Saturday, July 25, 2009

Men In Black Kick Bu... ...gs?

It seems the line between paranoia, spying and diplomacy is blurry in New Zealand.

According to Sir Clive Woodward, spying is a fact of rugby life (and he would know) and few understand this better than New Zealand.

Hardly a tour goes by without the Kiwi camp escalating tensions with claims of spying - and this year's Tri-Nations seems no exception.

New Zealand take their 'game secrets' so seriously that they've a constant security protocol, they have food and nutrition specialists and a truckload of personal security specialists.

Ahead of their Bloemfontein game, the All Blacks have allegedly again demanded exclusive use of facilities in Pretoria, where they have set up a 'bug-free' training camp. (more)