http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-8-%e2%80%93-7-france/25650/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-8-%e2%80%93-7-france/25650/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:40:42 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25650 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. New Zealand had the chance to take the lead in the 6th minute but Piri Weepu looked nervous from the start and his attempt was [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-8-%e2%80%93-7-france/25650/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-20-%e2%80%93-6-australia/25567/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-20-%e2%80%93-6-australia/25567/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:38:59 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25567 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-20-%e2%80%93-6-australia/25567/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-semi-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-australia/25465/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-semi-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-australia/25465/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:54:58 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25465 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 semi-final of the Rugby World Cup, it should be an enthralling match. New Zealand are the hosts, the world’s first-ranked team, and haven’t lost to [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-semi-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-australia/25465/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-33-%e2%80%93-10-argentina/25388/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-33-%e2%80%93-10-argentina/25388/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:55:08 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25388 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 and they showed just how up for the challenge they were in a match where neither side would take the first backwards step. The contest [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-33-%e2%80%93-10-argentina/25388/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-quarter-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-argentina/25365/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-quarter-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-argentina/25365/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:56:15 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25365 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. Sudden death has arrived at the World Cup. This is when everything gets serious. It’s also when the nerves of every New Zealander start jangling, [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-quarter-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-argentina/25365/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-france/25061/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-france/25061/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:05:00 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25061 Host nation New Zealand meet their world cup nemesis France, in what will certainly be a fascinating match in Auckland today. Much had been made of whether French coach Marc Lievremont knew his best XV, and following Ireland’s win over Australia there was further speculation about France’s motivation for this match. Following the naming of [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-france/25061/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-all-blacks-off-to-winning-start-tonga-10-41-new-zealand/24493/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-all-blacks-off-to-winning-start-tonga-10-41-new-zealand/24493/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:54:24 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24493 The All Blacks, hosts of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and favourites to lift the William Webb Ellis in their own back yard, got off to the best possible of starts by completing a strong 41-10 win over Tonga in the curtain-raiser, played at Auckland on the evening of Friday 8th September 2011. The hosts [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-all-blacks-off-to-winning-start-tonga-10-41-new-zealand/24493/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-25-37-new-zealand/7518/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-25-37-new-zealand/7518/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:40:55 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=7518 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-25-37-new-zealand/7518/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-autumn-international-fixtures-saturday-27th-november-2010/7485/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-autumn-international-fixtures-saturday-27th-november-2010/7485/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:22:57 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=7485 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-autumn-international-fixtures-saturday-27th-november-2010/7485/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-new-zealand-name-side-to-face-wales/7441/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-new-zealand-name-side-to-face-wales/7441/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:27:46 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=7441 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-new-zealand-name-side-to-face-wales/7441/feed/ 0