Archive for May, 2009

Let’s consider for instance this fine comic print – “The Triumph of John Bull Junior – Episodes of Fast and Fancy in the Struggle for Rugby Supremacy” in NZ newspaper The Free Lance, August 20th 1904 – paying tribute to the All Blacks …
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Muliaina’s elevation would be just reward after showing loyalty to New Zealand rugby last month when he turned down a massive cash offer to play in Europe. It would also be a coup in what is excepted to be a red-letter day for his …
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Former England internationals Martin Corry and Josh Lewsey ended their rugby careers on Sunday by helping the Barbarians to a 33-26 win over England…
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New Zealand’s source for league and NRL news on Stuff.co.nz.
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12:16 Rugby South Africa crowned sevens kings South Africa have won the IRB Sevens World Series title for the first time after the opening day of.
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Kiwi league fans should thank Stephen Kearney the next time Benji Marshall does something brilliant in the black jersey. After all, the World Cup-winning Kiwis coach is one of the main reasons the talented 24-year-old halfback is still … always wanted to play for the All Blacks but that was the only other thing [...]

11:41 Bulls overwhelm Chiefs in rugby Super 14 final PRETORIA – Northern Bulls of South Africa overwhelmed Waikato Chiefs of New Zealand 61-17 at Loftus.
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Originally Posted by H2Andy View Post. lol actually,if you think of the oppose of “infinite” that’s how much i know about rugby. Ahhh … I see just trying to get on the good side of the Kiwi’s …. thats cool, they are a good bunch of people except when the all blacks beat the wallabies. [...]

I think you are underestimating the non core players desire to be core all blacks, I would think this would be every kiwi rugby players motivator and the incumbents won’t want to give the up and coming guys too much game time. …
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Next Rugby story: Lauaki can still be a force in All Blacks … Kiwi teams seem to have an ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory all the time, all there top teams, including the AB’s, have a tendency to ‘choke’ when it counts. Must be a kiwi tradition. Danny #9 10:50 [...]