Johnathan Wicklow Barberie

JWB is the contrived Kiwi sports personality who can’t go ANYWHERE without being asked for an autograph. He always obliges. Find him on Twitter at: @JWB_RWU

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Boks Pocock Blocked! Pumas Weepu After Kicking; Dan Carter The New Wally Pipp?

October 9, 2011 Johnathan Wicklow Barberie 6

AUCKLAND, NZ – Granted, there is no real concern in the Dan Carter camp that he will be the next Wally Pipp (the guy Lou […]

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RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL 8: MINNOWS EATEN, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MUSINGS

October 3, 2011 Johnathan Wicklow Barberie 24

CHRIST CHURCH, NZ – We’re done with Pool Play. The Minnows (Tier 2 Nations) heroic up-stream swim is over – the Big Fish devoured them, […]

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DAN CARTER OUT OF RWC!

October 1, 2011 Johnathan Wicklow Barberie 4

AUCKLAND, NZ – Bad news reverberated throughout this rugby nation today. Dan Carter, the talented flyhalf and yin to Richie McCaw’s yang, is out of […]

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FRENCH DEFENSE! OLDEST JOKE SHOWS AT RWC FOR TONGA! BUT OUR PICKS SURVIVE THANKS TO SCOTLAND!

October 1, 2011 Johnathan Wicklow Barberie 4

WELLINGTON, NZ – “Take my wife, please!” That’s the kind of one-liner French Defense has become for comedians world-wide since, well… France began. And it […]

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RUGBY Q&A: NZ 7s Captain D.J. FORBES Re Rugby, NFL, 7s vs 15s & Being Sex Symbol

September 27, 2011 Johnathan Wicklow Barberie 6

DJ Forbes is a player with great leadership qualities. In November he was named Captain of the New Zealand Sevens team. His elevation came just […]

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EAGLES SOAR, PUT USA ON WORLD RUGBY MAP

September 26, 2011 Johnathan Wicklow Barberie 2

NELSON, NZ – Far away from the hustle and bustle of America, in a small city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay with a […]