Tag: All Blacks
Springboks instil fear
Old time apprehension New Zealanders held before All Blacks versus Springboks contests returns when the two clash in Japan on Saturday night to kick...
All Blacks are near perfect
The All Blacks were near perfection in their 92-7 thrashing of under-strength Tonga at Hamilton last Saturday - but South Africa will pose a...
Franks puts team first
It was sad to see 108-test stalwart Owen Franks fail to make the All Blacks 2019 Rugby World Cup squad but selectors Steve Hansen,...
COMMENT: England flex muscles as World Cup looms
It’s a funny old world when Six Nations champions Wales have broken New Zealand’s 509-week status as the world’s top rugby nation and England,...
COMMENT: Changes worked wonders with All Blacks
Five player changes and a much better attitude reaped its reward when the All Blacks avenged their 47-26 Perth rugby defeat with a 36-0...
AGNEW’S ANGLE: Awful Aussies now awsome
No excuses. The one-time awful Aussies were awesome in inflicting upon the All Blacks a 47-26 rugby thrashing in Perth last Saturday.
The sending off...
Ivan’s Angle: The Gentleman All Black
To those who knew him, Wairarapa farmer Sir Brian Lochore will always be known as The Gentleman All Black Captain.
For the many thousands his...
OPINION: All Blacks are creaking
Two games don't make an international rugby winter, but after a 20-16 win against Argentina and a 16-all draw with South Africa, a rusty...
OPINION: Sonny Bill on thin ice
Having suffered hamstring problems soon after making the All Blacks' 39-man squad, Sonny Bill Williams is skating on thin ice.
Injuries have plagued the 33-year-old...
