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Following on from last months discussion regarding the All Blacks win over France in the RWC final, a number of readers have asked me to examine the ABs performance in a more critical manner in order to deepen their appreciation of the mental game.
Prime Minister John Key summed up the mood of the nation nicely when he said he felt a mixture of jubilation and relief as the All Blacks managed to hold on for a 1 point win over France in the final of the Rugby World Cup at Eden Park to claim the Webb...
Apart from a couple of impressive performances by the likes of Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder and Chris Martin, the Black Caps have been sorely exposed by India for what they have predictably become.
Barring some exceptional performances by our ever popular New Zealand Sevens Team and Silver Ferns – along with that of some of our most talented and exciting individual athletes – the results from our Delhi Commonwealth Games team, and in particular...
I have been asked on numerous occasions since the show began what I thought about the All Whites performance at the World Cup in South Africa but as I didnt see any of their matches (due to the hours they played as opposed to my lack of interest) I am...
Last weeks one all draw against Group D leaders Turkey at the under-17 World Cup in Nigeria has been described as one of New Zealands best ever performances in international football.
A number of readers have asked me to elaborate following my comments last month when I suggested the All Blacks ‘lack the basic principles of mental performance.
Over the past few weeks many New Zealanders, along with an estimated 3.5 billion people around the world, have been tuning into the wonderful spectacle of the Beijing Olympics.
The NZRUs planning was thorough and professionalWinning the World Cup was however over-emphasizedThe team was underdone due to the conditioning programme, weak warm up opposition and weak pool oppositionThe management team of 19 was too largeThe...