Wallabies & All Blacks combined XV
1 decade ago1. Scott SioWe start off the front row with Scott Sio getting the nod at Loosehead Prop. With the experienced duo of Tony Woodcock and Wyatt Crockett missing through injury Sio gets in the side ahead of...
5 classic clashes between New Zealand and Australia
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyWith New Zealand and Australia meeting in the World Cup final on Saturday we look back at some classic games between these two great sides.New Zealand 41 - 33 Australia, 19 October 2013When...
McCaw, Carter retirement no factor
1 decade ago by Rugby 365INTERVIEW: The looming retirement from the international stage by greats Richie McCaw and Dan Carter will not figure in the All Blacks' preparation for Saturday's World Cup Final against Australia.
New Zealand coach focused on World Cup final and not departing players
1 decade ago by The GuardianRichie McCaw and Dan Carter are in last week of their All Blacks careers but assistant coach Ian Foster refuses to be distracted by side issuesIt is the week of the World Cup final, and no earthly rugby...
Rugby World Cup 2015: semi-final talking points
1 decade ago by The GuardianDan Carter gets his chance as All Blacks no longer quiver in knockouts while Argentina pay the price for erratic startThe All Blacks are now knockout in the knockouts, quivering no longer when it comes...
Experience crucial for New Zealand
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThe past informed the present for New Zealand's hard-yakka victory against South Africa, the savvy of the 2007 pilloried captain, Richie McCaw, allied to the street wisdom of the fly-half Dan Carter, back...
Dan Carter primed to shine for New Zealand in first World Cup final | Owen Gibson
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe talismanic fly-half missed the All Blacks’ World Cup triumph four years ago and is set to play a key role in Saturday’s final at TwickenhamThe rhetoric was classic All Blacks stuff, about obsessively...
New Zealand made their experience count to lay siege to South Africa | Dean Ryan
1 decade ago by The GuardianIn sitting back against the All Blacks, South Africa made a mistake that played straight into the hands of Steve Hansen’s cerebral sideIn the end it was the experience that told. You don’t have all...
The Blind Side: When Jason ‘The Fun Bus’ Leonard met Prince Philip
1 decade ago by The GuardianAlso featuring: Julian Savea; Paloma Faith; and why the third-fourth play-off is ‘like kissing your sister’Dan Carter – in a special side, still stands out. He’s now Twickenham’s highest-scoring...
Hansen: New Zealand defeat of Springboks showcased southern powerhouse
1 decade ago by The GuardianAll Blacks coach believes semi-final debunked theory that the Rugby Championship is lacking in physicality as his side fought hard to reach their first northern hemisphere finalNew Zealand will on Saturday...
