Spiro Zavos - Hougaard sinks the flimsy Wallabies at Pretoria

(30/08/2010)

Damn, damn, damn. Why can’t the Wallabies be like the All Blacks.

With minutes to go and with the Wallabies 6 points behind, Adam Ashley-Cooper was passed the ball about 10m out from the Springboks posts. I jumped from my seat with an exultant cry of ‘Yes!’ Try time was coming up.
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Spiro Zavos - The Wallabies are in for a real Test at Pretoria

(24/08/2010) 37 Comments

What a Test. 94,000 passionate Springboks fans. The biggest crowd ever (on official statistics) to watch a rugby match in South Africa. A must-win Tests for the Springboks. Elation with minutes to go. And with time up, despair as the All Blacks scored a sensational breakaway try.
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Spiro Zavos - It's truth time for the ABs, Wallabies and the Boks

(17/08/2010) 11 Comments

It is history now that the all-conquering Springboks came to New Zealand and Australia this year for the opening Tests of the 2010 Tri Nations and left with three defeats and not even a bonus point to show for their efforts.
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Spiro Zavos - Wallaby boys thrashed by All Black men

(2/08/2010) 26 Comments

The scary thing for the Wallabies going into the second Bledisloe Cup Test at Christchurch next Saturday is that the All Blacks were slightly off their best at Melbourne. Despite this, they scored 7 tries to 3, and more crucially were able to go up a gear in their attack virtually at will.
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Spiro Zavos - It's Wallabies game on against the All Blacks

(28/07/2010) 7 Comments

In boxing terms, the Wallabies won a clear-cut points decision against the Springboks in Brisbane on Saturday, as opposed to the knockout of the Springboks at Auckland and TKO at Wellington inflicted by the All Blacks.
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Spiro Zavos - Deans plays it safe against the wounded Boks

(21/07/2010)

Robbie Deans has picked a predictable safe Wallabies side for the Tri Nations Test against the Springboks on Saturday night at Brisbane. He has kept the smallish centre pairing of Matt Giteau and Rob Horne.
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Jedi - Meanwhile in the pet shop...

(16/07/2010) 3 Comments

"Right boys what have we got? You first Wayne"

"Well I've gone for the 'Sven the Starfish' boss"

"Really?"
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Spiro Zavos - The Springboks have to play more rugby, less thugby

(12/07/2010) 32 Comments

Bakkies Botha has been correctly booted out of rugby until September for his idiotic head-butt on Jimmy Cowan early on in the New Zealand 32 – South Africa 12 Test at Eden Park. It will be interesting to see if the Springbok selectors continue with Botha for their campaign in RWC 2011.
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Spiro Zavos - The Boks are favourites to win Tri-Nations 2010

(5/07/2010) 11 Comments

It’s hard to get around the probability that next Saturday’s Test between the All Blacks and the Springboks at Eden Park will define the outcome of the 2010 Tri Nations.
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Jedi - Yes Mr Henry

(5/07/2010) 2 Comments

'Gentlemen'
'Good Morning Mr Henry'
'Have we had roll call?'
'Yes Mr Henry, the team is present'
‘Excellent, as you know, it’s a big week, a massive week, with a hell-of-an important game’
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