Browsing: Rugby

In a game that was in turns an attritional struggle, a scrappy mistake riddled affair and occasionally a bit exciting,…

What’s happening to rugby these days? You get carded at the drop of a hat, or indeed, at the drop…

Steve’s Selections I had submitted a post from last week’s tips but it got missed in the chaos that was…

It is with a sense of deja vu that I approach this preview. Once again we have two teams fighting…

We’ve had some great times with the Lipdogg since he burst onto the scene only weeks ago. He’s provided more…

The Reds have defeated the Brumbies 20-13 in a tight, hard-fought game. Important for the Reds, there was a return…

The Chiefs have knocked off the Force in an arm wrestle in Perth on Good Friday. It was a game…

In a veritable feast of rugby this Easter weekend, we have the Force and Chiefs in Perth on Good Friday.…

I’ve been there. I’ve stood exactly where the Brumbies fans are standing right now. Their team is performing better than…

The O’Connor Self-Acceptance Project The Social Pages can admit when it’s wrong. And we’ve been dead wrong about James O’Connor.…

The Western Force turned on the power and even a little style to down the Reds 45-19 in Perth. On…

The Waratahs are back to square one after a performance full of missed tackles and missed opportunities against the Chiefs…

I was pretty happy with my 5 from 7 last week – the Hurricanes’ last-minute heroics got them up over…

The Melbourne Rebels make one of the hardest roadtrips in Super Rugby this week, travelling to play the Highlanders in…

This coming Saturday night sees two teams trying to snap out of a slump. The Force have only the solitary…

Doing Digby By now you may have heard that Digby Ioane was suspended for 5 weeks (reduced from 8 weeks…

A vintage Mark Gerrard, a greatly improved Julian Huxley, and a dancing Danny Cipriani guided the undermanned Melbourne Rebels to…

A little bit Running of the Bulls, A little bit Parting of the Red Sea, didn’t really matter which one…

An inspired performance from Brumbies flanker Michael Hooper has helped the Brumbies overcome a gallant Otago Highlanders side 33-26 at…

Before I get started – I must apologise for these being posted up late over the past few weeks. I…