Category Archives: All Blacks

Down the Blind Side, episode 19

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Brendan Fanning

http://downtheblindside.com/episode-19/

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Down the Blind Side, episode 7

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Brendan Fanning

https://soundcloud.com/the-blind-side-rugby/down-the-blind-side-eps-7

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Plumtree set to coach Ireland pack

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

Outgoing Sharks coach John Plumtree could soon be named as the forwards coach in the new Ireland set-up under Joe Schmidt, according to a well placed South African source. The Kiwi would join Les Kiss (defence) as the third main … Continue reading →

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Bent setback needs some explaining

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

You many wonder why the storm that greeted Michael Bent’s arrival two months ago has withered to a whimper now that he has slipped off the radar. All depends on your agenda I guess. And we all have an agenda. … Continue reading →

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Earth moving experience in Christchurch

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Brendan Fanning

We got a nudge to the tune of 4.2 in Christchurch yesterday. Alarming if you’re not from around these parts. Less so if already your life has been shaped by the earth moving experience of February 2010. Ireland don’t arrive … Continue reading →

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Umaga favourite for Munster job

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Brendan Fanning

Tana Umaga is first in line to succeed Tony McGahan as Munster coach. The former All Black captain is on a shortlist of three with Canterbury’s ITM coach Rob Penney, and local hero Anthony Foley. So what do Munster do … Continue reading →

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The Best and Worst of a Terrific Tournament

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

  At the end of a terrific tournament here are my bests and worsts.    Best Team: The Awlblex  Worst Team: Fiji  Best Match:  The best was kept till last. What a contest: when the stakes were at their highest … Continue reading →

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Leaving out Lewis a mistake

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

It’s been a terrific two weeks for Limerick referee George Clancy: first he makes the elite panel of 10 for the World Cup in September; then he is handed his first Heineken Cup semi-final – Northampton Saints against Perpignan on … Continue reading →

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