In any catalogue of modern out-halves, the names of Grant Fox, Michael Lynagh, Joel Stransky, Stephen Larkham and Jonny Wilkinson inevitably feature at the top. Continue reading
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Category Archives: RWC 2011
Gareth and JPR would have been proud
Glory days are here again?
Mole woke up this morning with an excitement only felt at Christmas time as a nipper. Wales had looked good against South Africa but hadn’t won and didn’t have a rake of Heineken Cups in the locker back home. Surely they’d run out of puff at some stage and make some stupid decisions running laterally and offloading in the ‘Welsh Way’. Continue reading
The Return of the Grey Man
Grey Man Pat McCabe is in the Wallaby starting line-up to face the Springboks in the quarter-final. Continue reading
Match Preview: New Zealand vs Argentina
The bookies have set some fairly farcical odds for the Kiwi’s semi final against the Pumas. Even in a two-horse race, the former are apparently the surest of sure things. Continue reading
Morgan Parra: A French Crisis With An Emerald Lining
Morgan Parra - with one 'r' it could have been a wonderful car
In France, it’s more or less accepted that a crisis is an obligatory requirement for the entertainment and distraction of the masses. Continue reading
Precog: The Analysts’ Role In The Ireland vs Wales Game
Now that we have reached the point where the general public are being fed rugby stories every day as the third biggest world sports tournament reaches its climax, does the dedicated rugby follower have the expert answers for his or her work colleagues as the questions and comments are thrown? Continue reading
Match Preview: Wobs vs Boks QF
... and that's about it. Of course, on the day there'll be a bunch of other guys in front of us, but I reckon we can take them.
Has the World Cup thrown Australia’s first Tri-Nations win in a decade into a different perspective? Yes. Do their back-to-back victories over South Africa in that tournament have any bearing on the upcoming RWC11 quarter final between the two teams? No. Continue reading
Le Grand Bomp: England vs France
Our survey says: ER-ERRRRRR
History
Le Crunch is the game traditionally considered as the top draw of the Six Nations, despite the fact hat over much of the last decade, it has not been the case. Similarly, despite England’s recent woes in that tournament (this year being their first Championship win since their 2003 team preceded their World Cup victory with a Grand Slam) England have a very decent record against France of late, losing only one of the last five head-to-heads. Continue reading
Just Who is this Colin Slade?
Colin Slade is the Other Guy
Slade has the unenviable task of filling Dan Carter’s shoes for the remainder of the tournament. Seeing as that’s a difficult task, the onus of responsibility will pass to other Kiwi senior players, notably McCaw, Smith and Read. Continue reading
Stress, Injuries & the Pivot
Dan Carter’s groin injury has disappointed just about everyone. Allowing for the fact that it allows all the remaining teams a far better chance of winning the World Cup, it’s not the way you’d want it to happen. Carter has the skills and the marketability to be the sport’s poster boy. His play during his career puts him among the greats of the game and a World Cup would have been the crowning glory. Continue reading
Digging Like a Demented Mole 