With the November internationals now over (save for the random remaining South Africa-Wales match this weekend, which I choose to ignore for now), we offer this capsule review of the status of the world's preeminent sides (and the Eagles). Eagles more distinguished than their telecasts With supposed new US head coach Gary Gold apparently somehow … Continue reading What’d We Learn This Weekend – The Temperature Taking Edition
Month: November 2017
What’d We Learn This Weekend – The Pre- and Mid-Game Diet Edition
On the one hand, the past weekend's international fixtures were thrilling to watch for the most part (hey, didn't you used to be the Springboks?). On the other hand, while the games were entertaining, the results were generally within the realm of predictability. Let's have a look at the major results: Instead of oranges, New … Continue reading What’d We Learn This Weekend – The Pre- and Mid-Game Diet Edition
Way Too Early Look at RWC 2019 Pools
Journey with me on an obscenely early trip through the draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. For now, while we'll look at each Pool, we're going to basically ignore the remaining qualifying spots (Europe 1, Playoff Winner, Africa 1, Repechage Winner, Americas 2), as the teams filling those spots probably won't figure into … Continue reading Way Too Early Look at RWC 2019 Pools
What’d We Learn This Weekend – The Abyss Edition
This past weekend may rate as the quietest on the rugby calendar, what with no Premiership, no European comps, and the November Internationals still a few days away. But hey, those Barbarian All Blacks were fun to watch, right? Indeed. The Kiwi-laded version of the BaaBaas playing at Twickenham Saturday put on the most entertaining … Continue reading What’d We Learn This Weekend – The Abyss Edition
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