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Guest Post: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

After a week in which a massive earthquake slammed the Canterbury region, causing massive damage to Christchurch’s brick and stone buildings (including the home of All Blacks’ assistant coach Steve Hansen), and aftershocks continued to jangle the nerves, nobody will … Continue reading

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Guest Post: "It Could have Been Worse…"

The All Blacks have the 2010 Tri-Nations all but in the bag after a third bonus point win, this time over a willing, but ultimately outgunned Wallabies outfit in Melbourne. After both teams had routed the world champion Springboks using … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Stayin' Alive

Thanks to an astonishing form turnaround from the Wallabies, and the familiar traveling woes of the Boks, the All Blacks find themselves in a position where, despite their own struggles this year, they are still in contention to win the … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Dance of the Desperates

This week’s Bledisloe showdown in Sydney is shaping up as a huge matchup, in which a number of reputations may be salvaged or irreparably damaged – not least of which those of head coaches Graham Henry and Robbie Deans. Both … Continue reading

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The Same Old Story

Another year, another Tri-Nations, another All Blacks loss to the Springboks. Despite the altitude and a stupid travel schedule that meant the AB’s had to board a plane within hours of their hard-fought win over the Wallabies in Auckland, this … Continue reading

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Tr-Nations 2009: Only McCaw Can Save Us Now

The Iveco series came and went with much gnashing of teeth from the Great New Zealand Rugby Public. Stephen Donald was hung, drawn and quartered for the grievous sin of not being Dan Carter (one wonders how his Mum might … Continue reading

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Conrad – Outside the Game

Most people seem resigned to the fact that Richard Kahui, effortless and infinatly more handsome,  will eventually, if not soon,  claim sole possesion of the All Blacks number thirteen from Conrad Smith. Smith is the type of player no longer welcomed in the world of marketable … Continue reading

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