The Junior Rugby World Championship for 2015 is kicking off on Tuesday and here are my predictions for the first round of games. First here is a link to my tournament preview. So are you an expert on U20s rugby? No not really, I do keep an eye out for the results and last year... Continue Reading →
Junior Rugby World Championship 2015 Preview
This year's Junior Rugby World Championship (JRWC) is nearly upon us. I'll take a look at the structure of the competition, the pools and teams. Structure This year the competition is being held in Italy. The 12 teams are split into 3 pools of 4 teams who all play each other. The results of these... Continue Reading →
Super Rugby 2015 Round 16 predictions
Only three rounds to go until the playoffs. There are still 10 teams that can make it but the top 6 are looking fairly settled. Here are my predictions for this weekend. First here's a link to my review of last weekend's rugby. How did your predictions go last week? 6 from 7, a return to... Continue Reading →
Aviva Premiership 2014-2015 Final Prediction
Here we are at the final weekend of rugby with a clash between the irresistible force and the immovable object. A battle of Titans! Yup it's a cliché central and here are my predictions for this weekend. First here is a link to my review of the rugby from last weekend. How did your predictions go... Continue Reading →
Weekend Rugby Review – 25th May
A couple of contrasting semi-finals and a good round of Super Rugby action. Here's my review of the weekend's action. Aviva Premiership Northampton Saints 24 v 29 Saracens Bath 47 v 10 Leicester Tigers 1 from 2, if I'd gone with my gut I would have got them both right. If you look at the stats... Continue Reading →
The National Rugby Championships: Pathway to Super Rugby
Sharing Sunday: An interesting post looking at the impact of the NRC on the Australian Super Rugby franchises. Also looking at the number of debutants for the Reds maybe it's not all down to bad coaching.....
Aviva Premiership 2014-2015 Playoff Predictions
We are down to the last 4 teams and we have a new one this year. It's good to have a fresh face but can they make it further? Here are my predictions. First here is a link to my review of the final round of games. How did your predictions go last round? 3... Continue Reading →
Super Rugby 2015 Round 15 Predictions
Only 4 rounds to go until the playoffs but surprisingly there are few interesting match ups from the log point of view. Here are my predictions. First here is a link to my review of the last round. How did you predictions go last round? 3 from 6, is poor on the surface but could... Continue Reading →
Weekend Rugby Review – 18th May
We had a fitting climax to the Premiership league games and another exciting round of Super Rugby games. Here is my review of the weekend's action. Aviva Premiership Bath 50 - 30 Gloucester Rugby Exeter Chiefs 44 - 16 Sale Sharks Leicester Tigers 22 - 14 Northampton Saints London Irish 40 - 40 Wasps London Welsh 17 - 68 Saracens... Continue Reading →
Aviva Premiership 2014-2015 Round 22 Predictions
So here we are at the final round of the league before we get to the playoffs. Two sides have qualified but there are still three teams going for the last two spots. Here are my predictions. First here is a link to my review of the last round. How did your predictions go in... Continue Reading →