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Super Rugby and Australia Waiting for Sebastian Chabal

Posted on 14 Feb, 2012, by in Rugby

Sebastien Chabal, the 34 year old former French international may be taking his talents to Australia and be a part of the up and coming 2012 Super Rugby season, after a fallout between him and his Racing Metro coach Pierre Berbizier regarding his new contract led the Chabal leaving the club. More

Life Between Rugby and Boxing for Sonny Bill Williams

Posted on 8 Feb, 2012, by in Rugby

Sonny Bill Williams, now not just a world champion with the All Blacks, but also New Zealand’s heavyweight boxing champion, after beating Clarence Tilman III inside the first round, despite being outweighed by 21 kilograms. More

Rugby Union is Not Soccer

Posted on 10 Jan, 2012, by in Rugby

Nigel Owens is a Welsh Rugby Union referee, and in a recent match between Munster and Treviso he made it very clear to the players while talking off one of them how he views soccer and the way that game is refereed. More

Erotic Videos Improve Rugby Performance

Posted on 3 Jan, 2012, by in Rugby

Sex before a match will always be a debatable subject, but according to a recent UK study, erotic movies are not. The recent experiment, involving 12 players from a professional Rugby Union team in the Aviva Premiership, revealed findings suggesting that players watching erotic or aggressive videos can boost a player’s physical performance. More

Imanol Harinordoquy Needs Father to Help in Fights

Posted on 30 Nov, 2011, by in Rugby

Imanol Harinordoquy isn’t strange to on pitch scuffles during Rugby matches, especially derby matches between Biarritz and Bayonne. Having is father run up and join the fight, before getting tackled to the ground, is probably a new experience. More

The Rugby Union World Cup Final on a Seismometer

Posted on 30 Oct, 2011, by in Rugby

Not only fans and reporters took interest in the Rugby Union World Cup Final between the All Blacks and France, as a Seismometer under Eden Park picked up the noise created by 60,000 All Black fans at Eden Park. More

The Joke of Fining France for Standing Up to Haka

Posted on 28 Oct, 2011, by in Rugby

The IRB’s decision to fine France for their players moving in close to the Haka preformed by the All Blacks in the Rugby Union World Cup Final is an absolute joke. More

All Blacks vs France – An Ugly Win at the Rugby World Cup Final

Posted on 23 Oct, 2011, by in Rugby

Richie McCaw’s bleeding face as he lifted the trophy said it all – You don’t have to win pretty in World Cup Finals, just win, as the All Blacks beat France 8-7 in gritty, hard tackling final, bringing the Webb Ellis Cup back to New Zealand after 24 years. More

Quade Cooper’s World Turned Upside Down

Posted on 21 Oct, 2011, by in Rugby

Quade Cooper had everything going for him in 2011. Backing his Super Rugby Player of the year award in 2010, Cooper led the Queensland Reds to their first Super Rugby title, beating the Crusaders in the final, and later Australia to their first Tri Nations title since 2001. The Rugby World Cup in New Zealand? All went wrong. More

McCaw’s Pack Simply Too Good (All Blacks vs Wallabies)

Posted on 16 Oct, 2011, by in Rugby

Cory Jane ruled the air, the forward pack won every scrum, Ma’a Nonu scored the only try early on and the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 20-6 in the second semi final, setting up a New Zealand – France Rugby Union World Cup Final. More