The first game of the second week saw the two premier teams in Rugby Championship 2019, New Zealand and South Africa, clash in what has historically been tight, combative game. In last year’s tournament, only two points separated the teams both times they faced each other. Rugby Championship 2019 It was an equally cagey affair […] READ MORE
Tag: Rugby Championship 2019
Wallabies win Big; have one hand on Bledisloe Cup
In a result that may shake the aspirations of the current World Champions, the Wallabies win Big at Optus Stadium; and have one hand on the Bledisloe Cup. The major outcome of the match highlights above, are clear. How a red card had a massive effect on the All Blacks ability to defend. It saw […] READ MORE
Test Match rewards shared in Round Two draw
A game that was too close to call, and which in the end, was a stalemate. With the Test Match rewards shared in The Rugby Championship Round Two draw, both New Zealand and South Africa will find ‘good and bad news’ in the outcome. Video highlights only show some of the points scoring moments of this […] READ MORE
Los Pumas ready to upset Wallabies home Test
With each team suffering losses in Rond One of The Rugby Championship, returning to your home base must be positive. Yet, the possibility that Los Pumas are ready to upset the Wallabies home Test, may add more shade to Australian rugby. Only a possibility, since the South American team themselves suffered a closely-fought loss to the […] READ MORE
Wellington rematch for New Zealand v South Africa
With the assumption that Round One selection and planning policy by the two leading Southern Hemisphere rugby teams disproven, it all leads to a much more tantalizing fixture that will be the ‘Wellington rematch’ when fans prepare for New Zealand v South Africa on Saturday. A rematch due to the location and recent history. In 2018, […] READ MORE
Springboks beat Wallabies in Rugby Championship clash
A crowd of 51,000 fans were on hand to witness the Springboks beat Wallabies by 35 points to 17 in their Rugby Championship clash at Emirates Airlines Park, on Saturday. Springboks beat Wallabies South Africa 35 Australia 17 There was a lot of emotion on display as this was the first Test played by the […] READ MORE
Who ‘wants’ to win the 2019 Rugby Championship
Not to ask a redundant question but, the 2019 Rugby Championship appears to be the one that most of the competing SANZAAR nations are not entirely focused on. Not a case of which team will win, more so a ‘who wants to win’ this year’s schedule. From the feedback and interviews with the leading nations […] READ MORE
Australian Wallabies team selected for South Africa TRC fixture
With everything riding on the success or failure of the 2019 Australian Wallabies team results leading up to the Rugby World Cup, much of that depends on the opening South Africa Rugby Championship (TRC) fixture. The old cliche is that ‘a team is only as good as its last outing’ means that the Australian Wallabies […] READ MORE
Four more years for Beauden Barrett, now in Blues colours
Saving his announcement until the right moment, the Rugby World now knows that it is a new four year deal for Beauden Barrett with New Zealand Rugby but, this time in Blues Super Rugby colours. Switching his allegiance from the Hurricanes, to shift north to the Auckland-based Blues. It was a fainted move, but with […] READ MORE
New Shirt; New Squad; New Goals for 2019 All Blacks
In revealing their new shirt for the Rugby World Cup on Monday, with the 2019 All Blacks new squad about to be announced on Tuesday, new goals are being chosen by the World Champions. Goals that could see them re-write the record books. Already the first rugby team to win back-to-back World Cups, the 2019 […] READ MORE