Let's wind down the anti-Wallabies nonsense

Jul 22 12:22 pm

I so hope the arrogance towards the Wallabies that has already started to emanate from many media commentators who should know better, doesn't have any connect whatsoever to the All Blacks' attitude towards their rivals in Sydney this... Read more...

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So many questions, not enough answers

Fri, July 18, 2008, 2:20 pm NZST

Every few months or so, I find I have more questions on my mind than opinions. I'd like your help with answers to the following. 1. Given we usually win the Tri-Nations and lose World Cups, could we take it as a healthy sign if the All Blacks don't win... Read more...

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It's time to listen to Fitzy

Mon, July 14, 2008, 5:07 pm NZST

There's no doubt that Sean Fitzpatrick was one of our most respected and inspiring leaders. Right now, I believe it's critical we listen to Fitzpatrick as much as we did in his playing days. That's because I believe what Fitzpatrick has been saying... Read more...

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The greatest All Black pivots. . .

Fri, July 11, 2008, 3:14 pm NZST

Pivot. A word defined in my dictionary as a person or thing on which something turns; the central or crucial factor. That's why describing whoever wears the No. 10 jersey as the pivot or the pivotal player in any rugby team is so entirely... Read more...

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Praise the rugby gods, I am healed

Tue, July 8, 2008, 3:29 pm NZST

The healing is well and truly underway. I defy any fan from either side of the great divide of recent times not to still be basking in that emphatic All Blacks win from the weekend.I also defy any All Blacks fan not to be relishing the fact that pretty... Read more...

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Bring on the rugby main course. . .

Sat, July 5, 2008, 11:24 am NZST

The entrees are over. After the partially nourishing first courses against Ireland and England, it's now unmistakably main course time. And even though there's a whiff of repetitive familiarity when the Tri-Nations rolls around for yet another year,... Read more...

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No drinks for Jimmy at the Last Chance Saloon

Wed, July 2, 2008, 4:15 pm NZST

Common-sense has prevailed in the sorry Jimmy Cowan saga from where I see it.Rather than biff out the troubled young Southland half-back and tag him as a rotten egg, beyond salvation, Graham Henry and co. have decided to find one last place at the Last... Read more...

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People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Fri, June 27, 2008, 8:39 pm NZST

I can certainly understand the Black Caps frothy anger at Grant Elliott's run-out debacle at the Oval.But if you apply the old maxim…"people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," I'm not so certain Daniel Vettori and co. have as... Read more...

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Answer me this noble rugby followers

Mon, June 23, 2008, 2:09 pm NZST

One very welcome answer and one puzzling question have emerged for me now that the pathetic Poms have left, dragging their sorry backsides back home.The Answer. From the good news files, Dan Carter has emphatically answered any doubts that he might not... Read more...

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Once bitten twice shy

Thu, June 19, 2008, 1:18 pm NZST

Just when I thought it was safe to go back in the water.Just when I thought Headmaster Henry would play his part of the bargain in meeting his many critics half-way, in order to hasten the healing of the wounds of the past, his trademark belligerence in... Read more...

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