As the top two teams in the world rugby rankings get ready to face off this weekend, New Zealand assistant coach Ian Foster this week said this about Kiwi-born Irish centre Bundee Aki: “He looks like an Irishman now, doesn’t… Continue Reading
Rugby World Cup 2019 schedule, including matches, dates and venues. Continue Reading
One of the greatest sports teams of all time? The New Zealand Herald on Monday reported on a twitter spat between outspoken British talk show host Piers Morgan and a “doubter” over another journalist’s statement that the All Blacks were… Continue Reading
What’s the story with Fiji and forward play? In our Nov 12 autumn rugby internationals wrap, we look at Fiji. Fiji has produced some of the best rugby players ever seen. While the first thought for most people when you… Continue Reading
It’s a big, big weekend of world rugby union this weekend. The Autumn rugby internationals promises some interesting contests. Not only are all the big guns playing, many of them against each other, there is also a host of big… Continue Reading
In ‘fever pitch’ with a losing season Many of us have a sports team we passionately support. And if they have a losing season, it can send us into the depths of doldrums for the whole season. We experience this… Continue Reading
A season’s access into the dressing room with Eamon Dunphy In his candid expose, Only A Game?, Eamon Dunphy gives a riveting, diary-style account of his last few months playing for the Millwall Football Club. He writes from within the… Continue Reading
Hunter Davies’ The Glory Game – a book worth reading. At its time, Hunter Davies’ novel on the inner workings of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club was a groundbreaking book. The Glory Game is reportedly one of the best books… Continue Reading
The weekend’s rugby union results So how was your weekend? Rugby wise, I thought it was a good start to the November rugby internationals, if only for some excellent tries scored. Unfortunately, rugby union results over the weekend exhibited a lot… Continue Reading
Fijian rugby sevens wins again Continuing on from our Nov 5 world rugby wrap, Fijian side Daveta won Asia’s oldest rugby tournament, the Singapore Cricket Club rugby sevens, for the seventh time, beating Australian team Casuarina Cougars 14-7 in the… Continue Reading
