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It’s all down to WILL power
That wonderful Northern Hemisphere competition between the four Home Nations plus France and Italy kicks off on the February 8.

Triumph with last-gasp try
For the second time in a week a Springbok team broke English hearts.
Seven days after the Boks notched a record-breaking win at Twickenham, the Magnificent Seven

Defence key to Kiwi slam
By the time you read this article one predicts that the All Blacks will have completed their third Grand Slam of the Home Unions. Having already claimed the scalps of Scotland,

Flair oh flair, where for art thou?
The great players of past eras were those who possessed skills and flair unknown to the common player.

Minnow mastery
What teams like Romania, Tonga and Japan have brought to this Cup far outweighs what a team like England has managed to cobble together so far.

Bring on the World Cup
It's game, set ... and now we’re waiting for the match. With the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup Tests done and dusted, it's all quiet in southern hemisphere rugby until September 7, says Grant Batty. The big day is looming.

Is it time to drop the field goal?
They say rugby is a game made in heaven and played in heaven. And if you’ve got any doubts about it, just ask young Francois Steyn whose prodigious boot lifted the Springboks out of the mire

Gulf girls kick on
Women’s rugby in the Gulf is running white-hot, but one of the region’s brightest  stars might be lured elsewhere by other sports. Our new columnist, Warwick George, investigates

Steamrolling the South
In his exclusive column, former All Black Grant Batty looks at how the the South's cash-for-Test stars scrum down to bring Northern Hemisphere the best teams for the highest price tags

Wie must answer the question
The first major of the year always throws up intriguing questions and this year’s Kraft Nabisco Championship is more tantalising than most. Elspeth Burnside asks if Michelle Wie convert on her promise

 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   

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