Sports After Dark explains the laws of rugby
Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 23rd August 2008
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 23rd August 2008
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 28th July 2008
After suffering two Tri-Nations losses in a row, the All Blacks now find themselves under siege from the media and rugby public, all because it seems that nothing has changed since that fateful October evening in Cardiff last year.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 1st July 2008
The much vilified rotation policy of 2007 was intended to build depth for the All Blacks, but with injuries to two key forwards, it would seem the talent pool isn’t as deep as we thought.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 21st May 2008
As an aspiring rugby journalist I sometimes write a story based on my opinion about the game, but I am always careful to back up that opinion with some facts, sometimes taking quotes directly from the law book, other times I present a rounded argument. But some of the inflammatory garbage that gets printed by our major newspapers makes me wonder if dropping a literary incendiary grenade and heading for the hills is what journalism is about.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 27th April 2008
In a nation where rugby is king, it is simply baffling how many people do not know the laws of the game but in New Zealand, ignorance seems to be no hurdle to voicing your opinion. What makes it worse, is when those in the media exhibit that same ignorance.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 12th March 2008
After just four weeks of the experimental laws, the Super 14 is showing that they produce a faster and more action packed game. But the Northern Hemisphere seem reluctant to adopt them, perhaps stuck in a style of rugby from 30 years ago.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 10th March 2008
Just four short months after the Rugby World Cup, the turnabout in form for some teams is nothing short of miraculous. With one round left in the competition Hamish McBrearty wonders who these men in white or red really are.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 8th March 2008
Over this round of Super 14 there have been a few instances of foul play, some of which have gone unpunished, others have not been punished enough. Given the mine field of inconsistency from the officials, it’s about time rugby administrators gave the referees firm guidelines to deal with foul play.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 8th March 2008
Bringing back my old “Aw Ref” column, which takes a weekly in-depth look at at controversial or misunderstood refereeing decisions. The week we look at the performance of Bryce Lawrence, who controlled his 100th first class fixture when the Highlanders hosted the Hurricanes, and seemed to be a bit confused about the intention of the new experimental laws.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 4th March 2008
The New Zealand and Australian Rugby Unions have announced that there will be a fourth test in this year’s Bledisloe Cup series to be played in Hong Kong on November 1. International rugby may be crying out for a number of things, but another trans-Tasman clash certainly isn’t one of them.
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