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 July 2007
The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup and the 2007 Tri-Nations title after a 26-12 win over the Wallabies in Auckland. While New Zealand were patchy initially, they shifted up a gear after the break putting in a dominant second half.
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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 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 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 8th July 2007
The so-called “second string” Springboks turned in a respectable performance, forcing the heavily fancied Wallabies to work much harder than expected for their 25-17 win in Sydney.
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