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The All Blacks defeated Wales this past Sunday in the second leg of their end of year Northern tour. Some fact and figures from the match by Peter Marriott below. New Zealand v Wales: Won 55-23 The seventh test the All Blacks ever played was against Wales at the old Cardiff Arms
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Aisle be Back: Black Ferns semi-final and All Blacks v Wales
The Black Ferns sing the national anthem. PHOTO: Sky Sport. By Kevin McCarthy Nothing captures the current zeitgeist of rugby than to watch the Black Ferns and the All Blacks sing the national anthem. The All Blacks, pretty uniformly, sing with well, not gusto, and with the demeanour of men facing if
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Aisle be Back: The Lions wrap, the Black Ferns and the All Blacks in Japan
By Kevin McCarthy The greatest pleasure I took from the Wellington Lions’ NPC triumph last weekend was seeing the team celebrate, but none celebrating harder than Jackson Garden-Bachop. The first-five is of course departing to Japan, having missed out on a Hurricanes spot. On Saturday he scored 2 conversions from 2, and
Aisle be Back: The NPC Final, the Women’s World Cup continues and the All Blacks coming up fast
The National Provincial Championship cup would sit nicely alongside the Ranfurly Shield. By Kevin McCarthy Watching the Lions blitz Auckland last weekend, I kept pondering quite what it is that means Wellington-based sides almost invariably choose to play open and attacking rugby. I’m not old enough to remember further back than Bernie