Archive for March, 2008

As shocking as it might sound, the All Blacks, New Zealand’s rugby team, lost to France in the World Cup quarter final in Cardiff. This time, the Haka wasn’t enough to scare the opponents and the game ended 20-18, sending the Kiwis home …
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OK, admittedly the AB’s have a much better win record than us, but that doesn’t mean we “can’t play rugby as well as the All Blacks” – most games are very tight with only a few points separating the winner from the loser. Ask any Kiwi…
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2: If you go to see a professional sports team in New Zealand, wear black. Pretty much every team has the word black in its name. Rugby=All Blacks, cricket=Black Caps, field hockey=Black Sticks, ice hockey=Ice Blacks (Wouldn’t Black Ice …
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I thus resolved to spend part of my weekend at Raglan partaking in one of the most revered activities known to the Kiwis: Rugby. And what better place to do it than at their local beach! During my time surfing New Zealand’s five TV …
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I’ve played rugby, soccer, cricket, tennis, squash, badminton, table tennis, as well as track and field, all my life. As a fan, I’m passionate about the All Blacks, Manchester City and Lancashire County Cricket Club. …
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Libertypresse International takes a closer look at the famous kiwi tradition of Haka to mark the All Blacks’s arrival in Marseille for the 2007 Rugby World Cup For more than a hundred years, New Zealand’s rugby team has performed a …
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One of Worcester’s new Kiwi recruits says despite their implosion at last year’s World Cup, 2008 will see the All Blacks restore themselves at the top of the global game. By Peter Bills. Forget the World Cup triumph. …
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Robbie Deans is one of the world’s best coaches and widely known for putting his players first….. *** http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/rugby/news/article/-/1670545/blacks-named-early All Blacks could be named early …
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The Kiwi’s are a pretty friendly lot too. Absolutely rugby mad and especially mad about their All Blacks Rugby team.  During the world cup when New Zealand went out some sad supporters burn the flag and I heard another been …
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aware that the All Blacks perform the Haka (Maori challenge) before the commencement of each match. Yesterday my mother-in-law (an Aussie) sent me this video clip demonstrating just how keen the Kiwis are about the Haka. You know a …
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