Latest The Rugby Championship News
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All Black leak stays a mystery
4 Jul 2006
Graham Henry will not conduct a witch-hunt in order to find out which player leaked the All Black team to play the Wallabies on Saturday. Read more
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White to charm provincial presidents
4 Jul 2006
Jake White on Tuesday sold his four year plan to the President’s Council. Read more
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Mils centre of attention
4 Jul 2006
The All Blacks search for Tana Umaga’s successor now shifts to Mils Muliaina, considered by many to be the game’s best fullback. Read more
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Knuckles finetunes Wallabies
4 Jul 2006
Ben Tune is back in the Wallabies mix, but there is no change to the run-on XV that destroyed Ireland in Perth. Read more
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The mind games begin
3 Jul 2006
The off-field hype begins as Wallabies coach John Connolly admits that he has spies within the All Black camp. Read more
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Giteau given the go ahead
3 Jul 2006
Wallaby inside centre Matt Giteau should be fit for the Tri-Nations opener in Christchurch, after enduring a training practice without complications this morning. Read more
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Now Nonu’s a goner
3 Jul 2006
Ma’a Nonu has been ruled out of New Zealand’s Vodacom Tri Nations campaign for six weeks with a fractured thumb. Read more
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Mils makes his move
2 Jul 2006
Mils Muliaina is expected to play at outside centre for the All Blacks against the Wallabies in Christchurch on Saturday Read more
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Complacent All Blacks blasted
2 Jul 2006
The All Blacks have been told to up their game ahead of the Vodacom Tri-Nations. Read more
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Thumbs down for Giteau
2 Jul 2006
Matt Giteau could miss the Wallabies opening Vodacom Tri-Nations match against the All Blacks after dislocating a thumb. Read more
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Campo questions Bok backs
23 Jun 2006
David Campese, one of the game’s great wingers, says the Bok backline will battle in the Vodacom Tri-Nations this year. Read more
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Hewat’s shock omission
24 May 2006
Peter Hewat looks destined to never play for the Wallabies. Read more
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Knuckles KO’s Wallabies veterans
20 May 2006
New Wallabies coach John Connolly, known as knuckles, has landed the first blows already with the selection of an initial national training squad. Read more
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McCaw takes charge
13 May 2006
Richie McCaw was officially named as the new All Black captain on Saturday, replacing the retired Tana Umaga. Read more
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It’s up to the players
12 May 2006
The decision to rest the Springboks from the Currie Cup was rubber-stamped by the players themselves months ago. Read more
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SA teams “target” McCaw
23 Apr 2006
Crusaders captain Richie McCaw will probably not play against the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday, because of the way South African sides treat the flanker. Read more
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McCaw’s Hurricanes hell
8 Apr 2006
Richie McCaw was strangled by a Hurricanes forward and feared for his life after being trapped in the headlock for 24 seconds. Read more
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A third AB crocked
3 Apr 2006
The third member of Graham Henry’s all-counquering Grand Slam All Blacks is out for the 2006 season. Read more
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World Series glitch
31 Mar 2006
Wallaby coach John Connolly says there is only one problem with the introduction of a rugby World Series. Read more
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Aussies punt rugby World Series
29 Mar 2006
The ARU has come up with a way of making Tests between World Cups matter. They believe rugby needs a “World Series” in which the results of Tests every second year would determine the two leading teams, who would then meet in a final. Read more
