The All Blacks team has been named to face world number two ranked Ireland at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on Saturday 17 November (Kick-off: 7.00PM Ireland time) The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets): 1. Karl Tu’inukuafe (11) 2. Codie Taylor (40) 3. Owen Franks (105) 4. Brodie Retallick (73) 5. Samuel... Continue Reading →
All Blacks assistant coach speaks about Success
On Tuesday in the leafy suburb of Newlands assistant coach Ian Foster rolled into the press conference bang on time at 12h30 and proceeded to hold court for 20 mins in an engaging conversation, even having to navigate the proverbial silly question that always rears its head be it a visiting rugby team or music... Continue Reading →
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 →
Sharks to up their physicality tonight against the Crusaders
The word from the Sharks this week is that they are going to have to up their physicality tonight against the Crusaders and the retort from the New Zealanders is that they will give as good as they get. Yesterday, Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder told The Mercury that the need to win the physical battle... Continue Reading →