Tag Archives: All Blacks

“The wheel has come full circle” – Rugby World Cup 2015

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Sam Roberts

King Lear is my favourite Shakespeare play. It is epic. In truth, it is two separate plays entwined together. Love, rejection, honesty, guilt, senility, cruelty and hope: all mashed up with some of the best lines the Bard ever bashed … Continue reading →

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Third time’s a charm

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Sam Roberts

This article was picked up by Rugby World – click here It has been decided. Despite all our best intentions, crossing of fingers and I do hope nots, we have a final between the two best sides in the competition. This … Continue reading →

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The fun in the first 48 hours

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Sam Roberts

This article appeared on the Rugby Blog – feel free to read it there So there you go, the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup. It crackled, it fizzed, it kinda meandered slowly and then came to a complete … Continue reading →

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Play on…

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Sam Roberts

And so we begin the Rugby World Cup. Alongside us, hope, that most dangerous of drinking partners. In front of us, the undecided. Minutes into quarters into halves into wholes, match upon match of rugby potential. That lot versus us. … Continue reading →

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Ka Mate – the world is watching

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Sam Roberts

The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner. The sport comes under the spotlight and it has a chance to impress those who wouldn’t normally tune in. You might be approached by some ‘egg-chasing’ novice over the coming weeks … Continue reading →

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The Shadier Part of Town

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Sam Roberts

To be fair, I have never been in the sort of physical condition that you need to be in to contest a Grand Slam tennis final. Few on this planet would be able to claim they were. The endurance and … Continue reading →

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