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Whither the Wallabies
If South Africa can be characterized as the Bulls (strong setpiece, brutal physicality, hoof the ball into orbit) and NZ as the Crusaders (brilliant in pretty much every facet of the game), then...
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World Cup Preview: New Zealand
Group A Opposition: France, Tonga, Japan, Canada Pedigree: Won first time out at home in 87, but didn’t win in 95, 03 and 07 despite being the best team in the tournament. Not good enough. Repeated...
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Idle Speculation
Ireland’s stunning win over Australia on Saturday has done more than make a nerdy rugby blog look silly, or a well-fed pundit look intelligent, it has thrown the tournament wide open. As it stands, it...
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Palla Ovale’s Tour Diary
Episode 1 – Auckland: Sweet As, Bro’ Yep, one team has been dominating the rugby conversation in Auckland and beyond this week, and for once it’s not the one in black. Well, it is, but they’ve also...
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French Select Halfback at First-Five – It’s All Too Much
It’s dreadfully churlish to be critical of the wonderful New Zealand folk, who couldn’t be more welcoming, but the Ovale touring party feel the media have got themselves into rather a lather over the...
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World Cup Quarter Finals 2: Squeaky-bum time
Okay, so we;re nought from two after this morning’s matches, but that’s not going to stop us having another go at it for tomorrow’s gmaes. The top half of the draw is giving us a sneak preview of next...
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Seconds Out… Palla v Egg Round Two: Bloody New Zealand v Strylia
So, after round one, Egg is in front, by a nose. But even he, despite his gloating, admitted he ws lucky and Wales should really have won. Onto tomorrow’s game, which had better be a whole lot...
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Whiff of Cordite Team of RWC11
Here in Cordite Towers, we are getting our retaliation in first, and presenting our Dream Team of the RWC. Obviously, in some positions, there is potential for us to have our angelic faces covered in...
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24 Years of Hurt Over… Just.
You could almost hear an entire nation sigh in relief. Just as Ireland with the Grand Slam in 2009, New Zealand choked utterly, but still had enough in them to get the monkey off their back. They...
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Heartbreak Hotel
“It felt like open heart surgery out there, without the anaesthetic” That was Seamus McEnaney after Monaghan’s heart-breaking All-Ireland football quarter-final loss to Kerry in 2007 – the Ulstermen...
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