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England has won its 17th consecutive with a 36 – 15 rugby win over Italy, a record for the Mother Country, putting it on the verge of equally the record held by the All Blacks. England was defending its Six Nations title and had to work hard to get past France and Wales. The game … Keep Reading “Brits Survive Italian Surprise Tactics in Six Nations Rugby Championship”

Several Kiwi rugby players will be determined to make a point as Super Rugby gets underway for the season. Aaron Smith of the Highlanders will be seeking to restore his image, after an off-field incident at Christchurch Airport caused him some degree of embarrassment and left him idle for three tests during the Rugby Championship. … Keep Reading “Super Rugby Opportunity Awaits Kiwi Rugby Players”

Making New Zealand Great Again might make a good rallying cry for a political race, as it seems to work, despite entirely lacking any substantive meaning, in other parts of the world. One of the issues could be a promise to place some sort of punitive tariff on European clubs that poach Kiwi rugby players. … Keep Reading “Super League Manawatu Flanker Gibbins Off to Scotland”

Unable to resist drama in any shape, we do have to give a nod to V8 Supercars driver Jamie Whincup, who has seemingly had his cake and eaten it too, basking as the centre of attention at his bachelor feat, and then calling off the wedding the following day. The only aspect lacking was that … Keep Reading “V8 Champion Whincup Leaves Fiancé Standing at the Altar”

If you are strong to the finish ‘cause you eats your spinach, you might consider throwing your hat in the bay for one of the three remaining crew positions for New Zealand’s entry into this year’s Americas Cup. Team New Zealand gave the official launch to the 50-foot catamaran it intends to enter for the … Keep Reading “Kiwi Catamaran Features Innovative Hydraulic Pedal System”

We could rightly be accused of giving short shrift to the trotters, so here is our token nod to the code as preparations proceed for invitations to qualify for the $750,000 Miracle Mile that will jump in a bit over a week in Sydney. Kiwi champion Lazarus has already secured a spot in the field, … Keep Reading “Kiwi Trotters in Miracle Mile Could be Limited”

The safety nannies have come out in force once it was discovered that rugby injuries are becoming increasingly expensive with which to deal. New Zealand’s national game figures show that rugby danger continues to escalate, with the amount of money devoted to injury claims, at the amateur level, rising to more than $76 million in … Keep Reading “Rugby Concussions and Link to Dementia in Advanced Years”

In our never ending effort to remain positive in our efforts to provide information regarding the world of sports, we take great pleasure in the news that All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu has been not only completely cleared, but also totally exonerated of wrongdoing of any kind after his B-sample returned a negative result for … Keep Reading “Tuipuloto Pure as the Driven Snow According to B-Sample”

If one of the head men in the NBA was to say that they had no scouts out to Cleveland to keep an eye on LeBron James, Mr. James might take exception and view the desire by opposing scouts to avoid Cleveland in the dead of winter as a slight, but when All Blacks Coach … Keep Reading “All Blacks Coach Hansen to View Six Nations from New Zealand”

Irrepressible optimism seems to be the order of the day where the Kiwi prospects in any of the rugby codes is involved and such is the case with the NZ All Blacks Sevens team. It seems as though, at times, the side is brilliant, but that at others, dull is the more apt adjective. This … Keep Reading “All Blacks Rugby Sevens Side Here Today Gone Tomorrow”