Aisle be Back: Bledisloe #4 in Brisbane

By Kevin McCarthy He is of course one of those players who was marked down at an early stage as a potential Rolls Royce, but sadly with a Ford Escort engine.Let’s try this experiment. Treat Akira Ioane as if you’ve never seen him before, when he starts his first test

Aisle be Back: Bledisloe #1 in Wellington

By Kevin McCarthy What more can a poor boy do? Ian Foster’s no more able to solve the talent glut at first-five than any other coach. So its Jordie as a converted wing to allow Richie M at first-five and his bro at fullback. We all know Jordie’s been stellar at fullback this

Aisle be Back: A bad week for NZR

By Kevin McCarthy Super Rugby wasn’t officially dead at that point but earlier this week I found myself remembering and chuckling at the competition’s finest moment – Merhts running towards the stands at Loftus and flipping the bird at the faithful. See, that’s how you communicate directly and clearly, good people