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All Blacks v Ireland; Wallabies v Wales; Springboks v England; Pumas v Italy preview
Here we are. 3 weeks of international rugby between Northern Hemisphere sides traveling down under to get a taste of Southern Hemisphere’s winter. It all kicked off on Tuesday when the Scots beat the Wallabies 9-6 in atrocious conditions in Newcastle: rain, strong wind, no more than 10 deg. If SH sides were thinking they [...]
Rugby test match: Australia v Scotland preview & teams
Both Andy Robinson and Robbie Deans have rang the changes bringing plenty of new blood in the line ups that will enter Ausgrid stadium (Newcastle) on Tuesday night. 10 men overall have never played for their country and will be scrutinised not only by their supporters but also their coach, already under pressure to get results after some below par [...]
2012 Super 15: round 15 preview, teams & match betting odds
2012 Super 15 week 15 Round 15 is the last one before the 3 week international June break and no team wants to ’rest’ on the back of a loss. Winning at all costs will be on the cards this w-e while potential Boks, Wallabies and All Blacks might want to impress their national coach…and stay injury-free. Interesting paradox which [...]
2012 Super 15: round 14 preview, teams & match betting odds
2012 Super 15 week 14 Week after week we are getting closer to knowing the final 6. After round 13, we have lost 2 teams which had an outside chance to make the finals: by losing last w-e, the Waratahs and Cheetahs are now out of contention for a berth although mathematically, a miracle could see [...]
State of Origin 2012 game 1, New South Wales v Queensland
2012 State Of Origin series This time fo the year… State of Origin game 1 preview, New South Wales v Queensland where: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne when: Wednesday 23 May 2012 8.10pm The most important rugby league matches of the year are about to start; nothing beats State of Origin. Since its inception in 1980, NSW and [...]
2012 Super 15: round 13 preview, teams & match betting odds
2012 Super 15 week 13 6 finals spots, 9 contenders plus 3 outside chances (Waratahs, Rebels and Cheetahs), that pretty much summarizes the standings after 12 rounds. The Chiefs, Stormers and Bulls all seem on their way to the finals with the 2 south African franchises battling it out for an automatic qualification. Thing is, the Sharks haven’t [...]
2012 Super 15: round 12 preview, teams & match betting odds
2012 Super 15 week 12 11 teams still have a chance of qualifying for the finals and a few of them will play their last chance this w-e. Quick look at the standings: 9, 10 and 11, Reds, Waratahs and Cheetahs all have 26 pts, only 8 points behind the 6th and last qualifying spot held by [...]
2012 Super 15: round 11 preview, teams & match betting odds
2012 Super 15 week 11 We have passed the half-way mark of the season and all finals spots are still up for grabs. Trues, the Stormers, Chiefs and Brumbies look good to win their own conference but this could change very quickly. Round 11 sees a few contenders playing each other: the Brumbies v Waratahs [...]
2012 Super 15: round 10 preview, teams & match betting odds
2012 Super 15 week 10 For the first time this year, 4 Australian franchises play a non-aussie team this w-e. The results haven’t been in their favor so far and many think that the current system that guarantees a finals’ berth to Australia does advantage the supposedly ‘weaker’ Australian conference. That was until last w-e; [...]
MMA, UFC 145: Jones vs Evans. Fight card preview & betting odds
MMA, UFC 145: Jones vs Evans That’s the fight everyone wanted for quite a while: 2 former teammates, 2 world champions, 2 ‘nice guys’ turning on each other. Jon Jones v Rashad Evans, it’s now, Saturday 21 st April 2012, in Atlanta (Georgia, USA). This fight will be like no other as both guys know the other [...]