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Kiwi Super Franchises

February 9th, 2012 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.  Let’s be honest: the New Zealand Super teams are made up entities. They were constructed out of thin air, mashed together from provincial catchment areas in 1996, to allow true professional rugby to run free across the land. In doing SANZAR created a top tier of domestic rugby where the […]

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Tags: Super Rugby 2012 · super 15 · New Zealand

Quarter Final 4: New Zealand v Argentina

October 9th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
That was edge of the seat stuff for a bit last night - not only did the Pumas stop us scoring, then score themselves … but they had the lead on us and created some very nervous moments for All Black fans last night. Were we going to be knocked […]

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Tags: 2011 Quarter Finals · rwc 2011 · ruggerblogger infographic · Argentina · New Zealand

Quarter Finalist Preview: New Zealand

October 6th, 2011 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (slugso) wrote this article.
Ferdy says:
Putting aside the Daniel Carter heartbreak, let’s not forget the All Blacks have been formidable for 100 years (and Dan has only been around for about eight of those). This is a team sport.
In saying that, I still think our major final will be the semi. Whether it is […]

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Tags: 2011 Quarter Finals · rwc 2011 · New Zealand

Pool A: New Zealand v Canada

October 1st, 2011 · No Comments

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Tags: Pool A · rwc 2011 · ruggerblogger infographic · Canada · New Zealand

Pool A: New Zealand v Japan

September 16th, 2011 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (Ferdy) wrote this article.
Ferdy says:
I watched this on a small computer screen at work while trying to pretend to do some work (hopelessly executed) so I have probably missed a lot of things.
What I didn’t miss however is Nonu’s Rolls Royce form right now. The guy is on fire! Backed up by […]

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Tags: Pool A · RWC2011 · ruggerblogger infographic · Japan · New Zealand

Statistics: All Blacks v Springboks

July 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
It was obvious to anyone watching the first game of the Tri Nations last weekend that the All Blacks went in with a deliberate policy of keeping the ball in play to minimise the impact of the Springbok lineout and tire the big South African forwards.  
Whilst the number of times […]

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Tags: tri-nations · rugby · south africa · statistics · Springboks · All Blacks · New Zealand

Is the move north losing its lustre?

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Juan Cote wrote this article.
Leinster legend and Wallaby captain
Luke McAlister, Aaron Mauger, Chris Latham, Carlos Spencer, Lote Tuqiri, Victor Matfield, Mark Gasnier, Rocky Elsom and Dan Carter.
What do these players all have in common? They are players who chased the more lucrative pastures of the northern hemisphere but have now returned home, […]

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Tags: south africa · Wallabies · Southern Hemisphere · Northern hemisphere · peter hewat · Top 14 · All Blacks · Japan · England · Australia · France · New Zealand · Italy · Ireland

Wales vs New Zealand, England vs South Africa, scores & reviews

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (Matt @ Green and Gold Rugby) wrote this article. Wales 9 - All Blacks 29 Full marks to Wales for doing the best stare down of the Haka (especially this new choreographed production) I’ve seen. They refused to move and made the ABs turn first. Nice.
This aggression carried on into the first half […]

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Tags: south africa · Wales · New Zealand · England

Wallabies vs All Blacks Hong Kong Video Highlights

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Video Highlights of Australia vs New Zealand in Hong Kong
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Tags: video highlights · hong kong · New Zealand · Australia

Teams - Australia vs New Zealand Hong Kong Bledisloe

October 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. We haven’t got the full Wallabies team yet - it’s announced on Thursday - but the leaks are starting to trickle out and the All Blacks have laid down their misere, with an interesting twist.
First off we can all breathe a sigh of relief that Luke Burgess is set […]

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Tags: hong kong · bledisloe · teams · Wallabies · New Zealand · All Blacks · Australia

Explanation required

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Right, Australia didn’t lose this match and the Tri-Nations because of this - the final ruck. We lost it because we went to sleep for 15 minutes and let in three soft tries.
And this ruck isn’t even remarkable because of the the number of infringements the All Blacks managed […]

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Tags: tri-nations · jonathan kaplan · Wallabies · All Blacks · New Zealand · Australia

Revenge could be sweet, just invade the bastards

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Sent on by MosesFrom The Gruen Transfer, a show that looks at advertising in Oz. In this case, how to advertise invading New Zealand.
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Tags: gruen transfer · advertising · invasion · New Zealand

If you can’t beat ‘em, invade ‘em

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Sent on by MosesFrom The Gruen Transfer, a show that looks at advertising in Oz. In this case, how to advertise invading New Zealand.
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How to make 101 look difficult: New Zealand vs Samoa in New Plymouth

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. While channel surfing in a hospital room this afternoon post knee op (thanks for all the messages of support…), I came across the replay of the All Blacks slaughtering Samoa 101-14 from earlier today. Knowing what the score was already, I wasn’t too thrilled at the prospect, but what […]

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Tags: Samoa · All Blacks · New Zealand

South Africa versus New Zealand Tri-Nations Score & Review

August 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Springboks 0 All Blacks 19
The Wallabies looked on from the stands in Capetown as these two sides belted lumps out of each other today. Unfortunately for the Saffas this seemed to be their only gameplan.
The ABs got on the board early through a McCaw chip behind the tryline for […]

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Tags: tri-nations · Capetown · south africa · score · Springboks · All Blacks · New Zealand