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Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Report – New Zealand 8 – 7 France.

New Zealand’s All Blacks scraped to victory over Les Bleus of France by the narrowest of margins in a tight, intense Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park in Auckland.…

October 25, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Report – New Zealand 20 – 6 Australia.

“Four more years! Four more years!” That was the chant that went up around Eden Park on Sunday night as New Zealand’s All Blacks overwhelmed Australia. It was a…

October 20, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Report – France 9 – 8 Wales.

France scraped to a win over a 14-man Wales side in a tight, tense and controversial Rugby World Cup semi-final. Wales took the lead after 7 minutes as flyhalf James…

October 16, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Semi-final Preview – New Zealand vs Australia

The home nation and their big brother rivals; the internationally ranked number 1 and 2 teams; two of current world rugby’s greatest entertainers. However, when you look at the second…

October 14, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Semi-final Preview – Wales vs. France.

The first Rugby World Cup semi-final on Saturday night New Zealand time sees the northern hemisphere challenge as Wales take on France. France come into the match with mixed form.…

October 14, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Report – New Zealand 33 – 10 Argentina.

New Zealand’s All Blacks ground down the Pumas of Argentina in a fiercely contested Rugby World Cup quarter-final. The Pumas had never played the All Blacks at Eden Park before…

October 9, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Quarter-Final Preview – New Zealand vs. Argentina

The New Zealand All Blacks will take on Argentina’s Pumas for a place in the Rugby World Cup semi-final, at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday night New Zealand time.…

October 7, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Preview – Scotland vs. England

England and Scotland meet at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday night (New Zealand time), for a clash that will help decide the final qualifiers from Pool B. Neither team is…

September 29, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Report: Samoa 27 – 7 Fiji

Samoa dominated their Pacific rivals Fiji in a tight, scrappy match in Pool D. The conditions in Auckland on a rainy afternoon were far from ideal for the type of…

September 25, 2011No CommentRead More

Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Report: New Zealand 37 – 17 France

The 4 million people of New Zealand slept easier last night, knowing that the first hurdle of their Rugby World Cup had been cleared in some style. The All Blacks…

September 25, 2011No CommentRead More