Sat, 19 May 2012 19:54:40 +1200
All Blacks wing Corey Jane is expected to miss the upcoming test series against Ireland after suffering a high ankle sprain in the Hurricanes' loss to the Brumbies last night.Jane left the field in the 24th minute and scans on the...
Sat, 19 May 2012 18:46:00 +1200
Crusaders 59Blues 12 Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder was looking for a response from his players in tonight's Super Rugby match against the Blues after last week's shock loss to the Rebels in Melbourne. And boy did he get it,...
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:02:07 +1200
Highlanders 16Bulls 11 Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has been complaining about getting a few more grey hairs thanks to the Highlanders close games.Well, he better make an appointment with the hairdresser this week, as the H...
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:45:00 +1200
Relegation or the merger of two teams appear the only options as the South African Rugby Union again met with its Super 15 sides yesterday about the problem of having six contenders for five places next year.Saru held talks with...
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Competitive fire scorches through halfback TJ Perenara's frame. He oozes combat and when his side is battling, he finds ways to ignite them.He did that last night at the Cake Tin with two tries as he harried and hassled the Brumbies,...
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:30:00 +1200
In the last two decades, the All Blacks have lost four of their season-opening tests.They always play these matches at home, but can be a bit disjointed as the coaches cobble together their XV from those who have impressed in the...
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:30:00 +1200
The Blues have opened their official global search for a new head coach with an answer expected by the end of next month.Restrictions have been eased to allow any coach to apply for the role, rather than just those with recent experience...
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Time was, when any meeting of Irish provincial rugby teams was little more than a storm in an Irish tea cup. Irish television might cover it for the Guinness guzzlers in the pubs of Ireland but no one got terribly excited. How times...
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:30:00 +1200
There they were, four good ol' Reporoa boys, back in town this week for a catch-up. There was Carl and Sam, DK and AJ, enjoying a couple of quiets, swapping yarns.It's a scene played out every week in a hundred small towns around...
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:56:52 +1200
If the Hurricanes don't make the playoffs this season, Mark Hammett will look back on the wet May night in Wellington that his side lost to the Brumbies as a cliched "one that got away''.Up 25-16 with about 28 minutes to go they...
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:55:45 +1200
Brumbies 37Hurricanes 25 You might want to note down the name Zack Holmes.The Brumbies' third-choice first-five wasn't meant to be any more than a stop-gap measure for the Canberra-based side but he piloted them to a 37-25 Super...
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:13:55 +1200
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has made four changes to his team to play the Bulls at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin tomorrow evening.Joseph has not hesitated to rejig the side that went down to the Hurricanes in Dunedin last weekend,...
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:02:50 +1200
Stats guru Tracey Nelson crunches the numbers ahead of latest round of Super 15 as the Blues look for their first win in Christchurch since 2004. HURRICANES v BRUMBIES (Mark Lawrence) These two sides have played 17 times with...
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:30:00 +1200
The Blues have followed the example of the All Blacks this week and promoted one of the nation's junior World Cup champions.Steven Luatua locked the national under-20s scrum last year with Brodie Retallick as the side swept to victory...
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:30:00 +1200
The eight-season veteran knows more about coaching than most but has a daunting All Black record to repeat. My All Black memory is focusing on 2003 - although colleagues kindly suggest it struggles to recall what happened yester...
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Dylan Cleaver preview all this week's Super 15 action and the key talking points. 1. Game of the week Hurricanes v BrumbiesWellington, 7.35pmReferee: Mark LawrenceTAB: Hurricanes $1.50 Brumbies $2.45There's a lot to like about...
Thu, 17 May 2012 18:52:17 +1200
The International Rugby Board has denied it ordered Samoa to exclude a player from its squad for the Pacific Nations Cup because of his history of controversial Twitter posts.Center Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu was banned for six months...
Thu, 17 May 2012 18:12:54 +1200
The Hurricanes tomorrow have the chance to put pressure on the Crusaders and Highlanders, as well as take the wind from the sails of the Brumbies, when they play the Australian conference leaders in Wellington.Mark Hammett's team...
Thu, 17 May 2012 18:04:06 +1200
"Frustrated", "annoyed", "too many mistakes" but determined to trust one another despite all of the above. The Crusaders are beginning to sound like the Blues as they prepare for the match against their old rivals in Christchurch...
Thu, 17 May 2012 14:05:58 +1200
Wider training group loose forward Steven Luatua will make his run-on debut for the Blues when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night.Luatua, 21, who became a full-time member of the Blues squad following injuries...
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