New Zealand
Posted 14 days ago
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HERE’S A curious stat for you. In the professional age, every Six Nations championship following a Lions tour has been won by the French. In 1998 they clinched the Grand Slam while the home nations were still basking in the glory of beating the Springboks the previous summer; four years later France repeated the feat nine months after the Lions trip Down Under. A clean sweep eluded Les Bleus in 2006 – a shock 20-16 defeat to Scotland on the opening weekend their only reverse in winning the title) but in 2010 France had another Grand Slam to celebrate.
Posted 86 days ago
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FIJI WON the on-field plaudits by sneaking past first-time Cup finalists Wales 26-19, to successfully defend their HSBC Sevens title. In a thrilling final, the South Sea Islanders scored four unopposed second-half tries to come back from a half-time deficit of 19-0.
However, the entertainment wasn’t just limited to the field of play, the fans made sure they got noticed in…
Posted 141 days ago
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THIS COMPETITION could change your life! Dan Ward-Smith, the former Bristol, Wasps and England Saxons back-row, is now managing the Inside Running Academy in New Zealand – and they are offering one lucky Rugby World reader the chance to train in Mount Maunganui.
Posted 200 days ago
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How England stunned the world champions at Twickenham
Posted 202 days ago
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THERE IS no need for England fans to bow down in worship as the All Blacks run out at Twickenham this weekend in search of their tenth successive win in the fixture. But those attending should be in no doubt what a privilege it is to watch arguably the greatest-ever rugby team in the flesh.
Posted 206 days ago
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WALES HAVE once again become one of those teams that takes positives from defeats against the world’s best. This time last year that wasn’t the case. Wales were a team who took nothing from defeat except the regret that another southern hemisphere scalp had gone begging.
Posted 207 days ago
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NEW ZEALAND are on another level and proved that yet again at the Millennium Stadium.
Posted 208 days ago
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WALES THRIVE with the underdogs tag – but is a win over New Zealand a realistic possibility?
Posted 219 days ago
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MURRAYFIELD MAY have hosted the world famous All Blacks, but the only way to see the game properly was in a pub where the sounds of the football drowned everything else out. Without the predictable analysis, the in-play commentary, the clichés or even Twitter, it is possible to assess a heavy loss, live.
