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South Africa and Argentina Haunted by FearThe greatest challenge to both South Africa and Argentina in their opening match of the Rugby Championship is to play without fear.
All Blacks Unpredictibility Gives Them An EdgeThe hardest teams to defend against are the ones that are least predictable. The All Blacks have that edge.
The Culture of SuccessThe marathon Super Rugby season is finally drawing to a close. It seems a long time since the Crusaders scraped home against the Blues in the first match of the competition at Eden Park in February. The Chiefs and Sharks both lost that first weekend, though are popular and worthy finalists, as they have consistently played enterprising rugby throughout the season.
Rugby soon to end it's Olympic exileRugby union will not feature in the Olympic Games, but the sport will end its long exile in 2016 after a long battle by the International Rugby Board to gain admission, first by the late Vernon Pugh and then by one of his successors as chairman, Bernard Lapasset.
Financial dark cloud looms over Welsh rugby.On the day that Gavin Henson signed for London Welsh, his fifth club in less than two years, the financial dark cloud looming over Welsh rugby grew darker.
Is rugby becoming another soccer?In the amateur era, rugby was known as a tough game where justice was frequently administered by the players on the field.
The price of Anglo-Saxon stoicismThe tours showed, yet again, that there the game in New Zealand and Australia is fundamentally different to that in Europe.
All Blacks v IrelandWithout Dan Carter and five other changes to the starting lineup, have the All Blacks given Ireland a sniff of a historic first win in the final test of the series?
Australia v WalesJG thinks that the afternoon test match in Sydney presents Wales with an opportunity to beat Australia in what will be their fifth encounter in nine months
South Africa v EnglandHeyneke Meyer has outsmarted Stuart Lancaster in the first two tests between the Springboks and England.
