Sir Colin Meads obituary
9 years ago by The GuardianAll Blacks captain with a reputation as one of the hardest, most uncompromising players in rugby unionFew sportsmen or sportswomen have so defined their country as did Colin Meads, the former New Zealand...
Monday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJoe Launchbury named as Wasps captain for 2017/18 England lock Joe Launchbury will continue as Wasps’ captain for the 2017/18 season, having led the side to the Premiership Final in his first...
Grey confident in Wallabies defensive plan
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auBesieged Wallabies defence coach Nathan Grey insists he is the right man for the job and believes his blueprint will work once players execute it correctly. Grey is again under fierce scrutiny from angry...
Rugby Championship 2017 - Round 1 wrap-up
9 years ago by Rugby DumpThe 2017 Rugby Championship got off to a flying start as New Zealand staked a claim for a fifth title in six years after a thumping 54-34 victory over Australia in Sydney. South Africa also got off to...
WATCH: In the Sheds following the All Blacks 54 - 34 win over Australia
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA look inside the All Blacks dressing room following their 54-34 victory over the Wallabies in the first Bledisloe Cup match of 2017. Comments from Codie Taylor, Luke Romano, Rieko Ioane and Damian...
Weekend Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPierre Spies announces his retirement Former Springbok and Bulls loose forward Pierre Spies has announced his retirement from all from all forms of rugby following a career that last 13 years....
New Zealand mourns Sir Colin Meads
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black great Sir Colin Meads passed away peacefully at Te Kuiti Hospital this morning (19 August) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Feared during his playing career and revered ever...
The Wrap: Get your Bledisloe Cup myths dispelled here
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auBy the time Ryan Crotty crossed for the All Blacks right on the stroke of halftime to bring the score to an astonishing, point-a-minute 40-6, fans across Australia were already in meltdown. The rage continued...
Let’s face the facts, the Wallabies were walloped by the All Blacks
9 years ago by The RoarSteve Hansen, rugby’s Wayne Bennett when it comes to giving an expansive answer to a journalist, was succinct with his summary of the All Blacks’ 54-34 monstering of the Wallabies in the first...
Australian rugby looks dysfunctional and delusional – is there any hope left? | Bret Harris
9 years ago by The GuardianThe Wallabies plumbed new depths in their record defeat to the All Blacks on Saturday night , but a new high performance model may offer a glimmer of hopeQuo vadis rugby union? Where on earth is the game...
