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Posted 560 days ago
The New Zealand people came out to support the World Cup and it was a magnificent tournament.
It was the games around the country, in smaller places like New Plymouth, Napier and Rotorua, which made it special. Huge crowds turned out, people adopted teams and the atmosphere was great, which made the pool stages so festive.
I spent most of my time…
Posted 564 days ago
To win the World Cup means everything to me and it has brought me some peace, especially after what happened in 2007. We really showed that All Blacks tenacity in the final, and I was so proud to be standing there at Eden Park as a New Zealander, having so much respect for what the boys have done over the…
Posted 565 days ago
WHILST YOU were busy watching RWC 2011, it may have escaped your notice that the first six rounds of the Aviva Premiership took place. The biggest difference for the competition during a World Cup is the reduction in media coverage, though crowds usually hold up quite well.
This time around there was some deterioration in numbers compared to the same…
Posted 574 days ago
All Blacks replacement #10 Aaron Cruden will not require surgery on his knee injury, sustained against France, during the Rugby World Cup final in Auckland on Sunday. The All Black first five-eighth was thrust into the limelight after both Dan Carter and Colin Slade suffered similar groin injuries earlier on in the competition.
All Blacks Doctor Deb Robinson confirmed that Aaron…
Posted 575 days ago
Richard Wigglesworth is one of three scrum-halves England took to New Zealand as part of their World Cup squad. Here the Saracen takes us through his rugby journey…
My hero is my father, Peter. He had a heart transplant years ago and is still going strong. My rugby career is down to him too.
Posted 575 days ago
The professional era has made the concept of a ‘one-club man’ seem as outdated as cotton shirts and players having a pint (or ten) with the opposition after a match. But one player in the England set-up is happy to buck the trend.
Born and raised in Leicester, it seems that Louis Deacon was destined to play for the Tigers and,…
Posted 578 days ago
Rugby World Cup winning coach Graham Henry and his assistant Steve Hansen have accepted invitations to coach the Barbarians against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday 26 November.
The Kiwi partnership will take charge of a Barbarian squad for the first time as the famous touring club prepares to take on the Tri-Nations’ champions, the Wallabies, for the Killik & Co Cup.
Barbarians’…
Posted 578 days ago
France captain Thierry Dusautoir has been named the IRB Player of the Year at the 2011 IRB Awards in association with Emirates Airline, during a star-studded ceremony at Vector Arena in Auckland on Monday.
Dusautoir is the second Frenchman to win the Award, following in the footsteps of former national team captain, Fabien Galthié, who claimed the accolade in 2002.
New Zealand…
Posted 579 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor at Eden Park
NEW ZEALAND’S wait is over. They are world champions once again and Richie McCaw is the first All Black to lift the Webb Ellis Cup in 24 years. But they didn’t take the easy route to glory – beating France by the narrowest of margins, 8-7, thanks to a determined defence.
For…
Posted 579 days ago
The process for matches tied at full time in the Rugby World Cup knockout phase is different to that of the pool phase, where points are awarded to both teams for a draw.
What follows is an explanation of the rules, regulations and processes for determining the winner of a tied match:
For the final, if teams are tied at full time,…
