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The Voice From the Stands

The Voice From the Stands

A week on and the storm clouds seem to have dispersed, leaving New Zealand bathed in glorious sunshine, a stark contrast to last week's doom and gloom that descended on a fickle nation. FULL STORY >>

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Voice from the Stands

Voice from the Stands

It's been a busy week in the rugby world this week.

The Voice From the Stands

The Voice From the Stands

It's been a long week for rugby's law-makers and officials. The ELVs once again produced a game with just the same number of tries as a game under the old rules would have produced, and with a good deal less shape.

Voice from the stands

Voice from the stands

On and on and on and on and... Another Springbok player suspended, another round of moaning over flaws in the disciplinary process, another outpouring of national 'banter' between South Africa and New Zealand.

Voice from the Stands

Voice from the Stands

There's been much wailing and gnashing of teeth in South Africa this week. You normally touch John Smit at your peril, but when you upend him off the ball and during a stoppage in play... well, you'll be lucky to ever gain entry to the rainbow nation again!

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