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Aisle be Back: Bledisloe 2.0

by clubrugby - September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

By Kevin McCarthy Considering where they were a month or so ago, the All Blacks could almost consider part two of the international season a success if they win the Rugby Championship. Whether others will depends largely on what you thought, oh, about a month ago. Remove the historic Argentinian victory on

Aisle be Back: A timeless Bledisloe Cup win

by clubrugby - September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

By Kevin McCarthy Karma so they say, is a B****. Or a B******. It will get you in the end. This time it happened strangely to the Wallabies, on a Thursday evening, at a funnily named action hero stadium in Melbourne, with a covered roof but some early artificial cloud cover. The

Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 028 Frank Mitchinson

by clubrugby - September 7, 2022

All sources tell us that Frank Mitchinson was all class. He had speed, footwork and vision, and all those who played with – including his great Poneke, Wellington and All Blacks mate Billy Wallace – rated him up there with the best. Mitchinson was the sort of player who could slot

Aisle be Back: All Blacks v South Africa 2.0 the aftermath

by clubrugby - August 19, 2022

By Kevin McCarthy What a fantastic effort by the Crusaders to go to Ellis Park and pull off the wonderful win at the weekend. Someone got the kit order wrong at the laundry, and they had to play in some all-black coloured jerseys, but that still didn’t stop them. That’s

Aisle be Back: All Blacks v South Africa 2.0

by clubrugby - August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

Can the All Blacks fly high this Sunday morning when they take on South Africa at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, kick-off 3.05am? PHOTO: Google. By Kevin McCarthy This week, a big section of hillside not far from our house came sliding down. It had always looked a very maturely forested bit of