All Blacks

The All Blacks beat Ireland this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v Ireland in Dublin: Won 23-13 New Zealand and Ireland first met in a test at Lansdowne Road in Dublin on 25 November 1905. New Zealand won the match 15-0. The two sides

By Kevin McCarthy  Thank god for sh#t Richie McCaw, Most pundits thought about three weeks ago that Sam Cane should not be on the plane to the Northern Hemisphere. It was, along with the selection of TJ Perenara, evidence of the innate caution of Scott Robertson who had missed a chance to

The All Blacks beat England with a late converted try this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v England in London: Won 24-22New Zealand and England first met in a test match at Crystal Palace in London on 2 December 1905. It was

By Kevin McCarthy  Three extraordinary things happened in the past week. Extra time was needed for the Lions to clinch the NPC title. An All Black on the northern tour did something naughty. And the haka was again relitigated. Okay I lied, only the first was extraordinary. The other two, just

By Kevin McCarthy I guess we’ve all met Johnny Sexton at some point. As Noel Gallagher described brother Liam: He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup. If you haven’t heard, Rieko Ioane last year delivered a pithy farewell to the Irish and world great as his side were trumped in an