Well week 5 turned up one real surprise.  Waikato taking the Ranfurly Shield with a record score 52-7 against North Harbour. Otherwise things were much as we expected.  Auckland continued their winning ways but failed to get the 5th point and drop off the top spot on points difference thanks to Canterbury thrashing Manawatu 64-10.  […]

So all the week four games have been completed and no surprises, though it was good to see Manawatu secure their first win. Auckland did not reach the 50 point mark we had expected and Wellington did not run Canterbury close, otherwise I think we called it correctly. The results did not produce any […]

Well Edinburgh back under the Scottish RFU was not quite what was expected.  It will now be interesting to see what sort of team they will field next season.  The good news is this should confirm two Scottish sides featuring in the Magners League for the next few seasons at least.  Just hope they can […]

Week three of the Air new Zealand Cup has not thrown up any surprises for the leading sides.  Except that we did not expect Auckland to win by such a large margin over Waikato, though we did expect a high scoring game.  We also expected Canterbury to have an easier win against Otago. So we […]

The big match this weekend will be Auckland 10 points v Waikato 9 points which is played at Eden Park at 5.30pm on Saturday. The other big fixture sees Canterbury 10 points take on Otago 4 points in Dunedin at 7.35pm again on Saturday. We think Auckland will just hold out and win a high […]

The Leicester 2007/08 shirts are now in stock. You can purchase the latest versions of the replica home shirt now along with the other Leicester product range.

2007/08 Leicester Shirts For Sale
The Leicester Cotton Traders home shirt does not appear to have changed all that much, staying true to the green, red and white […]

The London Wasps 2007/08 European shirts are now available but selling fast. You can purchase the latest versions of the replica home shirt, and Wasps print T Shirt.

New Wasps Shirts On Sale
The London Wasps new European shirt for the 07/08 campaign has moved away from the traditional black to orange, manufactured by Canterbury […]

We thought you might be interested to see the new France home and away shirts. The shirt has been launched bright and early for the 2007/08 season, though it seems certain it will also feature as the Rugby World Cup shirt.

Buy the new France shirt
The new supporters shirt keeps the prominent Blue of France […]