OPINION: The exhibition featuring the Webb Ellis Cup ended at the Rugby Museum last Thursday after being viewed by hundreds of international, national and Manawatu visitors.

OPINION: Eden Park might have been the only piece of turf on earth on which the All Blacks would have beaten France in last night's World Cup final.

OPINION: So the Frenchies are dog tucker and our omnipotent All Blacks only need to turn up to Eden Park next Sunday to erase 20 years of grief.

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OPINION: For those of us who detest non-contests, my biggest thrill came when Hirotoki Onozawa scampered away for Japan's sole try against the All Blacks at Hamilton last night.

OPINION: Hard on the heels of the Turbos rugby success has been the sellout of Green and White, 125 Years of Manawatu Rugby.

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OPINION: A car drove up to the Plimmerton traffic lights late on Saturday night, the passenger's window wound down and, no, it wasn't a Mafia hit.

OPINION: Before the high-flying Manawatu Turbos began their rugby season, we did not allow in our Manawatu Standard budget for coverage of the championship final.

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We've seen so many so-called coffee-table rugby books that they've almost become ho hum.

It will be of scant consolation to Aaron Cruden but now he's not required to wear the black jersey, he will be able to play for Manawatu in the championship games starting next Saturday.

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We are concerned about Central Region rugby league falling into disrepair after there were more defaults than games on Saturday.

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OPINION: Almost everyone has had their lick at this Hurricanes' self-immolation, almost all wise critics proclaiming they'd known for years there had been cliques among the players.

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OPINION: It was awfully generous of the royal household to hold off the Royal Wedding until after the Super 15 rugby and the Breakers basketball final on Friday night.

OPINION: Manawatu has only one chance at getting a player selected for the New Zealand under-20 rugby team to attend the IRB world junior championships in Italy in June.

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There was something missing from the US Masters golf at Augusta.

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Believe it or not, the world's No 3-ranked amateur golfer will be gracing the Hokowhitu fairways next Sunday.

Every week it seems a new theory emerges about the Hurricanes as they continue to look totally mismothered.

OPINION: It appears one resident overlooking a green sward like Ongley Park can block almost anything under the resource consent palaver.

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OPINION: Manawatu's Aaron Cruden was dropped for the Hurricanes' match against the Blues, Andrew Hore put himself in a daft sinbinning position and their most attacking strike weapon, Ma'a Nonu, was subbed off.

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OPINION: Irritating noises came out of Whanganui late last week after their bid for the national cycling of excellence was rejected and Palmerston North's bid remained live.

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OPINION: I am so disappointed in Benjamin Quentin Marshall, the wee Whakatane Tiger. He has let me down.