George Serrallach and the Evolution of Rugby Analysis

By Adam Julian It’s November 1999 and the baggage carousel rumbles at Heathrow Airport. Weary All Blacks collect their luggage after the long haul across hemispheres. Technical advisor Wayne Smith waits anxiously for a meandering 43kg parcel marked Oversize and Fragile to reach him. Inside two cases, attached to wheels, is ‘Battlestar,’

Aisle be Back: When in Rome

By Kevin McCarthy I don’t know definitively that the refereeing delays in the All Blacks win over Wales were longer than usual. I certainly am not going to sit here and do a rewind with stopwatch in hand. Probably I just hit peak TMO, that feeling that surely I didn’t sign

Bond Banter 1 November (some rugby news to start the week)

Evening updates: Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini, with the Hurricanes announcing today that Hirini has put pen to paper committing to the Hurricanes Women’s squad for the upcoming 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki competition.  One of the leading Sevens players in the world, Sarah Hirini has an impressive list of