All Blacks

By Kevin McCarthy You ever watch games of rugby where the heart literally starts beating faster?’ Until last weekend, it had last happened twice last year – during the closing moments of the Ireland quarter and of course the final itself. I got a taste of it again in the Ellis Park

By Kevin McCarthy It used to be said that most teams playing the All Blacks were beaten before they stepped on the turf, such was their reputation. Certainly, the psychological did seem to be part of New Zealand’s secret sauce. But it’s safe to say that is no longer the case, especially

By Kevin McCarthy I predict a Bring Back Fozzie sign will be waved on Saturday at Eden Park. Such is the (all) black humour we may need in the rest of the season. Of course, it wasn’t meant to be this way, yet the Razor honeymoon is already cut short. I wrote

By Kevin McCarthy The times are about to get serious for Scott Robertson. Though not with the opening double header against Argentina. Indeed, they’re not fixtures to get the pulse racing, unless you are Ian Foster who probably still has sweats over making history with twin losses against the Pumas. It’s unlikely