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I can understand your thinking there Bullrush, yes there was national condemnation of the police actions but you could hardly call it racial profiling. the island people were the only significant group of overstayers in New Zealand.

Rassie, the 56 Maori side were the best union team NZ could field on the day,the selectors could do no more than that I believe. Re knocking down doors to send islanders home. Those in question were illegal immigrants. Not all island nations have NZ citizenship,so overstayers were and are still...

The 56 All Black side brought in Kevin Skinner, who had been a heavyweight boxer, to the front row to even things up a tad after Tiny White caught a stray fist in the preceding test and was knocked out cold. Rassie, as Dan said everyone was introduced to rugby from day one at all schools. I...

No deal as yet, and the Chiefs may not be able to afford both Savea and Williams,who has yet to reveal who he will honour with his presence for the next twelve months. On another note,it was great to see Colin Slade fire up last night following his horror injury run. He was the heir apparent...

I think that in earlier times the makeup of the NZ and SA teams was similar ie. Farmers,carpenters, blue collar workers made up a good part of the touring party so off field socializing was pretty relaxed. I think it has only been in recent years that the Wallabies have had a beer with the All...

Aye,they never got a run unless someone came off with a decent injury. Any man who left the field with less than a compound fracture of the tibia was drummed out of both the All Black and Springbok sides, his name was expunged from the records and he was shipped off to England to play out his...

For me South Africa are our traditional rivals. I was present at the 1956 test at Carisbrook,Dunedin,[My first test as a spectator] when Ron Jardine scored a famous try. I well remember the atmosphere and the passion of the crowd.Those tests were intent,brutal even,as test matches between SA/NZ...

ITM cup is number 1 for me and I also enjoy the grass roots competitions. I haven't enjoyed Super Rugby so much since it expanded and went to the conference system.

Any Super Rugby expansion that impacts on the ITM cup wouldn't go down well with the NZ public,and I suspect the same would apply for South Africa and their Currie cup.

I was seated at the halfway so of course couldn't see.However from what was played on the screen quite a few of us thought it was worth a look upstairs. As for the slowing down of the ball when defending,both sides indulged in that. I think some of you blokes are being a tad hard on yourselves...

Maybe a Lions tour with all the hyperbole is more mentally draining? The French series was both low key and predictable.

The media over here reported that Tiejkens had pushed for the NZRU to sign Marshall for his sevens potential. There would be quite a few handy tens to leapfrog to make it into the AB's as a ten. Carter,Cruden,Slade,Barrat. Although the Auckland Blues are in the market for a ten.

A great win for England,and an even better win for the game. It was starting to become a tad boring. The playing field has now leveled out somewhat. I also believe that the annual trek north to wallop the NH sides and put some dollars in the SH unions coffers might from now on be more difficult...

In a friendly gesture to assist Davies, Hore merely threw up his arm to indicate where the ruck was forming and Davies blindly ran into Hore's outstretched arm.

The swinging arm action was the wrong option.

Andrew Hore will and should get a hefty suspension. A swinging arm has no place on the field.

I guess all will be revealed come Monday. The drama of this whole saga is even exceeding the drivel and nonsense we had to endure with SBW. I was pleased to see him piss off,and I hope he never returns.Whilst Williams is good, he is not worth the circus/baggage/media attention that he brings...

Nothing to fire up about. It's history, I doubt it bothered McCaw much at the time and it certainly won't be bothering him now.

The talk was that Maitland was going to be de-listed by the Crusaders. The Scotch had been chasing his signature for two years [so much for poaching talent] Perhaps he jumped before he was pushed. Whatever the best of luck to him, he has a Scottish grandfather so could make the Scotland side...

It will blow over,Steve Hanson just had a bad week, loss of his Father, team played below expectations,opposition played above expectations. Sean Maitland has just signed to play for Glasgow,apparently they have been chasing him for two years. With the Scottish grandparents he has he will be...