Super Rugby preview, team news, line-ups: Round 4
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumFriday, March 6Chiefs v Highlanders, Waikato Stadium, HamiltonHead-to-head: Played 23, Won 15, Lost 8 In Hamilton: Played 12, Won 8, Lost 4 Last clash: Round 17, 2014 - Highlanders 29-25 Chiefs, Dunedin Key...
Howley full of praise for Ireland's accuracy
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumRob Howley believes Ireland's unrelenting accuracy "in everything they do" has helped make them a force during Joe Schmidt's coaching reign. Schmidt is less than two years into the job as Ireland boss,...
The best half-back partnerships at the moment
1 decade agoPhipps and FoleyAfter enjoying a successful year with the Waratahs last season, Phipps and Foley are now the Wallabies first choice half-backs. The two players go way back, where they both started their...
Mariano Galarza targeting a debut against Sale Sharks
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoMariano Galarza has been pencilled in to make his long-awaited Gloucester debut against Sale Sharks. The Argentine second-row joined the Cherry and Whites in the summer but suffered a serious shoulder...
Bob Dwyer “100 per cent behind” Karmichael keeping contract
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWorld Cup-winning former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer believes Australian rugby has done the right thing in standing by Karmichael Hunt. Hunt was given a sporting lifeline by the Australian and Queensland...
Drugs “absolutely not” a problem in rugby: Phipps
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWallabies halfback Nick Phipps is adamant social drugs are “absolutely not” widespread in Australian rugby despite Queensland Reds star Karmichael Hunt on Thursday pleading guilty to cocaine...
Brumbies set to starve Honey Badger
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Brumbies will aim to starve a “meat”-ravenous Honey Badger by winning the battle up front against the Western Force on Friday. In his first Super Rugby game since his Japan sabbatical,...
Barnes to referee Wales v Ireland
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales' Six Nations match against Ireland on 14 March will be refereed by Englishman Wayne Barnes after Australia's Steve Walsh withdrew due to "business commitments". Barnes was due to be assistant...
Barnes in charge for Wales-Ireland
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby05 March 2015Barnes will replace Australia's Steve Walsh, who World Rugby announced had withdrawn from the game because of business commitments. In a further change ahead of the Millennium...
Karmichael Hunt suspended for six weeks
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumThe Australian Rugby Union and Queensland Rugby Union have suspended Karmichael Hunt for six weeks, and fined him Aus$30,000, after he pleaded guilty at Southport Magistrates Court to four counts of possession...
