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On the #RugbyChat Podcast this week we preview The Rugby Championship and take a quick look at the Mitre10 Cup. There might also have been some tangents about Beaver and whitebait fishing. Below is the video of our chat on YouTube but first here are the 5 Questions that we discussed: Q1 Can the Pumas... Continue Reading →
It's time to get back to the NPC or Mitre10 Cup as it's now known. Whilst the crowds and interest isn't what it used to be, it's still the breading ground of the next generation of Super Rugby players and All Blacks. Here are my Mitre10 Cup Round 1 Predictions from my Live Stream on Periscope earlier. https://youtu.be/IgnBqerlDpE... Continue Reading →
Super Rugby is all done and dusted which means we get to switch our attention to International Rugby once again. Previously this competition would have 3 out of the top 4 teams in the world but that has slipped a bit with Australia in third and South Africa in forth. Last season the All Blacks... Continue Reading →
The Currie Cup will be testing the strength in depth of the squads this round as we had a midweek round. The Lions were the lucky side to have a bye and so will be more rested than the others. With a 14 round regular season amazingly enough we are already around a third of... Continue Reading →
The relationships between the different countries with in SANZAAR is being stretched. The unions that organise Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship have always had different agendas. For example South Africa like fixtures from overseas visitors where as Australian derbies do better. Recently though there has been more angst as the competition is in trouble... Continue Reading →
Super Rugby 2017 has come to an end, the ending was great with the Crusaders being crowned champions by beating the Lions over in Johannesburg. So it's time now to look back over the season and give each team a grade out of A/B/C/D. This is not as simple as where the teams finished up... Continue Reading →
#RugbyChat is the new New Zealand based rugby show, you can watch it live on YouTube or join in with your opinions on Twitter or Facebook. In this episode we review the Super Rugby season giving each team a grade A/B/C/D. Below is the video of our chat on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WixIh4RSsLY If you’d like to... Continue Reading →
The Currie Cup has 3 rounds in a week so this is going to stretch squads especially of those none Super Rugby provinces. The side that's got lucky is the Lions who have a bye from this round. Here are my Currie Cup Round 4 Predictions from my Live Stream on Periscope earlier. https://youtu.be/qzZR_Dfx8tM In brief here are... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to the Crusaders who claimed their 8th Super Rugby title after beating the Lions 17-25 in Johannesburg. This is the first time that a team has crossed the Indian Ocean and won the final. Note: You can get my latest Super Rugby Predictions and posts here. Here are my Super Rugby Final Reaction from... Continue Reading →
World Rugby has decided to tinker with the rugby laws again. This time they are changing 6 laws around the scrum and tackle/ruck. They are intending to simplify the laws for the referees and also improve player welfare. These aims are clearly laudable but have World Rugby got it right this time? Here are my... Continue Reading →
