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Rugby World Cup 2015 Week 3 Predictions

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We are heading into the 3rd week of an exciting Rugby World Cup. Things calmed down a little bit on the upsets from last week so here is how I see week 3 going. (more…)

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Weekend Rugby Review – 28 September

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Another good week of Rugby from the World Cup even if we had a few less upsets. Here’s my review of the weekend’s action. (more…)

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Rugby World Cup 2015 Mid-Week Review

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So far this week the results have been more predictable but that doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been good rugby on offer. Here is my review of the games so far. (more…)

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The RWC Schedule: A Tier 2 Handicap?

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When the Rugby World Cup match schedule was announced World Rugby stated it was the fairest yet. That they had reduced the short turnarounds and evened them up across tier 1 and tier 2. The mainstream press didn’t ask questions. Now we have an outcry about the unfair turnarounds that some teams are having to make. Let’s have a look at the schedule and see where the reality lies. (more…)

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Is New Zealand's paranoia with France justified?

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It wasn’t until I started the #RugbyChat that I understood how France worries Kiwis more than any other team come Rugby World Cup time. There is this belief that France always comes good at Rugby World Cups, well let’s look at their results and see. (more…)

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Rugby World Cup 2015 Week 2 Predictions 

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The Rugby World Cup has started with a BANG. Hopefully the rest of the tournament can live up to this standard. Here are my predictions for week 2. (more…)

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Weekend Rugby Review - 21 September

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Finally the Rugby World Cup kicked off! Here is my review of the weekend’s Rugby World Cup action and scores from the major domestic leagues. (more…)

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Rugby Thoughts - The repercussions of that win by Japan

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Japan’s win over South Africa is already being called the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history. Argentina’s upset win over France in the opening game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup led to them coming 3rd overall and getting a place in The Rugby Championship. What could this lead to? (more…)

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Rugby Thoughts - Rugby World Cup Blogging

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By the time you read this the Rugby World Cup will have started. As a fan I’m excited and looking forward to the games but as a blogger there’s an element of trepidation. (more…)

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Rugby World Cup 2015 Week 1 Predictions

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The waiting is nearly over and the Rugby World Cup is upon us. Here are my predictions for the first group of 8 games. (more…)

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Rugby World Cup 2015 Preview

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The phony war is over and we are a matter of days away from the big event finally starting. All the international rugby for the past 2 years has all had an undercurrent of looking forward to now. Here is my preview. (more…)

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Weekend Rugby Review - 14 September

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It might feel like the lull before the storm with no International Rugby going on but it was a very busy weekend of domestic rugby. Here is a quick round-up of the scores and a couple of comments. (more…)

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Rugby Thoughts - Governance of the Game

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With the news that the investigation into Aviva Premiership salary cap breaches has been cancelled I thought it was time to talk about the governance of the game. There have been several rugby governance issues that have come up this year across the world so I’ll highlight the ones that I have noticed. (more…)

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Who'll win the Rugby World Cup? The Bob Dwyer method

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Bob Dwyer, the Rugby World Cup winning coach, once said that to win the Rugby World Cup your team needs to have 5 players who would be in the World 15. So I thought I’d pick a World 15 and see which teams are best equipped to win the Rugby World Cup 2015. (more…)

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Rugby Weekend Review - 7 September

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The last big weekend of international rugby before the Rugby World Cup, here i.e. my review of the action. (more…)

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Getting the boys back together... Right? 

Getting the boys back together… Right? 

Sharing Sunday: It’s good to see that the RFU are trying but clearly it’s not perfect and you hope that the decision makers are in touch with the grass routes clubs.

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Rugby Imports

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During the Asian 5 Nations the Korean coach said that he would like to play Japan without their foreign players. This got me thinking about the the stereo types that we have in rugby and I thought I’d have a look at the facts. Here I’m going to look at where all the players at the Rugby World Cup were born. (more…)

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