The winner takes all
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The Ireland class of 2009 became only the second from the Emerald Isle to claim a European clean sweep of rugby, beating Wales 17-15 in Cardiff for the first Irish Grand Slam since 1948, courtesy of Ronan OGaras (and the gritt and determination of Munster) late drop goal. An extraordinary finale saw Wales fly-half Stephen Jones miss a late long-range penalty to hand Ireland their crown in a gripping game of rugby. The scorers: For Wales: Pens: S.Jones 4 Drop goal: S.Jones For Ireland: Tries …
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Tune in Tonight at 9 PM E/P for an all New Dhani Tackles the Globe, only on the Travel Channel. NFL linebacker Dhani Jones travels across the pond to London, England with the goal of becoming a true English gentleman via the sport and culture of Rugby. Dhani hooks up with England’s oldest Rugby club, goes on a foxhunt and attends a Leicester rugby match. See how Dhani’s honed football skills translate over to the Rugby pitch!
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Actor Michael Lawrence is drawing on his own sporting background to interpret the role of former All Black Keith Murdoch. Lawrence plays the lead part in a reworked version of a play about one of New Zealand rugby’s most controversial chapters. Murdoch was sent home from the 1972-3 tour of Britain, Ireland and France for punching a Cardiff hotel security guard hours after scoring the All Blacks’ only try in a 19-16 win over Wales. The prop avoided the waiting media in New Zealand by getting …
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All Blacks out of the Rugby 2007 World Cup - what NZ said!, vox pop on the mourning of the loss in Auckland Your Views, reaction from NZ
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The start of the All Blacks cull came yesterday and, stacked on top of the voluntary exodus, it has consumed nearly half the World Cup squad.
Elite players out of the four New Zealand sides eliminated from the Super 14, gathered in Auckland - but there was no room for Reuben Thorne, Chris Masoe, Nick Evans and Isaia Toeava from last year, or Jerry Collins, who quit the stage this week.
All Blacks coach Graham Henry revealed Collins would not have been selected for the squad training in Auckland this week before the best of that group and the elite Crusaders are meshed on Sunday in the 26-man national squad for the June tests against Ireland and England.
“His form had wavered and he’d be the first to agree with that,” Henry said on radio. “I talked to him two weeks ago and said to him that it [blindside] was a very competitive position and that other guys were playing better than he was at the time.
“We watched him play against the Blues for the Hurricanes and the semifinal against the Crusaders last weekend, and things didn’t change a great deal in that respect.”
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