Few would begrudge New Zealanders revelling in their rugby World Cup success. After two major disasters in the form of the Christchurch earthquake and the Greymouth coal mine explosion, some morale-raising…
Wallabies player Drew Mitchell is taken from the field after an injury during Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Russia.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP – The Cup has already taken its toll on many players – finalists New Zealand have lost star player, Dan Carter and Australia goes into its battle for third place against Wales four men…
Marketing in the 2011 New Zealand Rugby World Cup will be different to previous years.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP – As the All Blacks and the Wallabies prepare for Sunday’s semi-final showdown, Deakin University’s Adam Karg discusses how to make money from the competition.
The Rugby World Cup has…
Will rugby union remain one of the big four football codes in Australia?
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RUGBY WORLD CUP – As New Zealand gets World Cup fever, James Cook University’s Chris Davies discusses where rugby union’s place in the Australian sporting landscape.
It’s on again – we’re now four weeks…
New Zealand defeated Tonga in the opening game of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP – In the latest of The Conversation’s series on the Rugby World Cup, former Wallabies player, James Holbeck and Professor of Sport Science at Victoria University, Damian Farrow, discuss…
Big sporting events often make a loss, but the locals still enjoy the party.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP – In the latest of The Conversation’s series on the Rugby World Cup, Massey University’s Sam Richardson looks at the costs and benefits to the host country New Zealand.
New Zealand has…
New Zealand’s 28th Maori Battalion performing a Haka in Egypt in 1941.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP – In the first of The Conversation’s series on the Rugby World Cup, Massey University’s Malcolm Mulholland argues for the continuation of a Maori only rugby team.
Around half of the All…
Rugby union’s potential demise has been greatly exaggerated.
Rumours of the demise of rugby union are a bit like those of Mark Twain’s “first” death – greatly exaggerated.
The recent and sudden appearance of a hybrid rugby code ⎯ supported by Mark Ella and played…