Now it’s real – The Cup truly is coming home

13 venues, each representing a very different element of New Zealand, will host matches during the 2011 World Cup. With the draw announced, it’s game on. The Cup is Coming Home and, we predict, it looks like it just might be staying...

The Pope must Die – Wales victory casts pale over pontiff

The odds of Pope Benedict XVI dying before year-end have shot up following Wales’s defeat of England in a hard-fought Six Nations contest in Cardiff. A new study shows that Welsh Grand Slams eerily coincide with the death of a pope, or two. Vatican and rugby authorities are currently pontificating over the repercussions of continued Welsh success in this year's Championship.

Hogwash from Hogan - and more northern media reaction to All Blacks tour

The Cup is Coming Home reviews some of the press coverage emanating out of the Northern Hemisphere tours by the All Blacks.