Archive for July, 2008

All Blacks fullback Leon MacDonald has mysteriously been “ruled out” of the Bledisloe Cup Test against the Qantas Wallabies in Auckland this Saturday.
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Wairarapa won’t be hosting any matches in Rugby World Cup 2011 but can still play a significant roll, says Martin Snedden.
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It has been a big couple of weeks for little-known new Waikato rugby prop Hikairo Forbes.
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LATEST: All Blacks fullback Leon MacDonald has been ruled out of the second Bledisloe Cup rugby test against Australia in Auckland on Saturday.
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All Blacks captain Richie McCaw was named on Tuesday in the starting line-up for the Tri-Nations test against Australia in Auckland on Saturday. McCaw, who injured his ankle against England last month, returns to the side which lost …
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Rugby league star Sonny Bill Williams has caused an international stir and provoked legal action after reportedly taking up a two year contract with the French Rugby Union club Toulon. He’s stunned his club, the Canterbury Bulldogs, …
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All Blacks coach Graham Henry and his assistant coaches Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen have announced the team to play…
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The study presented by Hamish Kerr et al., Collegiate rugby union injury patterns in New England: A prospective cohort study, deserves comment. In a general sense the injury pattern may be attributed to the confrontational type of game …
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The Wallabies have stunned the world champion Springboks and look capable of sending New Zealand to their third successive defeat this weekend, which could spell the end for hapless Graham Henry.
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INSPIRATIONAL captain Richie McCaw returns from injury to boost a revamped New Zealand side in Saturday’s rugby rematch against Australia, as coach Graham Henry called for a change of attitude.
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