1 min – early pressure from Argies as they kick to Savea’s corner.2 min – holding in the ruck allows us to clear our lines. Dan smashes it upfield. All good.3 min – peno from Wayne Barnes. Dan should be able to slot this. But I’ve seen him miss from in front before, so we’ll … Read more
It’s here! Four years since our mighty team once again took OUR trophy back and today it starts all over again. The first game kicks off tonight with hosts England taking on Fiji. I’m expecting this to be the closest World Cup of all time and can’t really pick apart the major teams, England, Ireland, … Read more
Here’s the second part of the Ultimate Guide to the Rugby World Cup. Read and enjoy. Pool C OUR POOL – plus some other blokes. New Zealand– Talent all round the field of course and decent results (42 of 47 tests won) in the intervening years between world cups. The hiccup against the Aussies in Sydney … Read more
Here’s the first part of the guide to the Rugby World Cup. With just days to go, you would have thought this would have been completed a month ago, but well you know, stuff to do and things. First up, let’s do a run-down of the teams in Pools A and B and how The … Read more
It’s been a while between innings for The AB Enquirer as daily life gets in the way of blog writing. The meanderings are mostly posted on twitter these days anyway, but just occasionally it’s nice to do something a bit longer. I was originally planning a preview of the Cricket World Cup post but left … Read more
It’s all on. After being smashed, battered and generally outplayed last week we have a chance for revenge, put things right, and to win a series. England on the other hand are talking it up as though they’ve already won. I like Lancaster’s balls. The bloke speaks his mind and is massively confident. He should … Read more
Our mighty Blackcaps have been on a tear since the beginning of the last southern hemisphere Summer. Breaking records galore and unearthing talent that other teams can only dream of. We have batsmen consistently scoring tons, breaking records and posting huge record totals – plus we now have a triple centurion. Sir Brendon’s Triple Century … Read more
France were pretty close in last weeks game and almost got my prediction of a first up loss correct. Our team is unchanged which is a shame as I would have liked to see Ben Smith moved to fullback and find a place for Rene the Re-a-Ranger to start, even if on the wing. His … Read more
Here’s the team for us vs France this morning. 1. Wyatt Crockett 2. Dane Coles, 3. Owen Franks, 4. Luke Romano, 5. Brodie Retallick, 6. Liam Messam, 7.Sam Cane, 8. Kieran Read -captain, 9. Aaron Smith, 10. Aaron Cruden, 11.Julian Savea, 12. Ma’a Nonu, 13. Conrad Smith, 14.Ben Smith, 15. Israel Dagg Reserves: 16. Keven … Read more
The bits we’ve gleaned from the tour so far: – We’re better at one day games than tests, which is annoying– McCullum is a great captain– but not much of a batter since becoming Captain– Ronchi isn’t much of a keeper – nor is he much of a batter. I unfortunately see not much of … Read more