Tag: All Blacks
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...
Two named in All Blacks
The just-named All Blacks squad includes two former Pakuranga United Rugby Club players.
They have been named in the 39-strong squad for the first two...
OPINION: Combine the top playmakers
Call me crazy but I would like to see the All Blacks combine Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett in the five-eighths before the World...
OPINION: Chiefs scrape in
Having scraped into the Super Rugby last eight playoffs in seventh spot, the Chiefs once again showed the courage that has characterised their game.
Written...
OPINION: Magnificent Mo’unga
In setting up five of the Crusaders' 10 tries in their 66-0 thrashing of the Rebels, Richie Mo'unga again demonstrated he's one of the...