Every rugby fan in New Zealand must be thrilled at the endevour, application and considerable passion of the majority of the NPC teams, not to mention the supporters, in the first two weeks of this year's Air New Zealand Cup. Some of the early pace-setters are the so called also rans. Question for Mr Tew and his cohorts: What if, come late October, teams who have been 'ear-marked' for the dreaded drop are in or near the top four? Surely this prospect ... Read More

The 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour is scheduled to take place from May to July 2009, with seven provincial games being played alongside the three-match Test series. It has been confirmed that the Test matches will be played in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg. Read More

The new rugby season is only three weeks away and while I am outwardly expressing excitement to impress on those around me my love of the game, inwardly I have a feeling of…Oh God here we go again. Super 14 has become little more than a cash cow for the SANZA unions and worse, a predictable competition where we can say with a fair deal of certainty that the Crusaders will win, the Highlanders will lose the Hurricanes will provide much of ... Read More

Just for a minute or two, I want you to step away from what you feel about the game of Rugby. I love the game, but I am more and more regularly finding myself frustrated with the state of the game. How often have you found yourself frustrated at a refereeing decision, or wondering what would been if a ref hadn't run the game the way they did. The truth of the matter is that Rugby is a game ... Read More