Rugby Going From Bad to Dire

Before I revisit what is becoming a pet topic, let me put my hand up to at least acknowledge I’m swimming uphill here.
I’m a Catholic in the Protestant sporting world so to speak (although as I understand it Orange is associated with the Protestants).
In any case, I have catholic sporting interests (which does not mean [...]

Rugby in Disarray?

New Zilders tend to have a binary reaction to rugby – it’s either all good in the hood or doom and gloom.
There’s no mid-field so to speak when it comes to our view of rugby.
So while we seem to be in another boom period, the Aussies have a different spin on things with David Campese [...]

Heresy 101 – Rugby Has Become Boring

Fair call ref, I don’t have a great record of being an ardent rugby fan.
Frankly, anyone who uses a word like “ardent” isn’t your average rugby fanatic.  Naturally, I prefer league.
Having said all of that, I do make an effort to watch the home tests altho my days of getting up in the middle of [...]