Tag Archives: Richie McCaw
Tri Nations Guest Post: I Don't Want to Spoil The Party…
Poor old John Smit. After 77 minutes of brutal, bludgeoning Tri-Nations rugby, in his hundredth test match, his under-the-cosh side were sitting five points clear of their 2010 tormentors, the All Blacks, with the score at 22-17. Finally something was … Continue reading
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Guest Post: The Cavalry Arrives (Too Late?)
It was a win born of necessity, rather than of the All Blacks’ tactical and physical supremacy, but in the context of this year’s Tri-Nations, it will just about do, and the obvious glee with which Graham Henry greeted the … Continue reading
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Guest post: None Step Up – Two Steps Back
From bad to worse, the All Blacks contrived to concede two out of two to South Africa at home, with the chief culprits being a lack of discipline, poor execution of basic skills, and poor option taking under pressure from … Continue reading
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The Force Is Gathering
Grant Nisbett intoned that headline ominously as another wave of Springbok attackers crashed the beleaguered All Black defenses, with the only certainty being a penalty conceded and the eager boot of Morne Steyn. The scoreline might have been similar, but … 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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Giving Doug Golightly the Red Card
Doug Golightly, long the best excuse for sleeping til the afternoon on a Saturday morning, has now extended his monumental dull-wittedness into some new media, being appointed editor of Sky Sport: The Magazine. Full disclosure: Until very recently I was … Continue reading
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Guest Post: A Tale Of Two Centres
In the opening round of this years Super 14 it was two centres that really stood out. Firstly to Stirling Mortlock’s match winning performance for the Brumbies against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday night. Down 19-0 after as many … Continue reading
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