A rucking great read of a rugby blog
Welcome to the twenty-second DrivingMaul – The All Blacks Edition, a show where Ashwin and I talked All Blacks again. This week we talk about the All Blacks squads for the end of year tour from a unique perspective. Listen to the podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or your favourite podcasting app: https://soundcloud.com/drivingmaul/the-all-blacks-edition-ep22-super-rugby-experience-not-required-apply-within If you would like to see... Continue Reading →
The top seed is Fiji Drua! Yup the second year team out of the Pacific Islands will have a home semi final and if they win that a home final. They are in with a real shout of winning the whole thing! Here is my video with my NRC Semi Final Predictions: https://youtu.be/ZxPIp4uEt6U In brief here... Continue Reading →
This is a funny old competition, not only do we not always know how seriously clubs will take it but the schedule is different for one of the 4 groups to all the rest! Still I've got to have a go at picking the games. Here is my video with my European Rugby Challenge Cup Round... Continue Reading →
Ryan who is a Patreon asked me to do a mock Rugby World Cup 2019 and so who was I to say no? Ashwin and I give our predictions for all the games deciding who will make the knockout stages. We then run through the knockout stages to decide who wins the whole thing. Listen to... Continue Reading →
It's Finals Time!!! Yes we have reached the pointy end of the season and it's now knockout rugby. So will the hard fought for home advantage carry the favourite through or will we see an upset or two? Before we get into the predictions you catchup on the action from the last round with my... Continue Reading →
We had upsets, impressive performances and even a draw in round 1 of the European Rugby Champions Cup, will round 2 live up to that? Here is my video with my European Rugby Champions Cup Round 2 Predictions: https://youtu.be/1N1u-EfJdhI In brief here are my European Rugby Champions Cup Round 2 Predictions: Leicester Tigers v Scarlets Scarlets... Continue Reading →
We are into the finals! Will we see an upset in the most predictable of competitions or are we destined for a Western Province v Sharks final? Here is my video with my Currie Cup Semi Final Predictions: https://youtu.be/9EbIxRRla0c In brief here are my Currie Cup Semi Final Predictions: Sharks v Lions Sharks by 16 Western Province... Continue Reading →
Round 9 was the final round of the Mitre10 Cup regular season and let us know what our semifinals would be. There was still time for a couple of upsets and the round included a Ranfurly Shield challenge and the Battle of the Bridge. Listen to the podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or your favourite podcasting app: https://soundcloud.com/drivingmaul/mitre-10-cup-round-9-wrap-up... Continue Reading →
My hat was getting a bit faded, this is the original hat and I had to go back to this one after my second hat was stolen at a Northland game. When choosing a new hat I have to be very careful as the hat is more famous than I am! The other week I... Continue Reading →
