Looking forward to reading the book Just bought it on Kindle.. Christmas 2015 sorted
Looks a wonderful read Dan Carter -My Story
Looking forward to reading the book Just bought it on Kindle.. Christmas 2015 sorted
Dan Carter calls Ma’a Nonu his “go-to” guy,
Dan Carter calls Ma'a Nonu his "go-to" guy, and the classy No 10 is happy to have the hard-running second five-eighths back for Saturday night's pivotal test of the rugby year. Carter (96 tests) offered an insight into the value of the enigmatic Nonu (81) in the All Black game plan when he spoke about... Continue Reading →
SUPER RUGBY SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW – Chiefs versus Crusaders
The Crusaders 28-13 win over the Bulls in Christchurch on Saturday night sets up a huge Kiwi derby, with the seven-time champions (the fourth placed wildcard qualifiers) travelling north to Hamilton to take on the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium in the Super Rugby Semi-Finals tomorrow night. The Chiefs, second place finishers overall on the table... Continue Reading →
WHY THE CRUSADERS WILL PREVAIL
WHY THE CRUSADERS WILL PREVAIL by MIKE GREENAWAY Ordinarily, you would back a home team to win a semi-final against visitors that have done the notorious long-haul. But for the team from Canterbury in southern New Zealand, these are no ordinary times and there has been something just about mythical about their Crusade this year... Continue Reading →
Sharks and the Crusaders turned on a Super Rugby classic yesterday
THE Northern Hemisphere had a reverberating jolt of reality in their backyard yesterday when the Sharks and the Crusaders turned on a Super Rugby classic that signposted the direction in which the Rugby World Cup is headed. The New Zealanders prevailed 44-28, but the try count was closer at 5-4, and while the first half... Continue Reading →
this afternoon two of Super Rugbys’ most enterprising teams do battle
MIKE GREENAWAY RUGBY’s northern hemisphere is set for an invigorating breath of fresh air this afternoon when two of Super Rugbys’ most enterprising teams do battle for vital competition points at the hallowed home of rugby. The recently ended Six Nations was a mostly dull affair but rugby in that part of the world will... Continue Reading →
Crusaders team to play Sharks on Sunday
Crusaders team to play Sharks There are two changes to the Crusaders team to play the Sharks in the historic Investec Super Rugby match at Twickenham on Sunday, March 27. Loosehead prop Wyatt Crockett replaces Ben Franks and left wing Zac Guildford comes in for Adam Whitelock. Guildford came off the substitutes bench in the... Continue Reading →
There are so many different slants we can take on the phenomenal throw-up of a Sharks versus Crusaders match at Twickenham
There are so many different slants we can take on the phenomenal throw-up of a Sharks versus Crusaders match at Twickenham, but the most significant from a rugby point of view is that the Sharks have their best chance in years of beating the seven-times champions in an ‘away’ fixture, and the Durban team’s decision... Continue Reading →
