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Neil de Kock: Boks coaches have bigger picture in mind when benching star men
I hear many supporters say: “Why are we not picking our strongest team every week to win Tests?” The Springbok coaching staff …
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Cecil Duckworth will be turning in his grave - Andy Goode
Worcester’s plight shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone given the state of rugby’s finances but it’s still a mess that w…
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Time ticking for All Blacks midfield as World Cup looms
With just a dozen or so matches left until the World Cup, the All Blacks are running out of time to experiment.
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Much has changed since Los Pumas last two test tour of New Zealand in 1997
Can Los Pumas beat the All Blacks in either of the two upcoming tests? Now that the hoodoo of never beating the All Blacks has bee…
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The All Blacks will go unbeaten now that everything is 'right' again
The All Blacks are going to win and that no-one will be accountable in the unlikely event that they don’t.
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The changes the Boks must make to return to winning ways
Given South Africa’s perilous position, don’t expect Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber to ‘experiment’ too much Down Under.
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There won't be fairytales for the Wallabies this year against the Springboks
The Boks have it in them to break their nine-year duck on this tour and get their Rugby Championship campaign back on track.
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Ian Foster's reappointment shows nothing compares to a World Cup
We are back once again to judging a four-year tenure on a seven-week tournament.
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Ian Foster faces selection balancing act as All Blacks line up Pumas
Traditionally, games against Argentina have presented New Zealand with an opportunity to hand precious minutes to less established…
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Rage fuels the rugby machine
Mere minutes had passed since the All Blacks had trounced the Springboks at South Africa rugby’s spiritual home.
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Why Ireland will be quietly chuffed over All Blacks win at Ellis Park
Ireland would have watched the game taking notes with a smile as the team they just ran off the park in New Zealand, ran over Sout…
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NZR will go to extraordinary lengths to avoid admitting wrong
Whether the decision to retain Ian Foster as All Blacks head coach amounts to the blind leading the blind remains to be seen.