Scrum penalties killing rugby
9 years ago by Front Row GruntPenalizing a prop for being popped is like a penalizing a flyhalf for missing touch says Tank Lanning in his Sport24 column this week, who deems scrum penalties to be the scourge of modern day rugby. Imagine...
Preview: S15 Round Six, Part One
9 years ago by Rugby 365The Hurricanes head south across the Cook Strait determined to maintain their unbeaten start, as the Super Rugby season heads into Week Six. Awaiting for the tournament's only remaining unbeaten side...
Preview: S15 Round Five, Part Two
9 years ago by Rugby 365It is going to be a cracking day of entertainment and drama, as super Saturday brings us five intriguing games. It all starts in Christchurch when the Crusaders will look to put their campaign back...
Super Rugby Round 5 Preview Part 1
9 years ago by Len KaplanWe still have two unbeaten teams as we go into Round 5, with the Stormers having won four from four and the Hurricanes three from three. Only the Blues have not yet won a game. The coaches most under pressure...
Weekend teams and predictions
9 years ago by Front Row GruntSonny Bill vs Damien de Allende? Pah … Give us Julian Redelinghuys vs Wyatt Crockett or Beast vs Coenie any day! Eyeball all the teams, times, odds and Tank and Corne’s predictions. Tank LanningSaturday...
Boshoff back for Lions
9 years ago by Rugby 365Lions coach Johan Ackermann has recalled two-times capped Springbok Marnitz Boshoff for his team's Round Five Super Rugby match against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday. Ackermann, who named...
Kiwi reputations rubbed in the dirt
9 years ago by Rugby 365There are a few reputations that were rubbed into the dirt of the North Harbour Stadium in Albany at the weekend . . . not that the New Zealanders would have noticed. You have to wonder why they...
Lions win basement battle
9 years ago by Rugby 365The Lions came back from a half-time deficit to edge the Blues 13-10 in their Super Rugby Round Four match at the North Harbour Stadium, in Albany, on Saturday. It was the Lions' first win of the season,...
As It Happened: Blues v Lions
9 years ago by TVNZ New ZealandFulltime: Blues 10 Lions 13 - Well, there could be a coaching job up for grabs in the coming days. The Blues were impotent and the Lions defence made them even limper. 76 mins: Blues 10 Lions 13...
Preview: S15 Round Four, Part Two
9 years ago by Rugby 365Saturday will be a day of milestones for front row forwards - with Keven Mealamu and Benn Robinson in the spotlight. It will be minor sideshows to the bigger events - a day of intriguing Super Rugby...
