Invictus

Well I was little surprised when I came across this. looks like Clint Eastwood is directing this adaptation of a book by the name of  Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Changed the World.  Matt Damon will be playing Francois Pienaar (now there’s a sentence I never thought I would type).  The book [...]

Super 14 Predictions – Round 4

The Games and Predictions page with Rugbyoracle’s team and score predictions for Super 14, round 4.   This week there are 2 picks that run contrary to the favorites and I’ve agonised over the choices.  But then you know what they say, you’ve got to have chaos in your soul if you want to give birth to [...]

Super 14 Predictions -Round 2

Just a note that I have updated the Games and Predictions page with Rugbyoracles team and score predictions for Super 14, round 2.
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Save the Cheerleader, Save the world – Hurricanes

Hurricanes take on their old rivals the Highlanders in what is bound to be a close clash.   Rugby Oracle has the Hurricanes winning by 2.  Both teams lost last week but Highlanders were out and out the better performers.  Hurricanes normally take a while to warm up in this competition, so it could go [...]

Predictions Super 14 – Round 1

Just a note that I have updated the Games and Predictions page with Rugbyoracles team and score predictions for Super 14, round 1.
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Super 14 – Week Negative 1

Well I know I can get excited about the game, but thought I would start early with a quick review of week negative 1.
The missus is o/s on secondment in Hong Kong, which means I can dedicate more of my time to the game. You have to feel sorry for our new puppy though, the [...]

Super Trials and Kangaroo Courts

Last year I was taking in the results of the Trial games into my calculations for the Super 14 games-proper. Which I think judging by this years trial games is a mistake. Stormers beat Saracens 43-33 which tells us what? That northern hemisphere rugby is still really second division. Revelation? [...]

Super Rugby 2009!!

Another season of Super rugby is nearly upon us, people.  It’s time to fish out the team jerseys from the attic, give them a stretch (it’s bound to have shrunk a little), wash off last year’s blood stains and staple it back to your chest for the next 4 months.
I have updated the site a [...]

SA v NZ Trinations

The war of words has started already with Rugbyheaven shooting first with its gnarled attempt at upsetting the Saffer camp with talk of internal political strife and division while Sarugby.com have volleyed back with reference to paranoid all blacks landing in Cape town and security sweeps of a “small media contingent” and “two labourers“.  Meow.  [...]

Arcrugby’s rather premature Aussie-baiting

I know its a bit late now, but any excuse to put out another piece of brilliance for the Bledisoe cup.
Lets pretend its for this weekend and it’s still quite funny.

Trinations betting

I’ve kindly done the analysis (so you don’t have to) and it turns out over the last 7 years, 80% of trinations games have been won by the home team. Of the 20% away wins, 80% of these have been won by NZ. In fact in the the last 7 years, SA and Aus have [...]