Five Promising Super Rugby Players for 2023
The build-up for the 2023 Super Rugby season has been extraordinarily quiet, but not without some very intriguing talking points, such as...
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Max Sharp
- 6 days ago
- 5 min
2023 Super Rugby Preview - Hurricanes
If you're being totally honest with yourself, you'll admit that the Hurricanes are a team with a long history of choking, thanks to a...
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Max Sharp
- Jan 17
- 5 min
2023 Super Rugby Preview - Highlanders
2023 will shape up as a highly intriguing season for the men from the deep south, as they've undergone huge cosmetic surgical procedures...
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Max Sharp
- Jan 11
- 6 min
2023 Super Rugby Preview - Crusaders
Ladies and gentlemen, the debate is over. Saying that Scott Robertson is the greatest Super Rugby coach of all time, is like saying water...
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Max Sharp
- Jan 10
- 5 min
2023 Super Rugby Preview - Chiefs
While their 2022 season didn't end the way it was initially on course for, the Chiefs certainly remain a team with upwards trajectory,...
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Max Sharp
- Jan 6
- 4 min
2023 Super Rugby Preview - Blues
Having won the 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman title, the Blues were determined to make 2022 a good season and it became their very best...
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Max Sharp
- Jan 3
- 7 min
Which All Blacks Will Depart After the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
The post-World Cup exodus. It happened in 2015 and 2019, so is bound to happen again in 2023, especially with the pandemic now over;...
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Max Sharp
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
2022 End-of-Season Ratings: Outside Backs
As we run through the final article for the All Blacks' end-of-season overall player ratings, it's time to look at the outside backs. As...
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Max Sharp
- Dec 26, 2022
- 5 min
2022 End-of-Season Review: Midfielders
In the penultimate individual player review article for the entirety 2022 test season, there's plenty of food for thought, as the All...
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Max Sharp
- Dec 25, 2022
- 7 min
2022 End-of-Season Review: Halfbacks & First-Fives
An incredibly up-and-down season for the All Blacks has lead to a big range of ratings on the 1 to 10 scale for the halves, while the...
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Max Sharp
- Dec 13, 2022
- 7 min
2022 End-of-Season Review: Loose Forwards
Written by Max Sharp. In the fourth article discussing the highs and lows of individual player performances during the 2022 international...
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Max Sharp
- Dec 6, 2022
- 5 min
2022 End-of-Season Review: Locks
Written by Max Sharp. In our third article surrounding the ratings for individual players across their position for the 2022...
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Max Sharp
- Dec 3, 2022
- 5 min
2022 End-of-Season Review: Props
Written by Max Sharp In our second article on rating the individual players throughout the All Blacks' rollercoaster ride of a 2022...
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Max Sharp
- Nov 24, 2022
- 4 min
2022 End-of-Season Review: Hookers
Written by Max Sharp To begin reviewing the All Blacks' rollercoaster 2022 season, we must start with the blokes up front. Every test...
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Max Sharp
- Nov 20, 2022
- 5 min
All Blacks Player Ratings vs England (Autumn Nations Series, 2022)
Written by Max Sharp Expecting a record losing margin for the All Blacks, I woke up at 5:45am with a strong sense of nervousness ahead of...
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Max Sharp
- Nov 15, 2022
- 6 min
All Blacks Player Ratings vs Scotland (Autumn Nations Series, 2022)
Written by Max Sharp. Though the All Blacks had a stunning start for the crowd at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland's comeback...
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Max Sharp
- Nov 14, 2022
- 6 min
Black Ferns Player Ratings vs England (World Cup Final, 2022)
Written by Max Sharp. Well, it happened. Just one year after Glenn Moore's final four tests as Black Ferns coach all ended in big losing...
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Max Sharp
- Nov 6, 2022
- 6 min
All Blacks Player Ratings vs Wales (Autumn Nations Series, 2022)
Written by Max Sharp. While many New Zealanders have united over the talking points surrounding Ian Foster as the All Blacks coach, this...
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Max Sharp
- Oct 30, 2022
- 5 min
All Blacks Player Ratings vs Japan (Autumn Nations Series, 2022)
Written by Max Sharp. Those who are New Zealanders supporting The Black Jersey, will be unable to watch my analysis of this match on...
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Max Sharp
- Oct 27, 2022
- 5 min
Six Surprise Players Without 2023 Super Rugby Contracts
Written by Max Sharp. Throughout the day of 26th October, 2022, five of the six New Zealand-based Super Rugby teams unveiled initial...
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