RWC 2007 Predictions 3 – Pool B Well, I should start by saying that a detailed analysis of Pool B is (i) totally unnecessary as Australia and Wales will undoubtedly advance to the quarter finals and (ii) I’m in Paris at the moment on Day 2 of RWC 2007 and simply don’t have time to [...]
As I noted previously, the Springbok guests in Sydney on 07-07-2007 started the Mandela Challenge Plate as if their lives depended upon the outcome and quickly accumulated 17 unanswered points against the heavy favorites the Wallabies. In the first stanza, it seemed that the Aussie’s simply weren’t interested in scoring despite this match being the [...]
Will Australia's over-confidence and battle-weary players be defeated by the fresh, hungry South Africans in tomorrows Tri-nations rugby test match?
Australia today defeated New Zealand in the Tri-Nations rugby tournament with a gutsy, come-from-behind effort and humbled the mythical New Zealand All Blacks who are favoured by many to win the upcoming 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Australian rugby officials are in an uproar over a recent decision by the Springboks to rest their top 21 players for the Tri-Nations test match in Sydney on July 7, 2007. Australia have gone so far as to suggest cancelling the match, though contractual obligations make that unlikely. New Zealand, the other member of SANZAR [...]
Saturday, September 8, 2007
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