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Springboks to out mussel All Blacks

Mark, the South African cousin of Paul the German clairvoyant octopus, has picked out the Boks to truimph in Auckland in the Tri Nations opener this weekend.

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Wales to open 2011 Six Nations on Friday Night

Gatland bemoans Wales ill discipline

Wales threw away a 13 point lead against South Africa to lose 31-34 in Cardiff.

Butch James told not to play for Boks

Bath have instructed their fly half not to appear for South Africa when they face Wales in a frinedly international this weekend.

Leicester Tigers triumph in greatest final

Leicester Tigers nick the spoils with a late break away try from Dan Hipkiss following a late come back from Saracens.

Ospreys not scared of Leinster home run

The Ospreys are undaunted by the prospect of having to end an 18 month winning run at home for Leinster in order to win the Magners League on Saturday.

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Re: Tri Nations 2010

"Do you remember what happened in the TNs in 2008?, particularly NZ Vs SA in SA. Just one example. Have you seen what happens to the All Blacks when McCaw isnt there? [/QUOTE] Where was McCaw last tri nations then? Particularly from july 25th to august 1st.. Zinny understand this for once, rugby..is..not..the..same..in..other..countries. New Zealand shows how much even a tiny unimportant country in the middle of nowhere can achieve if they devote themselves as much as they do to a sport. Others are not so devoted. For the part ODriscoll played in getting Ireland competitive in the professional era he is most definitely a living legend of the game.

Yrrab

924 mins ago

Re: Tri Nations 2010

"Zinny will be a happy bunny McCaw. A man off is supposed to be an average of 7 points but its meant to be for the opposing team!! Better kick from Carter too![/QUOTE] Ok, but give me the Irish refs weve had recently over bloody Joubert & Kaplan ANYDAY. None of those offences were worth cards. When a player goes off part of the game dies so they should be dished out only when totally necessary.

Zinny.

932 mins ago

Re: Tri Nations 2010

"The Mickers have obviously learnt nothing from the thrashings weve given them over the last 5 or 6 years, jeez, what more do we need to do to show these buggers?

Zinny.

936 mins ago

Re: Tri Nations 2010

"that is not true. 2 years ago bod beat england single handedly when our pack was completely outplayed. last year he did similarly against australia. i dont think you can say that mccaw has ever won a game for new zealand "single handedly". not when there are players of that quality lining up beside him. mccaw will be remembered as a great player, but i reckon wilkinson and odriscoll will be remembered more vividly and that is surely what being a legend is all about.[/QUOTE] Wilkinson? What about Dan Carter?, thrice the player Wilkinson ever was yet its commonly accepted in the SH that Richie is more valuable because he is the dominant forward in world rugby. BOD? an Irish legend, great player for sure, if Richie plays well against Ireland then BOD wont be an issue. There have been centres in the past whove been just as good, there are centres right now in better form than him. Richie has just despatched the 2nd best 7 on the planet, business as usual. Do you remember what happened in the TNs in 2008?, particularly NZ Vs SA in SA. Just one example. Have you seen what happens to the All Blacks when McCaw isnt there? Anyway, if you think BOD & Wilko are in Richies league it just goes to show how much you really know about the game. A retarded opinion to be fair. Cant be arsed arguing this anymore, it isnt an argument, the stats speak for themselves. Wilko & BOD...............pffffft.

Zinny.

943 mins ago

Re: Tri Nations 2010

"All Blacks were immense today, they just kept coming back at the Wallabies each time. You could tell that Australia lost it. They have a fantastic defense but they just didnt use it. Occasionally they would but then a few minutes later it would cease to exist. Thoughts on the Mitchell send off? Another stupid error and it cost them. Pocock had a good game though I thought, matching up quite well to McCaw. I was disappointed that Dagg wasnt on for long mind you the whole of the bench was fantastic anyway.

MattTaitRocks!

955 mins ago

Re: Tri Nations 2010

"mccaw will be remembered as a great player, but i reckon wilkinson and odriscoll will be remembered more vividly and that is surely what being a legend is all about.[/QUOTE] Sorry I dont agree - I think you are thinking as someone from the NH and Zinny is speaking from the SH.

Heather

955 mins ago

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Springboks to out mussel All Blacks

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