All Blacks

The All Blacks beat Italy this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v Italy in Turin: Won 29-11 New Zealand and Italy first met at test level at Auckland in the opening pool match of the 1987 Rugby World Cup. New Zealand won the

By Kevin McCarthy  We are clearly disrespecting Italy by rushing to write the summaries of Razor Year One. So, apologies to that fantastic country – but a victory is highly unlikely, unless they flood the arena in Turin and bring in the sharks. Assuming the All Blacks add another win, they’ll end

The All Blacks missed out to France this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v France in Paris: Lost 29-30 New Zealand and France first met in a test at Parc des Princes on 1 January 1906. New Zealand won the match 38-8. It

By Kevin McCarthy  The mental state of the nation regarding the All Blacks often resembles the patient who can’t quite nail their medication dose. Too little, and the world’s a terrible place, too much, and the world’s your oyster. Right now we’re probably in that latter phase. Which is odd after

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