Anyone else enjoying these November Tests as much as we are, despite having to sandwich them in between a ridiculous work schedule? We did manage to catch three cracking games of rugby as Scotland came tantalisingly close once again to almost upsetting New Zealand’s apple cart in a genuine thriller. Then France and South AfricaContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
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Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why
This week, as you can imagine, there aren’t too many surprises about what we’ll be concerning ourselves with. You guessed it, there is a decided nip in the air, and if you’re a rugby fan in the Northern Hemisphere, that only means one thing – November’s traditional smorgasbord of International Rugby. Although the official three-weekContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why
This week, we mourn the passing of the Rugby Championship as we know it, as we’re sadly not all that excited about its replacement next year by a self-indulgent exposition of what is supposedly Rugby’s greatest rivalry. We also look at the hottest debate in rugby right now as to who really is the fairestContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why
This week we’ll be turning our attention to Club Rugby as our favourite competition the URC really gets into its stride, and take a look at who looks the best representative of the five participating countries Ireland, Italy, Scotland and South Africa and Wales so far. We also look ahead to the first International weekendContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week and What to Watch and Why”
Lineout Calls on What to Watch this Weekend and Why
We have four very big games this weekend to look forward to. In Super Rugby, the Qualifying Round for the Semis takes place, and its importance in terms of Australian rugby can not be overemphasized. Were the two Australian sides, the Reds and the Brumbies, lose this weekend and not make the Semi-Finals, it wouldContinue reading “Lineout Calls on What to Watch this Weekend and Why”
Lineout Call of the Week
So, continuing on with our new format, we focus mainly on the games in the Super Rugby first round of knockout stages and the URC semi-finals – with some rather tasty affairs on offer. However, we start by carrying on from our theme brought up last week of is there all just a little bitContinue reading “Lineout Call of the Week”
Lineout Calls of the Week – The Year Ahead – Part 2 – Ireland and Italy
With the Six Nations JUST around the corner, we start 2025 with a look at Ireland and Italy and what lies in store for them this year. With Ireland as back to back Six Nations Champions and their Coach temporarily stepping aside and deputising to Simon Easterby as a result of Lions Tour preparations, itContinue reading “Lineout Calls of the Week – The Year Ahead – Part 2 – Ireland and Italy”
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