Angus Ta'avao rugby player
Angus Ta'avao rugby player

Angus Ta'avao

22nd Mar 1990 1.94m/124kg Tighthead Prop

Preview: S15 Round 12, Part Two

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

It is getting tight at the front-end of the Super Rugby play-off race. Just 10 points separate teams one to six, the current play-off spots, with seven more rounds to go. And with another three teams...

Crusaders blow Blues away

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The Crusaders kept alive their Super Rugby play-off hopes with an impressive 29-15 win over the Blues Christchurch on Saturday. Although the Blues fought hard and at one stage in the first half had...

Preview: S15 Round 11, Part Two

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Saturday will truly be a derby day. However, it is at Newlands were the spotlight will shine brightest. They don't come much bigger than this, the ultimate north-south derby - rich in tradition and...

Mealamu leads Blues, as Kaino rests

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Keven Mealamu has been handed the Blues' captain in the absence of regular skipper Jerome Kaino. The veteran hooker, Mealamu, will lead the team out against the Crusaders in a Super Rugby Round 11...

Preview: S15 Round 10, Part One

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Two delectable north-south derbies in New Zealand, a trans-Tasman showdown and an all-Australian encounter. That is what w look at in the first half of our Round 10 preview- as Super Rugby's league...

As it happened: Blues v Brumbies at Eden Park

1 decade ago by TVNZ New Zealand

MATCH SUMMARY:It came down to a long-range penalty conversion attempt in the 80th minute, but the Blues have secured their first win in seven weeks on their home ground Eden Park. A good lead was developed...

Blues break their duck

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The Blues recorded their first win of the Super Rugby season, a dramatic late penalty by replacement Ihaia West giving them a 16-14 win over the Brumbies in Auckland on Friday. The Blues scored the...

Preview: S15 Round Nine, Part One

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Desperate times call for desperate measures. It may be a well-worn cliche, but it certainly rings true for a few of the teams in Round Nine. We have just one Friday game and that includes a very...

Chiefs edge combative Blues

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The Chiefs cemented their place in the top six of the Super Rugby competition with a hard-earned 23-16 win over a combative Blues team in Hamilton on Saturday. The Blues, desperate to record their...

Live updates: Chiefs v Blues

1 decade ago by TVNZ New Zealand

Welcome to onenews. co. nz's LIVE coverage of the Chiefs' round 8 Super Rugby match against the Blues at Waikato Stadium.  33mins - CHI 10-0 BLUBlues certainly haven't lacked effort but they need to...