Team talk: Australia
Posted in General on August 29th, 2007The Aussies have come into a timely run of form this year, shooting up the IRB World Rankings to move into second place behind the Kiwis.
The Aussies have come into a timely run of form this year, shooting up the IRB World Rankings to move into second place behind the Kiwis.
There are just 10 days to go so we’re going to use that time wisely and profile the top 10 teams competing for rugby’s ultimate prize. And who better to start with than tournament favourites New Zealand.
The world’s top-ranked team have been out on their own in recent years and it takes a leap of the imagination to picture anyone beating them in the Rugby World Cup.
Ten days and counting! With only a week and a half to go to the Rugby World Cup’s opener between hosts France and Argentina the excitement is truly building now.
Although the weekend’s pre-tournament friendlies might not be a true reflection of the various teams’ strengths and weaknesses, they threw up some interesting results with the bigger names securing easy wins. Read the rest of this entry »
Im not 100 percent sure if this is for the coming rugby world cup in france but the past maligned rugby ball and the makers have kept trying and now they and the countries best boots believe they have got the best rugby ball and this time go it right.
Today All Blacks Dan Carter, Luke McCalister and Nick Evans unveiled the new ball that will debut in the Queen’s Birthday weekend test against France.
Looking forward to that for sure
Keep an eye on this blog for more updates ! The talk rugby is on its way , its that time time to start !
Thanks for your patience. Its been a wild ride ..
Enjoy this for a while
Tommorow night in Wellington New Zealand the Rugby 7’s will kick off with NZ favorite to take out the competition with Fiji as normal a close second favorite .With slight rain today the grounds will be great for rugby and should make for an excellent torny. Wellington as always is in top gear and the buzz is building by the hour and the bottle stores are taking a pounding .Not to mention the 1000’s of people getting ready for whats becoming the biggest fancy dress party in New Zealand , and most certainly the drunkest . Well good luck to all the teams in the rugby 7’s 2007 and keep safe.
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All Blacks coach Graham Henry talks with Radio Sport’s Tony Veitch about the ongoing dispute between the NZRU and News Limited over resting players for the Super 14.
Ivory Coast hold Morocco
Ivory Coast hold Morocco to a surpise 9-9 draw in Abidjan to open up the northern pool of Africa’s second round of World Cup qualfying.
Frenchman Pierre Berbizier will soon lead Italy into a bout of crucial World Cup qualifying matches that, if successful, would result in him coaching the Azzuri to a World Cup in France.
Messam Gets The Nod Over Lauaki
ANZC teams: Waikato rugby coach Warren Gatland has sprung a major surprise by opting for the silky skills of Liam Messam ahead of the brute power of Sione Lauaki for Saturday night’s trip to Eden Park.
Waikato first five Stephen Donald will miss Saturday night’s Air New Zealand Cup clash against Auckland on Eden Park after being handed a one-match ban for his head-high double act in last weekend’s win over Northland.
Source: xtramsn.co.nz