To the delight of their wide fan base, a phenomenal New Zealand All Blacks team has literally ‘shown all their cards’ at 2019 Rugby World Cup. They have blitzed Ireland, to make a strong statement and proceed to the semifinals. And it was phenomenal, as they built on an impressive opening half of rugby, that […] READ MORE
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NZ Rugby Awards and Joe Schmidt receives Halbergs Coach of the Year endorsement
Every December, the best and brightest of New Zealand (NZ) Rugby get together to celebrate. Whatever the accomplishments individually, the NZ Rugby Awards is the best time to celebrate the sport, as a group. For women and men, players and referees, coaches and administrators, they all sit back and acknowledge each other’s efforts. To highlight […] READ MORE
Dane Coles still to recover to ‘All Blacks fitness’ levels
In the latest news on injured All Blacks hooker Dane Coles, he has honestly assessed that he is still yet to recover to ‘All Blacks fitness’ levels. This is after he tore the ACL in his knee, that required surgery in late 2017. The Test hooker is yet to earn his place with the Hurricanes, let […] READ MORE
Dane Coles Returns for 50th Test
In his 50th test for New Zealand, Dane Coles Returns from an extended period on the sidelines with concussion injury. We look at his impact and career READ MORE
Super Rugby Round Two ‘Forecast’
Through the opening nine matches of this years competition, there was fair weather and fine rugby on show. No out-of-the-ordinary results, with just a handful of outcomes that went against the projections. So with that positive introduction, let us look toward the Super Rugby Round Two ‘Forecast’. The full compliment of matches saw games across three […] READ MORE