Team talk: Australia
Posted in General on August 29th, 2007The Aussies have come into a timely run of form this year, shooting up the IRB World Rankings to move into second place behind the Kiwis.
Archive for August, 2007
Team talk: New Zealand
Posted in General on August 28th, 2007There are just 10 days to go so we’re going to use that time wisely and profile the top 10 teams competing for rugby’s ultimate prize. And who better to start with than tournament favourites New Zealand.
The world’s top-ranked team have been out on their own in recent years and it takes a leap of the imagination to picture anyone beating them in the Rugby World Cup.
Rugby powers signal intent in final Tests
Posted in General on August 28th, 2007Ten days and counting! With only a week and a half to go to the Rugby World Cup’s opener between hosts France and Argentina the excitement is truly building now.
Although the weekend’s pre-tournament friendlies might not be a true reflection of the various teams’ strengths and weaknesses, they threw up some interesting results with the bigger names securing easy wins. Read the rest of this entry »