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The All Blacks’ security expert, Adrian Gard, was brought before the court to answer charges of public mischief related to a listening device found in the All Blacks Sydney hotel room last year. We always say that mischief is best kept as the private variety and with hacking, Wiki Leaks, and all manner of electronic … Keep Reading “All Blacks Security Guard Gard Charged with Public Mischief”

Early on in the 2017 Telstra NRL Premiership, a noticeable deficiency on the part of the Warriors has emerged, which is the lack of a dominating front line. The old hands say what is needed is an enforcer, a player with the size and enough of a nasty attitude to make the others sides’ forward … Keep Reading “NRL Warriors In Need of Intimidator on the Front Line”

Kiwi rugby players apparently have cause to feel a sense of relief, as World Rugby has taken steps to compose a world calendar that takes the competition through 2032. One of the changes is that Super Rugby will not be interrupted during the season, although that change might prove moot in the not too distant … Keep Reading “New International Rugby Calendar to Benefit All Blacks in 2020”

The Cronulla Sharks, apparently learning a once-bitten-twice-shy lesson from prior experience, extended the contract of their young gun hooker Jayden Brailey for another two years even before debuting the youngster in round one of the 2017 NRL Telstra Premiership. Just 20 and with huge upside potential, the Sharks closed the door on any clubs who … Keep Reading “Cronulla Sharks and Wests Tigers Unwilling to Part with Top Players”

The All Blacks no longer enjoy the top perch in tier-one rugby, following England’s rough treatment of Scotland in Six Nations play. England coach Eddie Jones’ squad put up basketball numbers in a 61 – 21 victory at Twickenham, leaving the kilt-and-single-malt side Scots far in England’s wake. The Brits and the New Zealanders are … Keep Reading “Brits Hungry to Supplant All Blacks at Top of Consecutive Win Heap”

According to most views, Super Rugby is anything but, and the powers that be have gathered to decide what, if anything, can be done to reverse the fortunes of the sagging competition. Pessimistically, not much is expected from the meeting between the representatives of South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina. Any propositions they devise … Keep Reading “Super Rugby Searches for Kryptonite Cure to Restore Lustre”

Supporters of the NRL’s New Zealand Warriors have been notified that the highly anticipated run out of Kieran Foran might not be as soon as expected. He is eligible to return from suspension for a positive illicit drug test following last year’s NRL Grand Final from round three, but now it appears that his shoulder … Keep Reading “Foran Shoulder Surgery Rehabilitation May Delay Warriors Debut”

The NRL apparently does not suffer from ambiguity when it comes to mobile wagering apps, telling Warriors’ players and those on the other sides that the best suggestion they can offer is for players to delete mobile wagering apps entirely so as not to succumb to the temptation to make punts on their own games, … Keep Reading “NRL Player Wagering Ban Snags Simona”

Even though we are not opposed to statistics per se, it seems as though there are times when the sports mathematicians stretch things a bit too far. True, when Brisbane Broncos winger Jordan Kahu scored the opening try of the 2017 NRL Telstra Premiership in the eighth minute of inaugural game of the season against … Keep Reading “2017 NRL Telstra Premiership Opener has Broncos Outgunning Sharks”

The Proteas made efficient use of competent bowling that made the Black Caps batting appear as though the batsmen were suffering from an acute vision problem. The South African side demolished the Kiwis by 159 runs on the Blacks Caps’ home pitch to take a 2 – 1 match lead in the five-match one-day international … Keep Reading “Black Caps Produce Wellington Stinker Against South Africa”