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drew mitchell red card

really trying to find any footage of what actually happened with the 1st yellow card.
i understand it was for not using arms in a tackle, though i watched the game and no replay was shown. nor in any other highlights reel i have seen.
did the coverage of the game miss it all together?
at the time [...]

Back Line Moves

Newbie to the forum, but old school rugby. I want to make a thread dedicated to clips of imaginative backline moves.

27-point Potgieter stars in Jo’burg

A 27-point haul from Jacques-Louis Potgieter guided the Blue Bulls into the play-off spots as they edged the Lions 32-18 on Saturday.

All Blacks on fire as they beat the Wallabies in Melbourne

The All Blacks continued their fine form in this year’s Tri Nations as they won the first of their Bledisloe Cup encounters with Australia 49-28 in Melbourne. They now lead the tournament by an imposing 11 points.
Drew Mitchell had an eventful night on the wing for Australia as he started well with a nice [...]

Lambie steals the show for Sharks

Free State Cheetahs were brought back down to earth with a bump this week as they fell to a late surge from the Sharks, who won 25-13.

Sharks beat the Cheetahs with two late Lambie tries

I’m not sure who watched the game, but it was a fantastic finish after it looked as though the Cheetahs had it wrapped up. Two late, length of the field tries in the last 5/10 minutes let the Sharks back in.
Both tries were great to watch, and Patrick Lambie is really starting to look [...]

Drew Mitchell’s red card

I thought this was unfortunate, but ballsy by Joubert to stick to his guns and remain consistent.

Thoughts?

Was that an eyegouge?

This is more tongue and cheek than anything, but I’ve been wanting to do it since the David Atoub thing, after he was severely punished when a photograph of him supposedly eyegouging surfaced.
So feel free to get on ‘eyegouge watch’ and obsess about it as much as everyone else. A precident was set [...]

All Blacks looking too good at the moment – 49-28 over the Wallabies

Before kick off, when looking at the team sheets, this All Black side suddenly looked really good to me. I had hoped the game would be a Bledisloe classic, and it was to some extent, but the AB’s are so good at the moment that the Wallabies were never really allowed into the game.
Their [...]

Henry hails ‘great’ All Blacks

All Blacks coach Graham Henry dubbed his side’s 49-28 victory a ‘great performance’ after they ripped apart the Wallabies on Saturday.

Jerome Kaino huge hand off on Richard Brown

Hi there.
I really want to see again that huge hand off made by Jerome Kaino on Richard Brown during Tri-Nations game Australia v New Zealand on the 31st of July. Brown totally got pushed backward and upsidedown by Kaino.
It happenned in the middle of the second half, i cannot really say what time.
The action was [...]

Seven up for rampant All Blacks

New Zealand put one hand on Bledisloe and Tri-Nations silverware on Saturday as they demolished Australia 49-28 in Melbourne.

Coaching shake-up at Munster

Munster legend and former skipper Mick Galwey is back after being appointed to a senior management role with his old side.

Too little too late for Steamers

Waikato held off a late fightback from Bay of Plenty to beat their local derby rivals 13-10 in a close ITM Cup tussle in Hamilton on Saturday.

Steelers run Otago ragged

Counties-Manukau opened their ITM Cup account with a fine 29-13 win over Otago after outscoring the southerners four tries to one.

Stags open campaign in style

Southland ran five tries past Manawatu on their way to a well-earned 37-23 ITM Cup win at FMG Stadium in Palmerston North on Saturday.

‘All Blacks peaking too early’

Former Bok Breyton Paulse believes NZ are again peaking too early ahead of a RWC, something that may come back to bite them next year.

Green & Gold Rugby

Green & Gold Rugby is another rugby website, much like RD but dedicated solely to Australia rugby.
One thing they do is the often produce these rather handy and interesting videos dedicated to the analysis of a certain match, player, or element of play. These videos are great. They are very well done and contain a [...]

The History of Rugby – Parts 8 & 9

The 1971 British Lions tours of both New Zealand and South Africa are considered two of the greatest Lions successes in their history. Both are featured today as we continue the History of Rugby series. The 1973 classic between the Barbarians and All Blacks is also featured and some of the highlights are absolutely outstanding. [...]

Province send Pumas home declawed

Western Province maintained their 100 per cent record at the top of the Currie Cup table with a 54-13 win over the Pumas on Friday.

Schoeman to lead Samurai at Middlesex

South Africa legend Marius Schoeman will captain National Series champions ULR Samurai International at the upcoming Middlesex Sevens (August 14). The hugely experienced Schoeman came out of retirement last season to represent the Boks once more on the IRB Sevens World Series. He was an integral part of Paul Treus victorious 2008/9 squad that captured [...]

USA Club Sevens update

Here is a summary from the USA Club Sevens circuit as teams battled it out to secure the remaining spots at the USA Nationals taking place at San Franciscos Treasure Island from August 1415. West Hosts Denver Barbarians crushed the Gentlemen of Aspen to emphatically confirm their passage through to the Nationals.

Strong lineup for Stockholm Tens

This weekend sees the return of hugely popular Stockholm Tens in Swedens glamourous capital city.32 Mens teams and 12 Womens teams from all across Europe will once again make the pilgrimage to rstafltet for the eighteenth running of the event.

UR7s meets Englands Christian Wade

The Commonwealth Games maybe 74 days away but England Sevens preparations are well underway with the side currently in camp at Bisham Abbey, one of the UKs National Sports Centres. After watching the squad put through their paces. UR7s Robin Heymann chewed the fat with winger Christian Wade.

Jane thankful for the laws

New Zealand back Cory Jane has hailed the new rule interpretations as being the ideal shake-up for himself and Joe Rokocoko.