Last weekend’s Super Rugby quarter-finals certainly did not disappoint in terms of thrills and spills. The Hurricanes were lucky to hang on to a narrow one point victory against the Chiefs, with the latter setting the final three minutes of the match alight and giving Hurricanes supporters serious blood pressure problems. There were few ifContinue reading “Crunch time this weekend as four teams make a bid for a spot in the Super Rugby Final!”
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It’s crunch time in Super Rugby this weekend as some fascinating quarter-finals line up!
Yes we apologise to our Southern Hemisphere friends. We haven’t forgotten you and are VERY much aware that there has been a rather exciting tournament going on over the last six months, despite our focus on the Six Nations and the June Internationals. The new slimmer Super Rugby format with just fifteen teams as opposedContinue reading “It’s crunch time in Super Rugby this weekend as some fascinating quarter-finals line up!”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2018 – Part 2 – France
With the Northern Hemisphere season now done and dusted till September, we hand out our verdict on the Six Nations Competitors and what we feel they got out of their year on a score out of ten. We’ll be the first to admit it’s completely subjective based on what we saw and where in ourContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2018 – Part 2 – France”
The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2018 – Part 1 – Italy
With the Northern Hemisphere season now done and dusted till September, we hand out our verdict on the Six Nations Competitors and what we feel they got out of their year on a score out of ten. We’ll be the first to admit it’s completely subjective based on what we saw and where in ourContinue reading “The Lineout’s Annual Report Cards for 2018 – Part 1 – Italy”
A slight break, and then we’ll be back!
This is just a quick update as to what we plan to do, as you may have noticed we’ve been a bit quiet since the end of the June Test window. Yes there’s still lots to mull over from last month’s action which we have every intention of doing. However, our resident scribe is trappedContinue reading “A slight break, and then we’ll be back!”
The June Test window draws to a close with the spoils still to be decided between Australia and Ireland while everyone else seeks to put the finishing touches on a month that has seen much development in terms of depth!
It has been a remarkable month of Test rugby and perhaps most important of all the participants have made huge strides in squad development. New Zealand have won their series against a spirited French team, and in this final Test really look to learn a lot about the depth of their reserves as they fieldContinue reading “The June Test window draws to a close with the spoils still to be decided between Australia and Ireland while everyone else seeks to put the finishing touches on a month that has seen much development in terms of depth!”
After a thrilling opening weekend of the June Tours, Round 2 is do or die for the Northern Hemisphere’s big three – England, France and Ireland and Wales look to seal the deal in Argentina!
Hopefully, by now you’ve regained your breath after last weekend’s thrilling opening encounters in Australia and South Africa. It was vintage Test rugby, and the South Africa/England match, in particular, was an epic that will last in our collective memories for a long time. New Zealand’s opening match gave us plenty of entertainment, but asContinue reading “After a thrilling opening weekend of the June Tours, Round 2 is do or die for the Northern Hemisphere’s big three – England, France and Ireland and Wales look to seal the deal in Argentina!”
The June Test window opens this Saturday with some eagerly anticipated contests with perhaps Ireland and England having the most to prove!
So the barbecues are getting hauled out and multiple runs to the beer store are being made between now and early Saturday morning, as the June Test window kicks off in earnest this weekend. There is a ton of action, but perhaps the two most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the weekend are Ireland’s opening TestContinue reading “The June Test window opens this Saturday with some eagerly anticipated contests with perhaps Ireland and England having the most to prove!”
The June Test window kicks off this weekend with a fascinating contest between Wales in South Africa in the US as both sides look for depth!
Yes it’s Test time again! This month will provide us with a bumper crop of great contests, but this weekend sees just the one match between Wales and South Africa on neutral ground in Washington DC. Both sides are fielding plenty of new caps, and it will be an excellent opportunity for both teams toContinue reading “The June Test window kicks off this weekend with a fascinating contest between Wales in South Africa in the US as both sides look for depth!”
With the end of year Tours for the Six Nations Competitors about to get underway, here’s a quick look at what their hopes, prospects and ambitions for the next few weeks might be!
First of all apologies to all for the long silence, but it’s been a very hectic few months since the wrap up of the Six Nations for all of us up here in the slowly thawing frozen North. Furthermore, with our resident scribe in the midst of a job change there hasn’t been much opportunityContinue reading “With the end of year Tours for the Six Nations Competitors about to get underway, here’s a quick look at what their hopes, prospects and ambitions for the next few weeks might be!”
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