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Book Review: “Ali’s Book of Tall Tales”

December 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
We here at Green & Gold Rugby like what we do because we write the type of stuff we’d like to read ourselves.  This site is for rugby fans and we always aim to take a different slant on how we look at the sport we love. Whether that […]

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Tags: Dan Carter · david nucifora · rugby · haka · Wallabies · All Blacks

All Blacks and England - Twickenham showdown

November 27th, 2008 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (Ferdy) wrote this article.
As the All Blacks go into the final test match against England, the old great haka debate has resurfaced once more. Love it or hate it, the haka is here to stay although it wouldn’t be a trip to the north without people moaning about it.
I agree that some […]

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Tags: Ali Williams · England Rugby Team · haka · Ma'a Nonu · All Blacks

The Passionless People

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (Ferdy) wrote this article.
Much has been made during this wonderful month of autumn internationals about the passion of the UK crowds.
The mainstream media in New Zealand seem even more confounded this time around by the vocal northern hemsiphere rugby supporters and to prove it, there’s been a flurry of rugby articles […]

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Tags: New Zealand National Anthem · haka · All Blacks

Munster All Black Haka

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: haka · Munster · All Blacks

Speaktackles, Pacific Island rugby players and the Haka

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
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Tags: Spear Tackle · haka · Tana Umaga · All Blacks

World Cup weekend round-up

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Matt @ Green and Gold Rugby wrote this article. There are plenty of places where you can get the scoop on what happened over the weekend - Sportsfreak did a great job. So what I’m going to do here is a give a quick spray of the key talking points as I see ‘em.
France, […]

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Tags: USA · Rugby World Cup 2007 · rugby minnows · haka · Samoa · Namibia · France · New Zealand · Argentina · Ireland