South Africa vs Australia Final Score – SA 28/Aus 10 Cape Town For me this game was definitely one of the highlights of the Championship this year. The last ten minutes of the game and the Springboks breathtaking performance will go down as a vintage rugby classic. The whole game was good and kept everyoneContinue reading “Rugby Championship 2014 – Round 5 – The Mighty Springbok returns!”
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Rugby Championship – Round 5 Preview
Fixtures this weekend South Africa vs Australia – Cape Town Undoubtedly the fixture of the weekend, as these two sides slug it out to see who really is the second best team in the world after the All Blacks. With the All Blacks most likely clinching the Championship this weekend in Argentina, this match isContinue reading “Rugby Championship – Round 5 Preview”
Rugby Championship 2014 – 4th round, winner takes all
New Zealand vs South Africa Final score – NZ 14/SA 10 Wellington As predicted, the Springboks dug deep and finally came up with a performance which although not perfect was nevertheless a considerable step up from their previous three outings in the Championship. It would appear that Heineke Meyer may finally have the semblance ofContinue reading “Rugby Championship 2014 – 4th round, winner takes all”
Refereeing consistency please!
With not much to report on the home front in Canada we skip our usual wrap up of the game in Canada and use this opportunity to take a look at an issue that sadly is in danger of detracting from the enjoyment of our great game – refereeing. Last weekend’s potential spectacles were marredContinue reading “Refereeing consistency please!”
Rugby Championship 2014 – Excuse me, ref!
New Zealand vs Argentina Final score – NZ 28/Arg 9 Napier We will leave out the fact that the refereeing of this game was poor and discuss that later. It detracted from what was a solid contest and one in which the Pumas made the All Blacks work hard for 80 minutes. The only thingContinue reading “Rugby Championship 2014 – Excuse me, ref!”
Rugby Championship 2014 – Round 3 preview
Fixtures this weekend New Zealand vs Argentina – Napier While, there is little doubt that New Zealand are the favourites to walk away with a win from this match and easily take first place in the competition standings, it won’t be done without considerable effort and Argentina will cause problems for the All Blacks especiallyContinue reading “Rugby Championship 2014 – Round 3 preview”
Canadian Rugby Roundup
This week we take a quick look at Canada’s fixtures in Europe this autumn. I was surprised to see many citing these fixtures as excellent preparation for Canada’s campaign in next year’s Rugby World Cup. I for one, although not denying the value of the games, can’t help being disappointed at the quality of theContinue reading “Canadian Rugby Roundup”
A Role Model for Canadian Rugby
After the excitement of the Womens’ World Cup and Canada’s outstanding effort, it has been a quiet week and not much to report. However after watching the first two rounds of the Rugby Championship, it left me with food for thought on how we might find a role model for Canada’s own development of itsContinue reading “A Role Model for Canadian Rugby”
Rugby Championship 2014 – Round two
New Zealand vs Australia Final score – NZ 51/Aus 20 Auckland By now most of us will have recovered our breath from what was an absolutely stunning All Black performance at the expense of the Wallabies. As I mentioned in last week’s edition, I felt that the All Blacks would be the more effective teamContinue reading “Rugby Championship 2014 – Round two”
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 – The final
Although the final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup didn’t quite produce the spectacle and sense of elation from a Canadian perspective that last weekend’s game did, a huge step forward was taken by a very courageous and talented Canadian women’s team at Sunday’s final. England emerged victorious 21-9 and lifted the trophy but CanadaContinue reading “Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 – The final”
The Lineout 