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by clubrugby - September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy I’m very confident the All Blacks can win the world cup. The 2015 World Cup, unfortunately. After two weeks of doing nothing on an actual live rugby pitch, the 2023 iteration are thankfully finally back in the actual tournament. Not so much flying under the radar, as failing

Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Welwitschias

by clubrugby - September 15, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy It’s only day 6 of the Special Rugby Operation, and everything is going to plan. The All Blacks have successfully fooled the world into thinking they are in fact the fourth-best side in the pecking order and flirting with fifth or sixth. They’re keeping their strategies safe for future

Aisle be Back: The Rugby World Cup begins

by clubrugby - September 8, 2023September 8, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy You can’t go anywhere right now without someone talking about who’s going to win the World Cup. Ask the question and get five or more different answers. Important question of course, but not one to focus on. After all, there are 24 teams. So, what is that –

Aisle be Back: One week to the start of the Rugby World Cup

by clubrugby - September 1, 2023September 2, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy The All Blacks are now I believe in Germany. So, let’s start with that most German of words, Zeitgeist. Or to simplify it, let’s just call it the vibe. How’s your vibe after that two hour torture show on Saturday? When the All Blacks suffered their worst ever

Aisle be Back: Storm Week, NZR+, the Ranfurly Shield and the Rugby World Cup

by clubrugby - August 25, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy I learned something new this week, which for an old person , apparently is a good thing in staving off imminent dementia. This is the phrase, Storm Week, which honestly I had never heard before. This is when scheduling means you end up – in the NPC in