Tag Archives: Dan Carter

New Zealand’s Next Top Model: Cycle Two / Episode Five

“Chinese go home,” said the man in the orange jacket*, and while at the time it just seemed like garden variety New Zealand racism, as events unfolded it took on the air of a premonition – albeit one which mistook … Continue reading

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Tri Nations Guest Post: I Don’t Want to Spoil The Party…

Poor old John Smit. After 77 minutes of brutal, bludgeoning Tri-Nations rugby, in his hundredth test match, his under-the-cosh side were sitting five points clear of their 2010 tormentors, the All Blacks, with the score at 22-17. Finally something was … Continue reading

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Guest Post: The All Blacks – A Mid-Term Report

DeadBall’s regular guest rugby reporter Jeremy Taylor gives us a mid-term report on the ABs, in his words “a bit like what Marc Hinton has done in [yesterday's] Sunday Star Times, but I actually started last week, so, fuck him, … Continue reading

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Guest Post: “It Could have Been Worse…”

The All Blacks have the 2010 Tri-Nations all but in the bag after a third bonus point win, this time over a willing, but ultimately outgunned Wallabies outfit in Melbourne. After both teams had routed the world champion Springboks using … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Worth a Crack, Nigel

Worth a crack, Nigel… For a town as infamously dull as Hamiltron, this was a thrilling game of football. Needing to win and prevent the Boks from scoring a bonus point to keep the Tri Nations alive, and preferably gain … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Stayin’ Alive

Thanks to an astonishing form turnaround from the Wallabies, and the familiar traveling woes of the Boks, the All Blacks find themselves in a position where, despite their own struggles this year, they are still in contention to win the … Continue reading

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Guest Post: The Cavalry Arrives (Too Late?)

It was a win born of necessity, rather than of the All Blacks’ tactical and physical supremacy, but in the context of this year’s Tri-Nations, it will just about do, and the obvious glee with which Graham Henry greeted the … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Dance of the Desperates

This week’s Bledisloe showdown in Sydney is shaping up as a huge matchup, in which a number of reputations may be salvaged or irreparably damaged – not least of which those of head coaches Graham Henry and Robbie Deans. Both … Continue reading

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The Same Old Story

Another year, another Tri-Nations, another All Blacks loss to the Springboks. Despite the altitude and a stupid travel schedule that meant the AB’s had to board a plane within hours of their hard-fought win over the Wallabies in Auckland, this … Continue reading

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Back To The Homeland

It’s the most interesting thing that’s happened all year in rugby, and it didn’t involve anyone actually stepping on to the field. The NZ Herald has just announced Dan Carter will not be signing with the Blues, instead, he’ll be returning … Continue reading

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