Rugby Banter Page weekly round up
1 decade ago by Rugby Banter PageMonday 1st June: I’m At No Greater Concussion Risk Than Any Other Player, Says George North: George North maintains he will be "at no greater risk" of concussion than any other player after his injury...
Hurricanes cement top spot
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Hurricanes all but secured top spot on the Super Rugby standings with an impressive 29-5 win over a hapless Blues team in a very wet Auckland on Saturday. Forced into a number of late changes -...
Preview: S15 Round 15, Part Two
1 decade ago by Rugby 365It seems unlikely anybody will catch Super Rugby's runaway leaders, the Hurricanes. But that won't stop teams from trying to knock them over and claim bragging rights in the home stretch of the tournament's...
Record-breaking Rebels beat Blues
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Rebels set a new franchise record when they beat the Blues 42-22 in their Super Rugby Round 13 encounter in Melbourne on Friday. Outscoring the visitors by five tries to three, the Rebels recorded...
Preview: S15 Round 13, Part One
1 decade ago by Rugby 365There is no escaping the spotlight in Christchurch on Friday, as a couple of All Black legends look set to make their final appearance in the city as Crusaders. Several Crusaders could be playing their...
Steven Luatua to lead Blues, Ihaia West at 10
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandAll Black Steven Luatua has been named to lead the Blues for the rest of the Super Rugby season after captain Jerome Kaino was ruled out with injury. Luatua, who could play his 50th game for the Blues...
Preview: S15 Round 12, Part Two
1 decade ago by Rugby 365It 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 365The 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 365Saturday 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 365Keven 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...
