For a state that’s supposed be one of the premier breeding grounds for rugby talent this side of Auckland Grammar, NSW have been perennial Super Rugby underachievers. Surely only a madman would put his hard-earned on the Waratahs ($7.50) after so many years of frustration? Well, pass me an...

Wales v Australia – Latest OddsMillennium Stadium, Cardiff Saturday 3rd December 2011. With the notable exception of the bean-counters at the ARU, most of the leading figures within Australian rugby seem to feel that Saturday’s clash with Wales at the Millennium Stadium is a game too...

New Zealand v FranceEden Park, Auckland Sunday 23rd October 2011. Almost a month to the day since their Pool A clash, New Zealand and France will go head to head once again at Eden Park on Sunday, only this time rugby’s ultimate prize is up for grabs. But let’s face it, it’s not the...

Bronze Final Australia v Wales Eden Park, Auckland Friday 21st October 2011. Re-branding the Third/Fourth Place Play-Off as the Bronze Final is not fooling anyone. This is still a game the players don’t really want to play in and even the most die-hard supporters struggle to get excited...

The All Blacks will head into Sunday’s World Cup final as the shortest-priced favourites in the 24-year history of the tournament. And with good reason. You couldn’t call their semi-final win over the Wallabies ruthless – there were a few too many errors and five missed goals between...

Australia v New ZealandEden Park, Auckland Sunday 16th October 2011. Twitchy, nervy, edgy. Not adjectives normally associated with New Zealand in the build-up to a key rugby fixture, but definitely an accurate description of the atmosphere that has engulfed the land of the long white cloud...