Beijing security restrictions ranging from hundreds of armed checkpoints to Beijing police having bar owners sign pledges agreeing not to serve blacks and Mongolians. It is an attempt to clamp down on drugs and prostitution. Several bars have been outright shutdown during the Olympic 'festivities', dance clubs (which was included in the pledges; no dancing) and an entire block of bars in the Beiji
Credit where it’s due. I may have fired some shots at the Boks for their whining in the wake of their Wellington defeat, but they came out and did their loudest talking on the field at Carisbrook on Saturday night, and in the process showed why they’re deserved world champions.
Springboks blow Tri Nations wide open
Exclusively for G&GR By James Heffield, Betfair journalist
The All Blacks lack of depth in crucial positions was exposed by a ruthless South African outfit on Saturday night as the visitors scored a thrilling and historic 30-28 Tri-Nations victory at Carisbrook, Dunedin.
In their eighth visit to the rugby relic, the Springboks picked up their first...
Tri Nations 2008 - Game 2 - Dunedin, New Zealand
Springboks [30]
Tries: JP Pietersen, Ricky Januarie
Conversion: Frans Steyn
Penalties: Percy Montgomery (3), Butch James (2)
Drop-goal: Butch James
All Blacks [28]
Try: Sione Lauaki
Penalties: Dan Carter (6)
Conversion: Dan Carter
Drop-goal: Dan Carter
The All Black selectors have made two changes to their side for this Saturdays second Test against the Springboks, in Dunedin.The most obvious change sees Anthony Boric get his first run-on start, due to the one week suspension of Brad Thorn for slamming John Smit on his back.Boric has had very little game time so far - the only decent time he's had was fifty or so minutes against England when Ali
Wallabies face tough Tri Nations competition
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By James Heffield, Betfair sponsored journalist
Wallaby fans may have had one eye on the French last night, but the other must surely have been on the opening Tri-Nations test between New Zealand and South Africa in Wellington.
For Robbie Deans' men, the message is a simple one; this will be an extremely tough...
The All Blacks have taken first blood in this years Tri Nations, grinding out a hard fought 19-8 win over the Springboks in Wellington.Once again Wellington turned on the wet conditions, which meant a greasy surface and plenty of handling errors by both sides.Despite the slippery ball, both sides tried to play an open game, with a lot of tactical kicking. Even Ali Williams joined in on it.Dan Cart
This Saturday's Test between the All Blacks and the current World Champs, South Africa, is one you don't want to miss.The Springboks are in great form (have been since the World Cup, actually) and are bolstered by the return of John Smit, who has been playing in Europe.Normally, the All Blacks would be heavy favourites, especially in New Zealand - the Springboks don't usually travel well - but it'
I am calling Whoopi Goldberg out on the carpet. Last week on The View she made remarks while Michelle Obama was a guest stating that most Blacks seen on television are viewed as having a gold tooth or a space between their teeth and are thugs. Okay so that is her opinion. But [...]
The All Blacks have moved to 3-0 for the year, as they once again demolished the English defence on their way to a convincing 44-12 win.It was a much stronger effort than the week before, and while there are still a few things to work on, they're at least moving in the right direction with the Tri Nations opener only two weeks away.But the win didn't come without a heavy price. Both Richie McCaw
NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced the settlement of a harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against Tavern on the Green, a landmark restaurant located in Central Park in New York City, for $2.2 million and significant remedial relief.The EEOC charged in the case that Tavern on the Green engaged in severe and
From the nyt:
“When Youssoupha, a black rapper here, was asked the other day what was on his mind, a grin spread across his face. “Barack Obama,” he said. “Obama tells us everything is possible.”
A new black consciousness is emerging in France, lately hastened by, of all things, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the [...]
LOL!!!! Found on El Borak In case you is wondering Snoop has lots of Soul…
Here is some extra credit reading for you white people out there: Stuff Educated Black People Like
I don’t have a college degree, just military experience, so I’m not sure if I belong in the EBP category.
Wellington, - La Nazionale di rugby della Nuova Zelanda verra' in Italia nel 2009 per disputare un incontro con la Nazionale Azzurra, capitanata da Sergio Parisse. I mitici All Blacks, secondo quanto apprende l'Agenzia Italpress a Wellington, dove sabato i neozelandesi hanno incontrato e battuto per 21-11 l'Irlanda, dopo la tournee che affronteranno nel prossimo mese di novembre in Inghilterra ed
The All Blacks begin their 2008 Test season this Saturday, beginning against the Irish in Wellington.Both teams were announced yesterday, and it really is shaping up to be a great Test. The All Blacks will want to start their season off with a bang, and Ireland will be looking to make history by beating the new-look All Blacks - a draw in 1973 is as close as they've been.Graham Henry has chosen t
Kelly Defense Accuses State Of Excluding Blacks From Jury
With all the delays involved in R. Kelly’s upcoming child pornography
case, controversy once trial proceedings began seemed inevitable.
Monday, attorneys for the Pied Piper of R&B accused the prosecution
from trying to exclude blacks—a significant portion of the population
in Cook County—from the jury pool.
This guy is apparently some sort of part-time columnist for the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal in my home town of Milwaukee Wisconsin. He made a comment i am not sure about.I was reading this little article in the paper and ran across this quote concerning alicia Keyes being at summer fest here in Milwaukee. The article was about how blacks feel about their government. "if a star of her status and skin tone can make statements like that, what do rank and file black people think?" What do that mean? I hope you mean cause she is mixed. Are you saying that as a black man of the lighter skinned persuasion i am not a rank and file black person? It seems that that is what you mean, and i am offended. I am a black man no more no less.I understand the whole house nigger thing but i have never really g
Considering recent legislation in favor of reparations to blacks from corporations that have profited from financing slavery like JP Morgan Chase, Aetna and others, do you agree or disagree that modern African Americans deserve an apology for the wrongs committed against their ancestors during the slave trade in America? Would you consider what happened to the slaves and those 6 million or more that were lost in the Atlantic during the Diaspora a genocide?
High highs and low lows this last week. Too many thoughts and not enough posts in the blog these last days. A long to do list and not so much time has left me pulling out my hair from the anxiety, eating more fast food than a frat boy and spending everyday [...]
Unknown (as far as I know) group LMAO (wtf is with these group names?) release the 8th ep of the Root of All Evil. Someone I don’t think it will be The Human Body, but who knows…
Las Vegas vs. The Human Body
Andrew Daly and Patton Oswalt take sides in a debate over which is [...]
The Houston Law Review will soon publish a new study that offers the first conclusive evidence that convicted defendants' race affects their sentencing. From the NY Times:
[The study] has found two sorts of racial disparities in the administration of the death penalty there, one commonplace and one surprising.
The unexceptional finding is that defendants who kill whites are more likely to be sentenced to death than those who kill blacks. More than 20 studies around the nation have come to similar conclusions.
But the new study also detected a more straightforward disparity. It found that the race of the defendant by itself plays a major role in explaining who is sentenced to death.
You would think this study would serve as sufficient grounds for abolishing the death penalty. After all, th
So it seems NY Oil is continuing his campaign to derail the efforts of Nas’ “Nigger” album. This is his latest effort called “The Difference Between Niggers and Blacks.”
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When i watched the news this morning and saw the story about police cruisers using their cars to ram suspected wrong doers of color i nearly got a tear in my eye. Not because of how surprising the cop car dash camera footage was, i have seen this tactic dozens of times in real life. I have experienced police attitudes so many times and expect i will until the day i die, so it's really no big thing. What was a big thing is that now it can be seen by those who think (wrongly) that every black defendant or "runner" on television deserves what they get. I know how it looks from an outside perspective to someone who knows little if nothing about being poor and black in America.I can hear a hundred voices asking the obvious question, "why run if you are not guilty?" And the best answer i can giv
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America has perpetuated a “genocide on the black community,” says a group of African-American pastors who claimed Thursday the birth control and abortion provider has had a racist agenda since its beginnings in 1921.
Nachdem die Gratiszeitung 20 Minuten bereits letzte Woche darüber berichtet hat, scheint nun auch die Nachrichtenagentur SDA Wind davon bekommen zu haben: Roy Black ist zurück. Er ist jedoch nicht von den Toten auferstanden. Roy ist schwarz, trällert seinen 70er-Jahre-Hit «Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein» und trägt im richtigen Leben den Namen Snoop Dogg. Die Rede ist von einem Werbespot für den deutschen Mobilfunkanbieter E-Plus. Der Rap-Superstar hat für einmal Baggypants und Goldkette gegen Smoking und Fliege getauscht und sein Haar streng gescheitelt, Lack inklusive. Und wer den Originaltext des Songs kennt und sich ganz fest anstrengt, dürfte sogar die eine oder andere Zeile des deutsch-amerikanischen Textes verstehen – obwohl sich der junge Herr mit den verflixten Umlau
NOTE: This is an old post from 2006. But since we just had a primary in “racist” Pennsylvania yesterday and North Carolina is coming up, and since the Obamatopia is fading since we have discovered so much about his past, just keep this post in a couple of weeks.
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If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck its gotta be a duck right? Not if you black in America.-Husla3xYou can only be destroyed by believing that you really are what the white world calls a nigger -James Baldwin.As a black man it is amazing to me how we have grown as a people. Black(african americans) in america have spread their wings and flown. And despite all the complaints from us legitamate and otherwise, we are better off now than at any time in the American past. I know some might differ but let me subtract the _iggas and only use blacks as a gauge. Blacks have prospered in America compared to the past. _iggas on the other hand ain't did chit for going on half a milenium. But even the lowest and most ignorant of the world class ignorant _iggas in america have to be sharper t
TheValuesVoter, the author of the post which I critiqued a while back, has posted several comments on this blog. One is the series of statistics I had mentioned in that critique. These stats continue to uphold my assertion that black people in America find themselves in the situations that cause people to want abortions more frequently than whites or other groups do. This accounts, I would argue, for the imbalance in abortion rates between communities - not some plan to slow the growth of the black population or some ill-defined idea of 'coercion' that TVV sometimes talks about. I'd like to take an opportunity to talk about another of TVV's posts on the subject, one comparing the unacknowledged personhood of slaves to the unacknowledged personhood of fetuses/embryos/whatever word you w
Shocking Video: 2 Kids Get Stomped Out for Yelling Racist Remarks Toward Blacks!! This happened about 3 days ago in downtown Montreal, Canada. Two young white boys were hurling racist insults at a group of black people. SMH
To most black Americans “What more do you people want?” is a callow question.
Racial profiling and its exploitation is still one of the nations most austere problems. Though some racial profiling will remain necessary in bad and rough neighborhoods and communities as an attempt to safeguard residents from harm. Racial difference, subtle but absolute still [...]
The pontiff’s six-day visit to the United States was his first At a time when the United States is engaged in a series of candid, and sometimes explosive, discussions about race, Pope Benedict XVI reminded America that it has a ways to go before honoring its promise to Blacks and Native Americans. “Americans have always been a people of hope,” Benedict said during the celebration of Mass Thursday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. “Your ancestors came to this country with the experience of finding new freedom and opportunity. To be sure, this promise was not experienced by all the inhabitants of this land; one thinks of the injustices endured by the Do you think the pope’s visit to the United States was important?
Dear Pope Beenadick [sic], There is a strong possibility that the next president of the United States of America will either be a female or of African descent, what are the chances that the next p...
For those who have a sense of humor, this video is for you.
I am a black woman who is stereotyped as a black who “acts white”. I am told I act white because I am not a hoochie mama and I have manners in public.
I do not go around talking loud and swearing in [...]
By Thomas Sowell
Why would Senator McCain choose a venue where his rejection was virtually guaranteed? Not only did he not get his message out, the message that came out through the media is that this black audience rejected him, which is readily portrayed as if blacks in general rejected him.The Republican strategy for making inroads [...]
Alicia Keys Thinks, "Gangsta Rap," Was Created To Make Blacks Kill Each Other
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender
magazine: “‘Gangsta rap’ was a ploy to convince black people to kill
each other. ‘Gangsta rap’ didn’t exist.”
“the bicoastal feud between slain rappers Tupac Shakur and
Notorious B.I.G. was fueled “by the government and the media, to stop
another great black leader from existing.”
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The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender magazine: “‘Gangsta rap’ was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. ‘Gangsta rap’ didn’t...
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I found this little something-or-other via Real Clear Politics under the title "How Obama lets us down on abortion" or somesuch. The real name of the article is "The Impact of Abortion on African Americans". It is, quite simply, a black-solidarity call to oppose abortion. Unabashedly pro-life, it does not descent into moralistic shouting which means that the statements made in it can be legitimately critiqued.A quote will give a bit of the tenor of the article:Although African Americans make up 12.4 percent of the U.S. population we make up 35% of the abortionsNote the 'we'. The article has black solidarity and unity running constantly through it. The reasons given to oppose abortion are not conservative or morality-based, though I do detect a certain abortion-is-murder mentality to t
Larry Elders issues a challenge for a different talk on race than the one the Left wants to have. He wants a talk about individual achievement and personal responsibility. He quotes BTWashington to great effect. BTW understood personal greatness is achieved by overcoming obstacles. But we hate to admit to ourselves 'we aren't really good enough.'
I’ve written about apologies before, but watching Sen. Barack Obama being forced to apologize for, to renounce, and to denounce Rev. Jeremiah Wright just reminds me of all the times I’ve been at work and have watched Black coworkers be forced to apologize for something in order to appease Whites.Yes, Rev. Wright’s comments were outrageous. But, I’ve heard far more prominent White men of God make equally outrageous and offensive comments about the cause of Sept. 11th. For instance, that it was God’s punishment of America for “tolerating” homosexuals. But, there wasn’t this amount of palpable outrage and so-called umbrage being declared by members of the media.We all know there are double standards. In politics, when it comes to being White or Black, it’s amazing how far th
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Looking for a Christian White lady, with sober habits and no smoking.
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What a LOL. She’s so obviously Afrikaans. Poor soul. Such a pity [...]
Since Blogger is sucking right now, and not allowing anyone to upload new layouts while simultaneously refusing to provide technical support on the matter, I haven't been blogging much the past couple of days.I thoroughly expected the blogosphere to pick up on this story, but I guess they've been too focussed on Obama's fabrications, and Chelsea Clinton. Shockingly enough, the story isn't even a most read on Fox News' website. Why? I don't know, but I am remedying the situation now.Cornell University has released a controversial study that will accomplish literally nothing more than sowing more discontent among the races, and serve as yet another recruiting tool for white supremacist groups. So let's all pat Cornell on the back, and bask in the racially charged anti-glory that is their
From AFPWASHINGTON (AFP) — US mortgage lenders targeted minorities and people with low incomes in recent years as the "best candidates" for subprime home loans, with devastating economic consequences, a report claimed Tuesday.The report by the United for a Fair Economy (UFE) advocacy group said subprime mortgages, home loans issued to Americans with scant finances, were "ruthlessly hawked" and that a "solid majority of subprime loan recipients were people of color."Hundreds of thousands of families lost their homes to foreclosure last year after failing to keep up with mortgage payments, a hefty chunk of which were subprime loans, amid a national housing downturn that shows no sign of easing.Some economists believe the almost two-year-long housing slump could pitch the world's largest ec
A new national poll of over 1,100 African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians shows that almost half of the Hispanics and Asians said they are "generally afraid of Blacks because they [Black people] are responsible for most of the crime" Forty-four percent of Hispanics and 47% of Asians agreed with that statement!That's not really shocking. We know that Blacks have historically been played as the villains and criminals of American society. This includes historic stereotyping through a variety of media formats, as well as through word-of-mouth stereotyping and racism that is passed on through many American families—including recent immigrant families. It is commonplace for Blacks to be portrayed as criminals. We've even seen Black criminals used in presidential campaigns (Willie Horton anyone?).With this poll we see proof (through admission) that historic racism against Blacks has crossed over to other minority groups. What's troubling is that we're talking about groups of pe
This is a partial transcript of the private phone conversation that Dog the Bounty Hunter had with his son; urging him to break up with his African American girlfriend.
“I don’t care if she’s a Mexican, a whore or whatever. It’s not because she’s black, it’s because we use the nigger word sometimes here. I’m [...]
Oprah Celebrates the Openingwith Tears in her eyes.Photo: REPRESENT.CO.ZA.In my previous post Blacks are more Racist than Whites I asked "Why don't black celebrities help other blacks and why does Oprah open schools in Africa instead of Detroit?" I answered, "Because they have given up on black America."
I have also maintained that helping anyone in Africa is counterproductive and in the end only adds to more suffering for its peoples, see my post For God's Sake - Stop helping Africa.
I wonder if Oprah has learned her lesson from the mistake of opening a school in Africa: The Independent, 30 Oct 2007,Oprah in tearful apology to parents of abused children in African school Oprah Winfrey, the US talk-show queen, has asked parents for forgiveness following allegations of abuse at her exclusive girls' school in South Africa.
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Ms Winfrey has visited the school for underprivileged girls she bankrolls at Henley on Klip at least twice in the past few weeks, after accusations that one
Let Her GoIt looks like Diddy (may of) finally given Cheri Dennis the green light for her long-awaited, oft-delayed debut album, "Finally Made It". The new version of "Portrait Of Love" featuring Yung Joc & Gorilla Zoe has leaked though I have yet to hear it. "Portrait" (for those who have heard the original version with Joc) is a very cool, breezy, mid-tempo jam that would be (even more) perfect if released during the Spring/Summer months but we'll take it either way. Cheri is filming a video for the "Portrait" so that's good but then again she shot a vid for "I Love You" and her album didn't come out then either. Cheri's album has to be damn near perfect. She has been working on it forever. A future classic perhaps? We shall see! Britney Spears' "Blackout" album is in stores Oct 30thClick here to sample it before it hits storesI just read that Yolanda "LaLa" Brown, singer featured on Lyfe's "S.E.X" was a murdered at a Milwaukee studio along with her boyfriend. So sad! R.I.P
An American scientist, James Watson, has issued an apology, stating, "I am mortified about what has happened…more importantly, I cannot understand how I could have said what I am quoted as having said… To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologize unreservedly. That is not what I meant. More importantly from my point of view, there is no scientific basis for such a belief."Well, what did Mr. Watson say?The trouble began after the Sunday Times Magazine of London quoted Mr. Watson, a molecular biologist, as saying that he's "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours — whereas all the testing says not really."While he hopes everyone is equal, Mr. Watson also says, "people who have to deal with black employees find this is not true."Oh, really?!Mr. Watson, 79, is chancellor of the prestig
Black is the colour of both mourning and of the All Blacks‘ shirts, so we can show our support and our grief by dressing in black for a month. At least.
A moment’s silence is definitely in order after our graceless exit from the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. Here we all were (even those of us lacking in rugby nous) assuming we would at least make it to the glory of semi-finals (we were even favourites for the big win!) but instead we wowed the world with our worst ever World Cup performance.
There they were in a line at the press conference - coaches Wayne Smith, Graham Henry and Steve Hansen - served up to the waiting media, grief-stricken and downtrodden, with a sprinkling of shame for good measure. The New Zealand Rugby Union has announced a review of the team’s performance, putting the jobs of coaches and senior management on the line. Wayne Smith said their pain was made worse by the fact that the New Zealand public were hurting too:
“We are grieving. We
August was a landmark month in Historic African Diaspora in more ways than one. It was the month that saw James Seale sentenced to three life terms for the murder of two Black youth 34 years earlier.
The week after, the world of tennis honoured Althea Gibson for her contribution to the game, 50 years [...]
“I don’t feel no ways tired. I come too far from where I started from. Nobody told me that the road would be easy. I don’t believe He brought me this far,” drawled presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton, mimicking black voice to a black audience, at the First Baptist Church of Selma, Alabama.I’m wondering if Mrs. Clinton visits an Indian reservation she might cozy up to them saying, “How! Me not tired. Me come heap long way. Road mighty rough. Sky Spirit no bring me this far.”Or, seeking the Asian vote she might say, “I no wray tired. Come too far I started flum. Road berry clooked. Number one Dragon King take me far.”The occasion of Mrs. Clinton’s speech was the 42nd anniversary of Bloody Sunday, on March 7, 1965, when 600 civil rights marchers were attacked by police with billy clubs, cattle prods and tear gas, one of the high points in the black civil rights struggle.Commemorating a key point in American history is one thing, but a white person mimicking black dia
A Selecção de Raguebi da Nova Zelândia é uma das melhores equipas do Mundo e amanhã ao meio-dia, Portugal terá a oportunidade histórica de defrontar os homens da mitícia dança Haka para a segunda jornada do campeonato do Mundo a decorrer em França.Mais conhecidos como All Blacks ( Todos Pretos), tiveram este apelido, tudo por culpa de um artigo britânico, que se referia ao movimento de avanço sistemático da equipa como all backs (todos na retaguarda). Esta expressão foi mal entendida e tornou-se All Blacks (que faz alusão ao equipamento ) de hoje em dia.O râguebi é o desporto principal da Nova Zelândia, e ser convocado para selecção dos All Blacks é uma grande honra para os jogadores daquele País .Os All Blacks realizam, antes de cada jogo, a mitíca Haka, uma dança Maori de intimidação.Até 2005 a Haka apresentada pela equipa, era a Ka Mate. Antes da Taça das Três Nações de Agosto de 2005, num amigável com a África do Sul, os neo-zelandeses apresentaram,
A wise man once said "Some days you're eating steak, some days you're eating shit." I’ve a feeling that wise man was Henry Rollins, but I also have a feeling that the rim-job smile I've been sporting lately speaks volumes about my diet. Speaking of my diet, let me preface this entry by saying that the absolute worst thing about having a drunken degenerate gambler for a brother is not the fact that he's a drunkard, a degenerate or a compulsive gambler. It's the fact that whenever he does something really stupid or irresponsible, he'll try to deflect some of the fallout onto you. The conversation with my mother goes a little something like this..."Roy (as that's my brother's name)! I can't believe you blew all your weekly wages in a drunken stupor on those damn pokie machines!""Oh yeah? Well, well... Uh... Jon fries all his foods with butter! Remember that genetic cholesterol condition he's got, Mum? Let's talk about Jon and his butter addiction for a while (thus deflecting
The All Blacks know that they are the most important favorites to win the trophy, and yesterday afternoon the supporters proved it at the Old Port of Marseille.Indeed, after a weekend break on the island of Corsica, the New Zealand squad received the rugby equivalent of a royal welcome in the shape of not only the Mayor of Marseille, Jean-Claude Gaudin, but also Bernard Lapasset, the president of the French Union and organising committee.A really big crowd had watched the All Blacks train in Ajacio, Corsica, on Saturday and some 2,000 or so crowded onto the quayside outside the city hall yesterday.Each player was given a tournament cap by the Marseille dignitaries and then the squad posed for promotional photographs alongside a giant postcard of the port.Even the normally unmoved Graham Henry, the head coach, was surprised at the reception. "The Marseille people have come out and welcomed us, overwhelming really. The boys know they are at the World Cup now," he said."Perhaps, after th
I love seeing New Zealanders do well on the world stage. Or the field.
Our favourite boys, the mighty All Blacks, are heading off to win the Rugby World Cup in France. They jet out of Auckland tonight, all fired up to bring the cup back home after a twenty year drought. This’ll be the year, for sure. Team coach Graham Henry and Captain Richie McCaw will depart with the squad to Corsica, before heading on to Marseille, their first World Cup base in France. Training begins immediately for the team, with their World Cup 2007 debut against Italy on the 8th of September.
For those of us stuck at home (and unable to swan off to France!), there are heaps of rugby websites to keep us entertained. Our favourites are:
The official All Blacks site, where you can catch up on the latest news, player profiles and videos. There’s even a weekly podcast!
A little slice of Rugby Heaven featuring indepth rugby news ‘n’ views.
The site for fervent fans and certified All Blacks Fan
The All Blacks held their final warm-up outings today against the Auckland Barbarians in front of around 2000 fans. In two 50-minute clashes they easily won 79-0 and 69-0. They had previously taken on a New Zealand Police XV. Comments:
As Democrats seek to solidify their support among America's Black voters, and Senators Clinton and Obama in particular, attempt to strike up the band to win these votes, increasingly the question is being asked of them: Are you black enough? That question was posed to Hillary recently at a convention of Black journalists by CNN anchor, Suzannne Malveaux, acting as moderator of the event. But should she have added "If Blacks are pillars of the party, and somehow stuck in place--can they look to see issues on their agenda addressed? Will they continue to be taken for granted? And who wins their support?Facing an audience of over one thousand strong, Clinton was clearly surprised by the question. She however, chuckled lightly, and in what may be described as a Clintonista avoided a direct answer, saying " I am thrilled to be running at a time when, on this stage you see an African American man, a Hispanic man and a woman. Democratic primary voters don't have to be against anyone. You ca
Many of the NZS.com team were happily glued to their televisions on Saturday night for a tense All Blacks win against Australia and, on the same night, the match that some are calling the best game of netball ever played, with the Silver Ferns beating Australia in a cliffhanger double-overtime victory.
Our congratulations to both teams; we’re wishing you the best for the World Cup!
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The All Blacks held a meeting yesterday to impress upon some of the younger players the importance of winning the Bledisloe Cup. The cup itself, as well as some of the legends of the All Blacks game, were in attendance. (more…)
This week we rate both the Boks and the All Blacks on their performances in Saturday’s Tri Nations encounter in Christchurch. The New Zealanders eventually ran out comfortable 33-06 winners. (more…)
THREE converted tries in the final 12 minutes carried New Zealand to a 33-6 win over South Africa in their Tri-Nations match in Christchurch. The win put New Zealand level with Australia at the head of the championship and set the stage for a classic showdown when the two teams meet in Auckland next week with both the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup on the line. But if the All Blacks were looking to settle their World Cup warm up with a confidence boosting performance against a Springbok more…
The All Blacks and Springboks clash on Saturday in Christchurch in the 72nd test between the two great rivals. This is the final 2007 Tri Nations game for the Boks who are set to finish as wooden spoonists, while New Zealand play Australia next week to determine the winner of this year’s competition (and the Bledisloe Cup). (more…)
NEW ZEALANDER Robbie Deans is firming as favourite to become the next Wallabies coach after meeting again with Australian Rugby Union officials in Sydney yesterday.
So many meetings has the multiple Super 14-winning Crusaders coach had at the ARU’s St Leonard’s headquarters in recent times that one insider jokingly told The Weekend Australian that "he might as well live here".
According to the ARU’s high performance unit general manager Pat Wilson, a friend and squash more…
It's all in the mindWith Australian hopes sky high after Saturday’s game, the question is; just how much can we read into this victory? Already New Zealanders are putting their spin on it; from Graham Henry ‘the loss we needed to have, it’ll be good for us’. It was after all, a home game for the Wallabies and the All Blacks were half way through a grueling tour. Surely this is just a one game blip. Or is it?First of all, what will this loss really mean to the All Blacks themselves? Anton Oliver gave a fascinating insight into this with an interview on the day before the game. In it he said ‘they (Australia) are somewhat more mature than other countries in that, if a performance doesn’t go their way, they are able to just flush that, pick themselves up and play the next week. It doesn’t sink them. If New Zealand were to lose a game, the economy goes skyrocketing down. Domestic violence goes up … well, I am not sure that happens. But we possibly take it far more seriousl
It's all in the mindWith Australian hopes sky high after Saturday’s game, the question is; just how much can we read into this victory? Already New Zealanders are putting their spin on it; from Graham Henry ‘the loss we needed to have, it’ll be good for us’. It was after all, a home game for the Wallabies and the All Blacks were half way through a grueling tour. Surely this is just a one game blip. Or is it?First of all, what will this loss really mean to the All Blacks themselves? Anton Oliver gave a fascinating insight into this with an interview on the day before the game. In it he said ‘they (Australia) are somewhat more mature than other countries in that, if a performance doesn’t go their way, they are able to just flush that, pick themselves up and play the next week. It doesn’t sink them. If New Zealand were to lose a game, the economy goes skyrocketing down. Domestic violence goes up … well, I am not sure that happens. But we possibly take it far more seriousl
