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Posted 170 days ago
With results and incidental occurrences varying throughout the autumn Internationals, it is not a case of saying that there were winners and losers. There is a cost for the smallest of efforts and a reward for the most taxing of endeavours. The key is to look at the whole picture and ask what is next for those who were fiercely cross-examined.
Posted 170 days ago
Who stood up during the autumn and consistently said: “I am a Lion”?
Posted 188 days ago
THE FIRST round of the Autumn Internationals has been and gone and happiness isbeing found in some unlikely places.
England rumbled onwards, despite chronic wastefulness. Ireland got up close to the Boks, despite notable absences. France dealt with the Wallabies precisely, despite their inherent unpredictability. Scotland celebrated their try scoring form, despite a hefty thumping from the All Blacks.
Posted 912 days ago
FIRST AND foremost this was an exceptional performance by Fiji. We all know they have exciting backs, who can run from anyway but this generation of the Fiji national side is growing a hard edge that Wales simply failed to match. It was the Sevens-style Fiji that beat Wales but one based around their forward power.
Wales had the ascendancy in…
