their 2003 performance, while England will be hoping they can repeat their triumph of four years ago.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 5th October 2007
It is quarterfinal weekend at the Rugby World Cup 2007 in France and up first are Australia and England in Marseille on Saturday.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 2nd October 2007
The Rugby World Cup began a little over three weeks ago and has treated fans to some wonderful rugby so far, but the festival atmosphere and high scoring games are about to come to an end as the tournament shifts gear into the knockout phase.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 14th September 2007
The clash of these two rugby powerhouses will not only determine the winner of Pool A, but with the prospect of facing either Scotland or Italy it also provides the winner with an easier road to the semi final. The loser of this game will find their road to the semi final goes through the Wallabies.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 10th September 2007
The opening weekend of the 2007 Rugby World Cup has shown that referees have been given a mandate to deal with foul play harshly, and as the world is focussed on France, showing non rugby fans that foul play is not part of rugby can only raise the profile of the sport.
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