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The Drawing Board (8/3/12)
Hello and welcome to Who’s Playing Who?’s weekly rugby blog. Last week I mentioned that I was unhappy with the lack of tries being scored and the bore-fests that had dominated Round 1. Well it seems someone was reading my blog! Round 2 still contained the drama and tight finishes, with the major point of difference being there were far more tries this round. What is more impressive is the manner in which they were executed. Maybe it was rustiness that prevented this being shown in the opening round, but this is what we have been waiting for ever since the end of the World Cup. Read more…
The Monday Wrap – 5/3/12
Yes that’s right, the Monday Wrap is back…for this week at least. The greatest game of all is back for 2012 as well, while the cricket and football have also thrown up some interesting points this week. Check out my assessment of the weekend’s action across four codes. Read more…
The Drawing Board (1/3/12)
The four month wait ended on Saturday as we finally got to see our local teams go at each other – many have been counting the sleeps until the start of this year’s Super Rugby season. Read more…
Podcast – Episode 41
Adrian is tipping these guys will win on the weekend - are you? (Source: Real Madrid)
This week on the show, we preview one of the biggest football matches on the planet, El Clásico, as Real Madrid and Barcelona once again face off at the Santiago Bernabeu.
In the Cricket, we look back at the first test, and what it means for the rest of the summer.
There’s all the usual A-League and EPL coverage, as well as another great instalment of Tomo’s Think Tank, some of your feedback in the Mailbag, and Tomo cuts loose in The Rant.
All of that and plenty more – get listening!
RWC Final review
Looking back at previous RWC finals, there have generally been only a few points in it and only a few tries scored, and this one was no different. I’m sure many supporters were optimistic of a convincing attacking display from New Zealand, but that was never going to be true to history. Read more…
RWC – Third and Fourth playoff review
The Australians managed to overcome the shock of losing stars Kurtley Beale and Quade Cooper to injury and led their team to a 21-18 win. Berrick Barnes, who has spent most of Australia’s World Cup campaign on the bench, was the hero on the day for the Wallabies, earning the man of the match award for his outstanding display. Which kinda leads you to think, why was he not playing earlier in the semi? Read more…
David Does RWC – Semi Finals
The semi finals are now in the books, with both New Zealand and France facing off for the greatest prize in world rugby. But how did they each perform in the match that got them to this stage? David Shipton picks apart both semi finals in this great edition of David Does RWC. Read more…
David Does RWC quarter finals
Our Chief Rugby Analyst is back with his take on the quarter finals. How did your team perform? Where can they improve? Read on to see how David saw the first knock-out stage of the tournament. Read more…
David does RWC days 18, 19 and 20
David does RWC – Days 18, 19 and 20
Sorry this has been a bit late, but I’ve been really busy of late. The atmosphere up in Auckland for the games was amazing. I have to give props to the organisers of the RWC as they have done a superb job on creating such a good tournament. Both at the game and in the fanzone, it was great to see that heaps of people were getting into the games and supporting their team. Read more…
David does RWC – Days 15, 16 and 17
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 15, 16 and 17
The RWC has been chugging along quite nicely so far. There was a lot of talk in the build up to the RWC as to if New Zealand would be able to host a good RWC. There were fears that that the All Blacks would be the only team supported and that the other teams really would not get a look in. However, most of the crowds (the majority kiwis) have really gotten behind other teams and have really decided to adopt a second team. It has been really enjoyable to watch on the TV/Fan Zone. I will be, however, travel up to Auckland to watch to South Africa v Samoa game (watch for me in the crowd) and will give you an update on facilities there.
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