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David does RWC – Days 4 + 5 + 6

September 17, 2011 1 comment

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is well under way in New Zealand, and we’ve sent our Chief Rugby Analyst David Shipton along to cover the entire tournament for us (well… not really. He lives there.)

RWC Days 4 + 5 + 6

We have had a fair bit to be excited about over here in NZ. The rugby action has been good for the most part, with games being well attended and played in good spirits. There have been a couple of good ones to boot and plenty of well worked tries as well. We move more into the second round, with some of the bigger teams playing over the weekend.  Firstly though, here is a look at what has happened with days 4, 5 and 6. Read more…

NRL Semi-Finals/AFL Semi-Finals/EPL Gameweek 5 Megatips

September 16, 2011 Leave a comment

AFL Team Lists – Semi-Finals

September 15, 2011 Leave a comment

NRL Team Lists – Finals Week 2

September 13, 2011 Leave a comment
Not long to go now, only two weeks until the grand final, and the games are starting to hot up. This weekend the Tigers ‘reward’ for beating the Dragons in an intense encounter is a game against the 6th placed Warriors, who lost by 30 points to the Broncos. Along the same lines, the Broncos ‘reward’ is a sudden death clash with the Dragons, who entered the finals in great form. Apparently that’s the best finals system around… anyway, check out the teams, with some BIG inclusions.

David does RWC – Day 3

September 12, 2011 2 comments

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is under way in New Zealand, and we’ve sent our Chief Rugby Analyst David Shipton along to cover the entire tournament for us (well… not really. He lives there.)

RWC Day 3

The Rugby World Cup (RWC) powered through its third day of matches, with many more fascinating games on offer. The thing that I am really enjoying about the RWC is the fact that the minnows are putting up a good performance at most of the games. They are generally playing really well for at least 60 minutes of the games, before eventually succumbing to more experienced and better sides.  It has been good to see them put up a fight though, and not get thrashed. It would be nice though to see a side put together an 80 minute performance.   Read more…

David does RWC – Days 1 + 2

September 11, 2011 2 comments

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is under way in New Zealand, and we’ve sent our Chief Rugby Analyst David Shipton along to cover the entire tournament for us (well… not really. He lives there.)

Wow what a start to the Rugby World Cup. I can tell you that the whole of New Zealand (I know it’s not a lot really) are fully behind this tournament. The excitement levels have been hitting fever pitch, and expectations will be high for all the teams in the tournament. Let’s start right at the beginning. Read more…

The Drawing Board – Rugby World Cup 2011 Preview (7/9/11)

September 7, 2011 Leave a comment

Welcome to the Drawing Board, Who’s Playing Who?’s one stop rugby shop. The World Cup starts this Friday, with excitement reaching fever pitch. I’ll be doing a bit of a different Drawing Board this week and during the world cup. No News this week, but I will still do a brief ITM/Currie Cup wrap here. During the World Cup however, I will be doing a blog post almost every day to provide up to date and awesome analysis. Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay won the ITM Premiership and Championship finals respectively. This is Canterbury’s fourth consecutive title, whilst for Hawke’s Bay they earn promotion to the Premiership.  The Lions, Sharks, Cheetahs and Western Provence all enjoyed victories in the Currie Cup. Read more…

NRL Team Lists – Finals Week 1

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NRL Round 26/AFL Round 24 Megatips

Time for… MEGATIPS. Plenty happening this week, as we head into the last round of the regular season for both the NRL and AFL. For many, it will be the last time you see your club side go ’round for the season – get out and support them if you can! The EPL has the week off, due to the international qualifiers. Let’s go! Read more…