On the morrow our destiny arrives, for France await to break our spirit or fill our hearts with glee. I can count the number of really bad days I’ve had on two hands. Days where I’ve wanted the world to open up and swallow me, so I didn’t have to deal with the reality unfolding … Read more
Today’s the day. 24 years on from the year our cup was won and it’s back home again. Some (me) would argue that the intervening years have been a fairly terrible time for NZ rugby. The birth of the tri-nations, emergence of super rugby, the abolishment of the NPC, the removal of tours, yearly trips … Read more
6 Nov, 2010 – Twickenham, England. Not quite the victory we were looking for. In fact, we were a bit lucky to hang on in the end, being a man down, due to the appalling refereeing by Frenchman Romain Poite , who attempted to whistle us off the field. Allowing the try after Ashton was five … Read more
Late to post on this (its been a busy week). But two seconds before kickoff and sitting at computer now. Got the feed from the iphone hooked up to the big screen so we’ve got it live in the house. Can’t see any way at all that the poms can win this one. No matter … Read more
Venn Diagram – Chance of Success with Stephen Donald in All Black team Kicking Capabilities of Stephen Donald
After witnessing the mighty ABs hit the ‘aimless wandering’ button and take an injection of ‘this game is already won’, our illustrious leader had this to say:“I thought they played some brilliant football early on and we were just hanging onto their coat-tails,” said Graham Henry. “We pulled it back, got some ascendancy but we … Read more