Super Rugby: 5 Things We Don’t Want to See in 2013

With the 2013 Super 15 season fast approaching, it’s hard not to get a little bit excited at the prospect of another year of top-class rugby. If the 2012 season was anything to go by, it will be another year of entertaining, free-flowing, high-action rugby, which can’t be anything but good. But amongst all this, there were just a few dampers on last year’s competition. To try to clean... 

All Blacks Rugby: Who Is the Best Option to Replace Cory Jane?

It’s rare that you would look at the All Blacks and say that they are light in wingers. Throughout history, they have produced many of the best flyers the world has seen, with the men donning the No. 11 and No. 14 jerseys for the All Blacks always being amongst the best in the world. But they may be faced with such a case in 2013. It now appears they will be without the services of Cory Jane... 

Rugby 6-Nations: 5 Things We Learnt from Round 1

There is something changing in Northern Hemisphere rugby. The way the game is being played is changing, the powers of the game may be changing and the quality of the rugby is also changing for the better. The 2013 Six-Nations got under way this past weekend, and all these things were evident. Although its still early days, there was plenty to learn about each of the teams from watching, this article... 

Rugby 6-Nations Preview: Predicting the Final Order

It’s the oldest international rugby competition in the world, and still remains the cream of European international rugby. Originating as a four team competition comprising of the four home unions, it has grown to include France and more recently Italy to form the Six-Nations as we know it today. There is a lot riding on the 2013 season. Certainly some reputations need to be rebuilt after what... 

Zac Guildford: Crusaders Winger’s Career Hangs in Balance After Another Incident

New Zealand and Crusaders rugby winger Zac Guildford has been involved in yet another drunken incident and has stepped down from the Crusaders, as was reported by the New Zealand Herald. This comes as the latest in a series of incidents that date back to his late night out in the weeks prior to Rugby World Cup 2011. However, Guildford may not be so lucky as to get his contract continued this... 

Beers, Music and Rugby Sevens: Has the Wellington Party Gone Too Far?

A festival of rugby or a drunken party of madness?  Every year thousands upon thousands of New Zealanders flock to the nation’s capital to get their annual dosage of the abbreviated form of their national game. After their two-month break from rugby over the summer, the Wellington Sevens is an ideal way to get back into rugby mood and kick off the start of another enormous season. But what... 

Rugby: 25 Greatest International Tries of All Time

What makes a great try? An individual effort? Great team work? A match winner in the last minute? The answer is all of them can lead to great tries. Whether it shows the speed a player possesses in the open, the exceptional skills of the players involved or a great planned set move, a great try can surface from any beginning or any category. Over the years there have been hundreds of these scored in... 

Rugby: 13 Great Players to Wear No. 13 to Welcome 2013

A new year is upon us. A year that is undoubtedly set to bring plenty of moments to add to the collective memory that forms that thing that we cherish so dearly: sports history. And not just sports history, but history in general. As is the case with every new year, it takes a bit of time to adjust to the fact that a new number has to be written in the year space when something has to be dated.... 

Five Things to Work on for World Rugby from 2012

It seems like we are always changing things in rugby. Every year brings new variations of the way the game is played and run as the search for a perfect outcome continues.  Some of these changes have done wonders towards making rugby a better game, while others have undoubtedly been a step backwards. At times it feels like change is made simply for the sake of change and it would be better to... 

The Best of the Best of Rugby in 2012

A Post-World Cup year is always a time of change in rugby. After the glitz and glamour of its most celebrated tournament, the world becomes grounded as the sport sets off once again on its next four-year cycle. There are plenty who despise of this mentality, including yours truly. But it is the way of the world in this era of professional sports. Nevertheless, 2012 has been a season to remember. Plenty... 

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