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Australia 25 - All Blacks 20

August 27th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Trinations decider 2011 - Suncorp Stadium - Brisbane
The omens are not looking good for an All Black team that creaked into gear after a scintillating start by Australia.  This game had many ups and downs.  Some moments of pure genius and joy (the Australian backline). And also some moments of complete […]

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Tags: Victor Vito · Springboks. Tri Nations 2011 · Quade Cooper knee · Wallabies Tri Nations winners 2011 · Wayne Barnes · Mils Muliaina · Daniel Carter · Richie McCaw · Ma'a Nonu · graham henry · All Blacks

Stephen Jones: England pale in comparison to genuine All Blacks

August 6th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. August 6thAll Blacks 30 V Wallabies 15 (Auckland, Tri Nations 2011)England 23 V Wales 19 (Twickenham, ‘Friendly’ 2011)
This is a copied Stephen Jones  article from the Sunday Times in London 7 August 2011. Rupert Murdoch, come and get us if you can be bothered (but we suspect, you have bigger […]

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Tags: Springboks. Tri Nations 2011 · Sunday Times · The Times · Stephen Jones · The Wallabies · All Blacks · Wales · England

Stephen Jones: Ireland 9 England 20: At last, England add touch of finesse

August 6th, 2011 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (slugso) wrote this article. 28 AugustSunday Times
At one minute to a dark midnight on the clock of their four-year cycle of World Cup preparation, England finally saw some gleams of light. They disposed of an abysmal Ireland with more conviction than the score suggests, they now enter the World Cup with some confidence […]

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Tags: Springboks. Tri Nations 2011 · Sunday Times · The Times · Stephen Jones · The Wallabies · All Blacks · Wales · England

Stephen Jones: Black magic….you must be joking

August 6th, 2011 · No Comments

noreply@blogger.com (slugso) wrote this article. 11 September 2011Sunday TimesStephen Jones
Black magic… You must be joking
Ben Youngs scores the only try as England stutter to an unconvincing victory in their first World Cup game against Argentina in New Zealand
 
Scrum-half Ben Youngs celebrates scoring for England with Manu Tuilagi (Paul Harding)
For most of a thunderous match […]

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Tags: Springboks. Tri Nations 2011 · Sunday Times · The Times · Stephen Jones · The Wallabies · All Blacks · Wales · England

All Blacks V South Africa B - Tri-nations 2011

July 30th, 2011 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. New Zealand 40 - South Africa 7Wellington
First thoughtsThere’s more to follow with Slugso’s magical infography but I just wanted to jot down a few meanderings after watching this game in Lazio with a very over excited Italian commentary.
I felt for this Bok B team. They’ve been used by P-diddy as sacrificial […]

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Tags: Peter De Villiers · Springboks. Tri Nations 2011 · ruggerblogger infographic · cory jane · south africa · Daniel Carter · Richie McCaw · All Blacks