Tag: The Rugby Championship
Rugby Update: The Rugby Championship, Aviva Prem, Rabodirect 12, Currie Cup, ITM Cup, RWC 2015, Berrick Barnes
SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - Pyk O’Kallapfer already gave you a complete Top 14 review, so here’s a quick update of the rest of what’s happening in rugby. The Rugby Championship: The All Blacks are the official champions of the inaugural TRC. NZ stayed unbeaten, beating the Springboks on the road. The atmosphere was electric but as always the [...]
The Rugby Championship: Wounded Wallabies, Maligned Meyer, Coasting Kiwis & Pouting Pumas
IVORY COAST – After 4 rounds of The Rugby Championship, a few story lines are developing. Most significantly, adding Argentina to what was formerly known as the Tri-Nations, has been to the benefit of all the participating nations… and rugby fans globally. That said, let’s look at the leader-board for The Rugby Championship and break [...]
Ref Review: Lack-luster Referees In The Rugby Championship
WELLINGTON, NZ – As you all know by now, last weekend saw Los Pumas take on the all-mighty All Blacks, and the Springboks take on the Wallabies in The Rugby Championship. To be sure, both were very exciting games, despite the predicted scores and actual outcomes. As for the refereeing, Roman Poite took charge of [...]
The Rugby Championship: Our Captions & Getty Images Capture Round 3
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – It was a great day of hard, solid rugby in The Rugby Championship… The All Blacks held off the Pumas 21-5 on home soil, while the visiting Springboks dropped a 26-19 decision to the Wallabies in Perth. We’ll hit you with a recap in our Weekend Rugby Wrap-Up… For now, check out [...]
The Rugby Championship Updates For Round 3
West Ghana/USA – The past two Saturdays have been great for the sport of Rugby. The start of The Rugby Championship is a huge checkpoint in the challenging marathon to grow the game. What makes this one extra special is that Argentina, which has a long, rich Rugby history, had long been on the outside [...]
The Ref Review: Sloppy Goings In The Rugby Championship; Steve Walsh Impresses
If you had a chance to watch The Rugby Championship games this weekend, you may have come away the way I did – none too impressed. -Cody Kuxmann Let’s review…. There was a conspicuous number of knock-ons by all teams. Only one team seemed to be impressive, and that was South Africa. Indeed, if I [...]
