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How Australian cricket found a new Border to cross...

Autralian cricket may not be a dead force as some have claimed. We may muse over the best method to ....

Cricket  |  January 09, 2009  |  51 Views  |  (0) Comments
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New Zealand Super 14 teams again the ones to beat

The Crusaders and Blues are the only NZ teams to have tasted glory in Super Rugby – between them the....

Rugby Union  |  January 09, 2009  |  91 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Toulouse, Cardiff and Harlequins: The three to beat in the Heineken Cup

We have a glut of top-level rugby being played in Europe’s flagship competition, the pinnacle of whi....

Rugby Union  |  January 06, 2009  |  67 Views  |  (0) Comments
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South Africa rule world cricket's Test Team of the Year

With the balance of power shifting away from Australia in Test cricket, we see fewer contributors fr....

Cricket  |  January 05, 2009  |  106 Views  |  (5) Comments
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Waratahs, Reds, Western Force and Brumbies: Focus on Australia's Super 14 challenge

With the Wallabies undergoing a renaissance under coach Robbie Deans in 2008, expect the Australian ....

Rugby Union  |  January 04, 2009  |  60 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Why Wales are a red-hot choice for another Six-Nations title

Not only do the individual nations wish for success in the upcoming RBS Six-Nations Championship, bu....

Rugby Union  |  January 03, 2009  |  153 Views  |  (0) Comments
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FIVE reasons why Australia's cricket losers played into South Africa's hands

I must first heap considerable praise on South African cricket. I wish to take nothing away from the....

Cricket  |  December 31, 2008  |  225 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Goodbye Australia - South Africa and India rule world cricket now!

We could go further and say that for South Africa not to win in Sydney would be unfair. On form shou....

Cricket  |  December 30, 2008  |  236 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Hurricanes blowing hot for Super 14 title challenge

If you take actual titles out of the equation, there is no team in domestic world rugby with the rec....

Rugby Union  |  December 29, 2008  |  138 Views  |  (1) Comments
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South Africa are tops after mammoth run chase - but what's gone wrong with Australian cricket?

The once mighty Australians on paper an unfair comment – this is a team which has strode the world c....

Cricket  |  December 21, 2008  |  200 Views  |  (2) Comments
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All Blacks take the honours in rugby union's Awards of the Year

Not quite a great year, but an enthralling one nonetheless, where we saw seven of the top eight nati....

Rugby Union  |  December 19, 2008  |  99 Views  |  (0) Comments
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SEVEN pointers to help the IRB fix poor rugby union refereeing

Both the approach of referees' boss Paddy O’Brien and “confusing new laws” are contributing to poor ....

Rugby Union  |  December 05, 2008  |  71 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Deserving winner of Europe's top award (gettyimages.com)

Why Manchester United's Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo still has a lot to learn from Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the fourth Manchester United player to win the Ballon d'Or, European fo....

Football  |  December 03, 2008  |  535 Views  |  (3) Comments
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All Black magic dominates rugby union's World XV for 2008

The International Rugby Board will hopefully not select a 2008 World XV, because it would be filled ....

Rugby Union  |  December 03, 2008  |  720 Views  |  (8) Comments
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Best team on the planet - but without the World Cup the All Blacks can't be GREAT

The results we have seen this year are a form of savage redemption for the All Black faithful. It is....

Rugby Union  |  December 03, 2008  |  131 Views  |  (5) Comments
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New Zealand's cricketers no match for Australia - but can South Africa topple the world's best?

Despite confident sounds from the Black Caps coming into the series, it was unlikely that cricket's ....

Cricket  |  December 03, 2008  |  158 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Wallabies take a hop up - but Australia's Test squad still have work to do

Australia’s 14- Test season represented the most games played outside of a World Cup year - and losi....

Rugby Union  |  December 01, 2008  |  89 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Simply the best: Anatomy of an All Blacks Grand Slam

Some Northern Hemisphere reporters pointed out that European teams had little chance against their T....

Rugby Union  |  December 01, 2008  |  228 Views  |  (4) Comments
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England 6 New Zealand 32: Grand Slam, record win, not a Test try conceded - and these All Blacks are still learning!

Ironically, the 32-6 victory at Twickenham was probably – outside of their two Test losses this year....

Rugby Union  |  November 30, 2008  |  114 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Wales v Australia: Wallabies see red for danger as Dragons prepare to roar

Saturday's Millennium Stadium clash between Wales and Australia is the final international Test for ....

Rugby Union  |  November 27, 2008  |  192 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Challenges ahead: Colin Love (left) and Ricky Stuart (gettyimages.com)

The massive global challenge facing rugby league

The dust is settling, with the Kiwis still not quite believing that they are world champions after e....

Rugby League  |  November 26, 2008  |  541 Views  |  (5) Comments
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Dan Carter: Loves playing against England (gettyimages.com)

Get Carter! England's only chance of earning an easier World Cup passage

For a single game, England could salvage years of damaged pride with a win. Not only that, but a mas....

Rugby Union  |  November 26, 2008  |  123 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Francois Steyn: A prodigious talent but lacks control at No.10 (Gettyimages.com)

How the Springboks can learn from the lessons of 2008

The World Cup holders have finished their first year as champions – but while not a failure, some of....

Rugby Union  |  November 25, 2008  |  108 Views  |  (3) Comments
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The case against one-off finals: Does rugby need a SERIES of games to decide the world champions?

I recall with fond memories the years of 2005 and 2006 as an All Blacks supporter. These were golden....

Rugby League  |  November 25, 2008  |  170 Views  |  (6) Comments
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Second to none: All Blacks hit back to flatten 40-minute Wales wonders - now bring on England!

Second-half responses that wither the opposition have now become the most prominent weapon in the Al....