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
Been reading our king and leader’s book during the holidays; Richie McCaw – The Real McCaw. Here’s what I’ve learnt: -Not much about Richie as a youngster.-He writes everything down in a Warwick exercise book.-It was always a plan to be a GAB (Great All Black).-In 2007 there was no Plan B, the players were … Read more
Got a little bored over the hols and inspired by this post at Allblacks.com have been putting this together. Well to be more precise I spent three days putting it together over at Easel.ly which proclaims to be useful for putting together infographics. It is however a bug-ridden pile of junk which cannot be ‘NOT RECOMMENDED’ enough. What’s … Read more
Just watched this documentary by Sky on the ABs winning the 2011 RWC. It follows what happened after the Quarter Final loss in 2007 and the years leading up to the tournament in NZ. Then through the tournament in NZ and to the final. Loads of pieces to camera from the key men, Richie McCaw, … Read more
Just following up on the breaking news story from last week. Unfortunately, its taken me a week to calm down and compose some notes on the game at Twickenham between England and our mighty heroes the All Blacks. Heading to the ground As venues go, there is probably no better stadium than Twickenham to see … Read more
Lookout, the AB Enquirer is off to cheer on the boys. Yes! Time to dust off the vocal chords and practise singing the mighty All Blacks song. All Blacks, All Blacks (repeat ad infinitum)
The game that was denied us all. The RWC final that should have been. The best of the North vs the best of the South. Hore hides in the ruck after ‘dealing’ to lazy running Bradley Davies. Not good. I was looking forward to this game massively. Sure Wales have been poor in their previous … Read more
Yep, it’s a pretty poor title to sum up the greatest sporting occasion on earth. The last two weeks have easily been the most magnificent spectacle the world has ever seen. Eclipsing the awesomeness of last year’s amazing Rugby World Cup and the almost as good Sydney Olympics. Leading up to the event, most of … Read more
Dan, missing lady action at home, has frigged himself into such a frenzy that he has broken his nether regions. This is bad. Well, as predicted Dan Carter will not have to be relied on to win us the World Cup. Dan the most outrageously gifted first five we’ve ever had will again not be … Read more