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Soap opera dramas aside, there is much to be decided before the Bledisloe Cup bounces for game one at ANZ Stadium in Sydney Saturday coming. Specifically, the team lineups. Former Canterbury Bulldogs Curtis Rona could debut on the wing for Michael Cheika’s squad against the All Blacks, in place of Dane Haylett-Perry, who has had … Keep Reading “Bledisloe Cup Starting Teams to be Announced Soon”

New Zealand professional golfer Ryan Fox is acquitting himself admirable in the USPGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club, just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. He shot an even-par 71 on the third day of the tournament, which left him at one under par, six shot off the lead. Fox is trailing the leader, Kevin Kisner, … Keep Reading “Kiwi Golfer Fox Making Strong Showing at 2017 PGA Championship”

Winning the America’s Cup must have seemed like child’s play compared to the sailing odyssey that awaits Kiwi Blair Tuke as he warms up for a round the world race that begins in October. Along with hoping to not sail of the edge or being way laid when he gets to the section on the … Keep Reading “Kiwi Sailor Tuke Prepares for Round the World Race”

Rugby skullduggery at its finest. A surreptitious listening device was found in the Sydney hotel where the All Blacks were staying, secreted in a chair in the team’s meeting room when they were in Sydney this time last year, staying at the Intercontinental Hotel in Double Bay. Testimony supplied by a counter-espionage expert (cue Mission … Keep Reading “All Blacks Security Guard Gard Cleared of Falsifying Bug Claim”

The general populace of Christchurch, and more specifically, the population that eats, drinks and sleeps Super Rugby, are once again on top of the world as the Crusaders have been crowned Super Rugby champions with a 25 – 17 win over the South African Lions. The Crusaders were the tourists, which made the win slightly … Keep Reading “Crusaders Tops in Super Rugby for First Time Since 2008”

You have to give credit to New Zealand Rugby for their efforts to sneak Sonny Bill Williams into the Bledisloe Cup, but as it turns out, the matches SBW was held out of did not have sufficient grade to satisfy the national body. SBW was hit with a four-week ban for a dangerous tackle, but … Keep Reading “New Zealand Rugby Tests Williams Eligibility for Test Series”

David Kidwell, we kid you not, is looking for an assistant coach after the New Zealand Warriors of the NRL told Kidwell that they would not make Stacey Jones available, as Kidwell had hoped. Kidwell lost Steve McNamara and his band to the Catalans Dragons of the Super Rugby League. He had hoped to add … Keep Reading “Warriors Prohibit Stacey Jones from Moonlighting for World Cup”

Sia Soliola of the Canberra Raiders has been handed a five-week ban for his hit on the Melbourne Storm’s Billy Slater. This means that he will miss all but the last game of the 2017 NRL Premiership competition for what was described as a horror tackle on Slater. Soliola pled guilty to dangerous contact, which … Keep Reading “Soliola Picks the Wrong Bloke to Knock Receives Five Week Ban”

Michael Cheika has the Wallabies working their tails off in preparation for their Bledisloe Cup Test against the All Blacks, but the benefit of so doing might be hard to quantify when the outcome will in all probability be business-as-usual, with the New Zealand squad winning yet again. One of the Wallabies’ players, Nick Phipps, … Keep Reading “Cheika Looks for Fitness to Beat All Blacks in Bledisloe Cup”

It must be difficult running a Super Rugby league team, developing players into competent stars, only to see them bolt, in many instances to the NRL, or even to Europe, where their earnings potentials escalate dramatically. There are some “feel good” stories, however, and one from this season involves the Hurricanes and their role in … Keep Reading “Blues Sad After Failing Yet Again to Gain Super Rugby Playoff Berth”