Category: Rugby

Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand Edge France 8-7 To Become World Champions

| October 23, 2011 | 0 Comments
Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand Edge France 8-7 To Become World Champions

New Zealand made the Web Ellis trophy for the Rugby World Cup their own after beating France 8-7, in a thriller at Eden Park. The All Blacks were favourites to win the tournament that began 45 days ago but France who had lost to New Zealand as well as Tonga in the pool matches came [...]

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Rugby World Cup 2011 Semi-final Preview: Australia Vs New Zealand

| October 10, 2011 | 0 Comments
Rugby World Cup 2011 Semi-final Preview: Australia Vs New Zealand

The home team and tournament favourites New Zealand have set themselves up for a semi-final clash with Australia, in Auckland, on Sunday, October 16, 2011. They beat Argentina by 33-10 but the match was much tougher than the score-line might suggest. Though New Zealand had some positives from the game, such as Ma’a Nonu and [...]

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Rugby World Cup 2011: Semi-finals Line Up, Schedule & Match Times

| October 10, 2011 | 0 Comments
Rugby World Cup 2011: Semi-finals Line Up, Schedule & Match Times

The absence of any pressure of expectation on France, in apparent disarray, after losing to Tonga in their pool game, worked in Les Bleus’ favour as they beat England, on Saturday, to advance to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals. The French prevailed over the 2003 world champions, by a score-line of 19-12 at Auckland’s Eden [...]

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Rugby World Cup 2011 Semi-final Preview: Wales Vs France

| October 10, 2011 | 1 Comment

Wales and France are set to clash in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, on Saturday, October 15, 2011, in Auckland, after beating Ireland and England, in the quarter-finals, respectively. In particular, Wales had a brilliant second half and Ireland struggled to get into the game. Soon after half-time, Ireland scored to level the score at [...]

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Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales, France Overcome Sonny Wool’s Predictions To Enter Semi-finals

| October 8, 2011 | 0 Comments

Wales beat Ireland and France upset England in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Sonny Wool, the psychic sheep had picked Ireland and England to win these games, although Mark Stafford head rugby bookie at the New Zealand TAB felt that the sheep had not got it completely right. Mark Stafford [...]

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Sonny Wool Backs NZ, Ireland, England, South Africa To Win Rugby World Cup Quarter-finals

| October 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
Sonny Wool Backs NZ, Ireland, England, South Africa To Win Rugby World Cup Quarter-finals

Breaking News: Sonny Wool has failed in his first two predictions of the Rugby World Cup quarter finals. In the first quarter final match, Wales triumph over Ireland winning 22-10. In the second quarter final, England lose to France, 12-19. Up-till now, the psychic Sheep had 4 predictions correct. We at SportingAttitude.com ask:   “Has Sonny Wool [...]

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Rugby World Cup 2011 Quarter-final Preview: Australia Vs South Africa

| October 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

Australia and South Africa are set to clash in the quarter-finals of the rugby World Cup, in Wellington, on Sunday, October 9, 2011. This is a match that has all the ingredients that should go into a sporting contest between two well matched teams equally motivated to win, the only nations to have won two [...]

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Rugby World Cup 2011 Quarter-final Preview: Argentina Vs New Zealand

| October 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

New Zealand are set to clash with Argentina at Auckland, on Sunday, October 9, 2011, in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup. To find out what time this match is scheduled to start and what time it will be in your country when the match kicks off, click here. The All-Blacks are overwhelming favourites [...]

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Sonny Wool Is Rugby World Cup’s Answer to Football’s Octopus Paul

| October 5, 2011 | 0 Comments
Sonny Wool Is Rugby World Cup’s Answer to Football’s Octopus Paul

Psychic sheep, Sonny Wool, is the Rugby World Cup’s answer to FIFA World Cup’s Octopus Paul who baffled football fans last year by picking winners at last year’s event, with clockwork regularity. On Wednesday, Sonny Wool picked the All-Blacks to win their quarter-final match. New Zealand are scheduled to meet Argentina, in the quarter-finals, in [...]

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Rugby World Cup 2011 Quarter-final Preview: Ireland Vs Wales

| October 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

Celtic cousins, Ireland and Wales, are scheduled to meet in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup, in Wellington, on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Before the tournament started, neither team was fancied by observers as capable of going very far, and between the sides, they have had just one semi-final appearance at the world cup, [...]

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