Rugby: Rating the All Blacks Two Weeks Into the 2010 Season

Two weeks into the international season we are starting to get a feel for how the teams will perform in 2010. The All Blacks and Springboks have both looked good in their wins so far as they dispatched their northern hemisphere rivals. The Wallabies haven’t been so convincing with two close games against England where each side has won one game each. The All Blacks started their campaign for... 

Looking Back Paves The Way Forward For Rugby

How rugby has changed over the past 15 years. Gone are the days when an international team would go away and tour another nation, playing a handful of midweek games, along with a series of three or four tests. These tours have been replaced with the so-called more glamorous competition of the Tri-Nations, which pits the top three teams of the Southern Hemisphere against each other in a series of games... 

Stalemate in Otago Boys vs Southland Boys Thriller

The 96th game between traditional foes Otago Boys and Southland Boys ended in a 16 all draw today at Littlebourne, Dunedin. The game was tight the whole way, with neither side ever really obtaining a comfortable lead and we were treated to a finish for the ages. Otago Boys landed the first blow, with Liam Edwards kicking a penalty after establishing good field position, to take a 3-0 lead. Southland... 

High School Rugby Preview: Otago Boys vs. Southland Boys

Tomorrow Otago Boys High School hosts Southland Boys High School in a top of the table clash of the Highlanders 1st XV Competition. The game will also double as the schools’ traditional interschool match, which has been an annual fixture for 95 years. History is with the Southerners having won 47 of these matches to Otago’s 38 with an astounding 10 draws. The other factor against Otago... 

Super 14 Power Rankings: Round 12

Round 12 of the Super 14 saw the competition close right up as the Brumbies and the Hurricanes both picked up bonus point wins while the Waratahs, Reds and Crusaders all suffered heavy losses. The result is that we now have those five teams all between 34 and 32 points, meaning the final two weeks of the competition will be critical. The Crusaders have the toughest run-in as they take on the Bulls... 

Super 14 Power Rankings: Round 11

What a weekend of rugby we were treated to! We had some nail biters, some great tries, a huge upset, and plenty of quality rugby thrown into the mix. Before we look at this week’s rankings I’ll mention the event that took place this week, which has been labelled as the biggest scandal in the history of Australian sport. I am talking, of course, about the discovery that the Melbourne Storm... 

Super 14 Power Rankings: Round 10

Only four weeks to go until semifinals now and it looks as though the fight for the top four places will be one of the closest we have seen in years. The Reds’ victory over the Bulls makes the race even closer as the Reds enter the top four and the Bulls remain in third place. The next four weeks will be of the utmost importance to the playoff contenders, but the most important to the Bulls.... 

Super 14 Power Rankings: Round Nine

Round Nine is now over and it is time to start looking ahead to the semifinals with just five weeks to go. To me, there are still six teams in the hunt for a top four position.  The Bulls will top the table with only one more road game to play. The Crusaders will come in second despite having a tough run in. I’m backing the Waratahs to come in third. They have an easy draw... 

The Converts: Five Rugby League to Rugby Union Success Stories

It isn’t uncommon in Australia or New Zealand to see a Rugby Union player change codes and try their arm at the more lucrative Rugby League. It is however a bit more uncommon to see a League player convert over to Rugby Union. The games are so similar yet they are so different. They require similar skills in the way you run, pass and kick the ball but the way you use these skills varies between... 

Super 14 Power Rankings: Round Eight

Round Eight of the Super 14 delivered some of the most exciting games of the season. It also showed the effects of touring on some of the competitions top teams.  But before we look at how the teams stack up this week I thought we would have a look at who’s been playing well so far this year by selecting a competition Form XV: 15. Cory Jane:  It was a toss up between Jane and Dagg,... 

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