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That was the month that was: November 2018

5 December 2018 Colin Renton Comments Off on That was the month that was: November 2018

Yellow-card record, rule variations, snoozing winger and Dodson to Newcastle? …

All Blacks skipper Kieran Read performs the haka
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That cold black magic

27 June 2018 Jeff Connor 2

Jeff Connor reviews two television documentaries which promise to get under the skin of two great rugby institutions, but fail to deliver …

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All Blacks hero Beauden Barrett praises Scotland’s attacking intent

19 November 2017 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on All Blacks hero Beauden Barrett praises Scotland’s attacking intent

BEAUDEN Barrett, the All Blacks’ match-saver on Saturday, has admitted that for a split-second he feared that Stuart Hogg had got away from him and was about to score a try in the corner. In …

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So close to glory … talking points from an electrifying night

19 November 2017 Alan Lorimer Comments Off on So close to glory … talking points from an electrifying night

You could feel the high voltage tension in the atmosphere from beginning to end in a contest of high drama. Even the Haka was diminished by the crowd. …

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Townsend: ‘Finn would have kicked the conversion from the touchline’

18 November 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Townsend: ‘Finn would have kicked the conversion from the touchline’

GREGOR TOWNSEND last night paid tribute to his players for their heroic performance against the world’s best rugby team in pushing the All Blacks all the way before eventually washing up five points short of …

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How To Beat The All Blacks In Ten Easy* Stages

17 November 2017 The Offside Line Team Comments Off on How To Beat The All Blacks In Ten Easy* Stages

From a Scotsman living in the land of the long white cloud DOWN here in New Zealand, it seems that around 99 per cent of the rugby public see Saturday’s match as an easy win …

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Hansen shows that All Blacks mean business with team selection

16 November 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Hansen shows that All Blacks mean business with team selection

ONCE bitten, twice shy. New Zealand came too close for comfort to losing their long unbeaten record against Scotland the last time they were in Edinburgh back in 2014 after naming a relatively inexperienced team. …

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Du Preez gets his big chance for Scotland versus All Blacks

16 November 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Du Preez gets his big chance for Scotland versus All Blacks

GREGOR TOWNSEND has backed Cornell du Preez to add serious firepower to the Scottish back-row after the South African-born breakaway was added to the starting team to take on the All Blacks at BT Murrayfield …

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Toolis trusts in Aussie upbringing to give him the edge over All Blacks

15 November 2017 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Toolis trusts in Aussie upbringing to give him the edge over All Blacks

NO Scottish player or supporter has ever beaten or been able to celebrate beating the All Blacks, and it follows that the home team go into Saturday’s match at Murrayfield at a certain psychological disadvantage. …

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Edinburgh-bound Barclay aims to rewrite history and beat the All Blacks

14 November 2017 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Edinburgh-bound Barclay aims to rewrite history and beat the All Blacks

IT takes a lot to throw John Barclay off his stride, either on or off the pitch, and yesterday’s Scotland press conference at Oriam was no exception. Whether the topic was his impending move to …

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