All Black coach Graham Henry believes that his side is a little off the pace in terms of their own expectations at the moment after a narrow victory against South Africa and a loss to Australia. (more…)
Month: July 2007
There’s been a lot of talk in New Zealand about flyhalf Dan Carter’s run of poor form in the All Blacks’ Test season to date. (more…)
All Black centre Aaron Mauger talked about the mood in the All Black camp after the loss to Australia and the steps being taken by his team to ensure that they put things right against the Boks on Saturday. (more…)
It’s been a long time coming but today, at last, some good news emerged from the beleaguered Western Province union. Hapless coach Kobus van der Merwe has finally resigned! (more…)
John O’Neill, CEO of the Australian Rugby Union, says rugby is too complicated and has called for the introduction of new rules to improve the game’s “entertainment factorâ€. (more…)
The Springbok side to play the All Blacks in Christchurch on Saturday was announced today. (more…)
Gert Smal, the great rugby philosopher and Springbok forwards coach delivered another pearl of wisdom yesterday when he revealed to New Zealand journalists that “the game is not made for sissiesâ€. (more…)
All Blacks coach Graham Henry and the his selectors today made seven changes to the New Zealand team to play the Springboks in their Tri Nations clash in Christchurch on Saturday. (more…)
Flanker Wikus van Heerden, the Boks’ stand-out player against the Wallabies last weekend, spoke about the possibility of captaining the team on Saturday. (more…)
Australian Rugby Union CEO John O’Neill continues to whinge about the financial impact of the Springboks sending a second-string side to Australasia to contest the away leg of the Tri Nations. (more…)