Kyran Bracken: RFU review into England Rugby World Cup shambles an embarrassing whitewash – but whole northern hemisphere needs to do some soul searching November 4, 2015 Northern hemisphere rugby has a lot to worry about because on the basis of this World Cup the Six Nations appears to be a long way off the Rugby Championship. The brilliant final between Australia and New Zealand wasn’t just settled by penalties or drop goals but also included five tries from two of [...]
How the All Blacks win: New Zealand Rugby chief Steve Tew on how the World Cup champions sustain a winning culture and what other businesses can learn from their success November 3, 2015 By now you’ll have heard all the accolades and statistics: The first team to successfully defend a Rugby World Cup, the first nation to win the tournament three times and a historical win ratio over 75 per cent. Not only are New Zealand’s All Blacks one of sport’s most successful dynasties – there are very few [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 analysis: Who came out on top off the pitch – England, the All Blacks or Australia? November 2, 2015 An Australia v New Zealand final was a great spectacle for the fans and the sport, but with such a distinct lack of home nation representation,there was a nagging feeling of ‘what if?’ for England fans. Their early exit in the group stages came as an unwelcome surprise to sponsors and brands alike, with some [...]
What time is the Rugby World Cup final 2015: Here’s what most people are searching about the final between Australia’s Wallabies and New Zealand’s All Blacks October 31, 2015 The Rugby World Cup final has just kicked off as New Zealand and Australia go head-to-head this afternoon. Fans of both two-time winning teams will be glued to the game now, but in the past hours have been googling frenetically, with search traffic spiking as nerves mounted ahead of the game. Google Trends search data [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 final New Zealand v Australia preview: Five stats that could decide the All Blacks’ showdown with the Wallabies October 30, 2015 It's been billed as the dream final: Antipodean neighbours New Zealand and Australia, the two best teams in the world, duking it out over 80 minutes for the Rugby World Cup. It's the No1 ranked side in the world and reigning world champions up against this year's resurgent Rugby Championship winner for the chance to [...]
Rugby World Cup final 2015: What the All Blacks approach to leadership, identity and teamwork can teach businesses October 30, 2015 On Saturday, New Zealand will look to become the first team in history to win successive Rugby World Cups when they take on Australia in the final at Twickenham. Since winning the last World Cup four years ago, the All Blacks have lost just three times and boast an incredible 92 per cent winning ratio. [...]
Code-switcher Sam Burgess will shun return to rugby league and continue union career, insists Bath coach Mike Ford October 29, 2015 BATH boss Mike Ford is convinced that Sam Burgess will shun any temptation to return to rugby league as speculation continues to rage over the code-switcher’s future. Burgess has two years remaining on his contract at Premiership side Bath but has been granted time off to consider his future after initially returning to training last [...]
Australia coach Michael Cheika insists Wallabies are working on weaknesses ahead of Rugby World Cup bout with New Zealand October 29, 2015 Australia coach Michael Cheika admits that his side still have areas of weakness as preparations intensify for their record-equalling fourth World Cup final appearance against New Zealand at Twickenham tomorrow. Cheika has made one change from the starting XV which featured against Argentina in Sunday’s semi-final, with loose-head prop Scott Sio replacing James Slipper after recovering [...]
Australia can refer to us anyway they like, insists New Zealand boss Steve Hansen ahead of Rugby World Cup final October 29, 2015 New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has invited rivals to refer to his side by whatever name they see fit after Australia’s rugby bosses issued an apparent ban on their players using the term ‘All Blacks’ ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup final. England’s former World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward introduced a similar ploy during the [...]
Rugby World Cup final 2015 New Zealand v Australia: How much will each player be paid for a win? October 29, 2015 Money is unlikely to be much of a motivating factor for players in a Rugby World Cup final – and that’s just as well for Australians because it’s the New Zealand players who have most to gain in financial terms from their performance at Twickenham. As well as the opportunity to write their names in [...]