International
Opinion
New Zealand's expectations of the All Blacks are too high
I think the All Blacks should beat England’s rugby team by 20 points, in Auckland on Saturday night. Just as I thought they woul…
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The Rugby Championship
Opinion
Springboks-All Blacks takes: Double banking dishonesty, Fassi the weak link, undercooked selections
The All Blacks let a crucial victory against the Springboks slip away in the final quarter despite holding a 27-17 lead, with a ye…
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Rugby World Cup
Opinion
The All Blacks have been pretty ordinary but now will win the World Cup
And yet, in a few days’ time, the All Blacks are likely to be crowned Rugby World Cup champions.
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Ugly scenes as officials jeered following Super Rugby Pacific final
Booing by fans following the final whistle has marred the Super Rugby Pacific final in which the Crusaders celebrated a remarkable…
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Scott Robertson has mounting problems to fix for misfiring All Blacks
A new coaching era has brought the same old problems and New Zealand are struggling to retain their aura as the world's best team
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Bundee Aki sends new reminder to All Blacks he's the one that got away
Ireland and Connacht centre Bundee Aki has officially become an Irish citizen after moving to the country ten years ago.
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Ex-Wallaby on whether modern-day Springboks are greatest team ever
Former Wallaby Morgan Turinui has questioned whether any other side “throughout history could beat this team.”
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‘Not a great team’: Irish scribe on All Blacks’ ‘lucky’ win over England
Irish rugby writer Gerry Thornley didn’t mince words when assessing the All Blacks ahead of this week’s Test in Dublin.
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Ex-Ireland wing brands Six Nations champs 'not that good an Irish side'
Ireland and South Africa have developed quite a peculiar rivalry in recent months as it is one that was not created on the pitch, …
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Tom Curry and Bongi Mbonambi incident has become a running joke in SA
Allegations made during the final week of the Rugby World Cup against Springboks Bongi Mbonambi have become something of a running…
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New theory emerges over Springboks' mindset heading into Ireland clash
As soon as Antoine Dupont's participation in the World Cup quarter-finals was thrown into doubt after fracturing his cheekbone, su…
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South Africa's brawn-plus-brain puts rugby world on red alert
Anything New Zealand could do, the Springboks did better in Friday's Twickenham rout.
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