All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has selected his strongest available team to face Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. [...]
Posts tagged with: New Zealand
Full strength AB’s for Irish backlash
17 Nov 16 09:19 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 9 Comments
NZ walk away with Awards
14 Nov 16 08:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 4 Comments
The World Rugby awards were held on Sunday evening in London and the awards were dominated by New Zealanders, as expected. [...]
Changes aplenty for AB’s
10 Nov 16 09:13 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 45 Comments
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has made several changes to his team that face Italy this weekend. Several might be an understatement, he has made 12 changes to the starting 15 alone. [...]
3 Saffas among World Rugby nominations
2 Nov 16 08:22 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 29 Comments
The World Rugby awards nominations have been released, with three South Africans being named in the shortlists. [...]
Rugby Champs 2016: All Blacks vs Boks
8 Oct 16 13:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 72 Comments
The Springboks face the All Blacks in their last game of the Championship in Durban, with the All Balcks already crowned champions and the Boks fighting it out for second spot. [...]
We won, what now?
3 Oct 16 09:29 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 17 Comments
The Springboks beat the Wallabies at Loftus to maintain some sort of fortress status at the Pretoira stadium. Where to from here though? [...]
Pay to play?
22 Sep 16 11:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 134 Comments
I’m sure by now we’ve all read Craig Ray‘s thought-provoking piece on the Vodacom Rugby website, in which he questions the bloated state of professional rugby structures in South Africa today. If not, go and have a peruse before returning here. [...]
All Blacks too good for Boks
19 Sep 16 11:57 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 100 Comments
The Springboks went down to the All Blacks this weekend, a result which will surprise nobody really. Even the score line of 41 – 13 is in line with what was predicted. So what now? [...]
Faf and Goosen ready for All Blacks
13 Sep 16 08:20 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 77 Comments
In some good news following the Boks’ defeat to the Wallabies, both Faf de Klerk and Johan Goosen have been passed fit and ready for selection against the All Blacks this weekend. [...]
Alberts gets Bok call
12 Sep 16 09:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 68 Comments
Willem Alberts has been called up to the Springbok squad, replacing the injured Lood de Jager. [...]
Mvovo, Hougaard called to tour
30 Aug 16 14:13 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 33 Comments
Sharks wing Lwazi Mvovo and Sevens star cum Worcester scrumhalf Francois Hougaard are the new faces to the Springbok group that is set to tour Australia and New Zealand. [...]
One awful game doth not a season make
25 Jul 16 09:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 128 Comments
You guys know that I occasionally can’t resist quoting song lyrics in these posts, right? How about a little Rod Stewart today? It goes “I don’t wanna talk about it – how you broke my heart…” [...]
Lest we forget
11 Jul 16 06:33 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 118 Comments
The Sharks, having beaten the Cheetahs at the weekend, are now poised for quarter-final qualification in this year’s Super Rugby series, with just a win over the Sunwolves this weekend standing between them and a spot in the last 8 as the African conference wildcard entry. [...]
Learn the Lions lesson
4 May 16 11:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 55 Comments
The Sharks have two key data points available to them this week as they prepare to take on the Hurricanes in a game that they simply have to win in order to stay within play-off contention. Paying close attention to both and absorbing the necessary lessons should set them up nicely for that crucial victory. [...]
Yes please! We’re heading in the right direction!
1 May 16 10:10 by Chris Smith (ChrisS) | 76 Comments
Hi everyone. I watched Friday’s game with one eye on our style of play and the other on the end result. Before I discuss that though, very well done to the guys who came in and played their hearts out. [...]
