Posts tagged with ' test rugby '

Best of RWC #3 - 1991 Upsets

With the All Blacks confirmed in their rightful place as the best in the world through the dominance of the inaugural tournament four years earlier, and their subsequent dominance through the late ’80s surely all they had to do was turn up ...

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Best of RWC #2 - 1987 Classics

This is the extension of the original concept of my thought bubble to consider the relatively scarce number of Upsets, games won by the clear underdog, at RWCs down the years. In considering those, I started to think of games that were “Almost Upsets”.

booboo

Best of RWC #1 - 1987 Upsets

Booboo's re-run retrospective of the history of Rugby World Cup.

booboo

Red Card Lottery

Surprised not to see much comment on the string of red-cardable offences in the weekend's internationals - especially after the NH decision not to allow Red Card replacement after 20 minutes.

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ARHS

July 12th, 2021

Best of RWC #4 - 1991 Classics

Despite being the least appealing of the nine editions of Rugby World Cup to date, full of some of the most boring, insipid and uninspiring rugby to be played at a World Tournament, there were some matches that will live long in the memory.

booboo

Best of RWC #3 - 1991 Upsets

With the All Blacks confirmed in their rightful place as the best in the world through the dominance of the inaugural tournament four years earlier, and their subsequent dominance through the late ’80s surely all they had to do was turn up ...

booboo

Best of RWC #2 - 1987 Classics

This is the extension of the original concept of my thought bubble to consider the relatively scarce number of Upsets, games won by the clear underdog, at RWCs down the years. In considering those, I started to think of games that were “Almost Upsets”.

booboo

Best of RWC #1 - 1987 Upsets

Booboo's re-run retrospective of the history of Rugby World Cup.

booboo

Red Card Lottery

Surprised not to see much comment on the string of red-cardable offences in the weekend's internationals - especially after the NH decision not to allow Red Card replacement after 20 minutes.

A

ARHS

July 12th, 2021

Best of RWC #4 - 1991 Classics

Despite being the least appealing of the nine editions of Rugby World Cup to date, full of some of the most boring, insipid and uninspiring rugby to be played at a World Tournament, there were some matches that will live long in the memory.

booboo

Best of RWC #3 - 1991 Upsets

With the All Blacks confirmed in their rightful place as the best in the world through the dominance of the inaugural tournament four years earlier, and their subsequent dominance through the late ’80s surely all they had to do was turn up ...

booboo

Best of RWC #2 - 1987 Classics

This is the extension of the original concept of my thought bubble to consider the relatively scarce number of Upsets, games won by the clear underdog, at RWCs down the years. In considering those, I started to think of games that were “Almost Upsets”.

booboo

Best of RWC #1 - 1987 Upsets

Booboo's re-run retrospective of the history of Rugby World Cup.

booboo