Savea double keeps Hurricanes unbeaten
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumA stunning try from Julian Savea in the 75th minute has secured the Hurricanes their fourth win of the season, as well as a four try bonus point, to remain unbeaten after four matches. In a see-sawing...
Hurricanes edge Blues in thriller
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Hurricanes moved to the top of the standings, for at least 24 hours, after edging the Blues 30-23 in a thrilling Super Rugby encounter in Palmerston North on Friday. It was far from flawless, with...
Super Rugby Round 5 Preview Part 1
1 decade 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
1 decade 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...
Milner-Skudder to start at home
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Manawatu fullback Nehe Milner-Skudder will have the pleasure of running on for his first Hurricanes start in front of a home crowd on Friday. Having entered the 2015 season with a knee injury, Milner-Skudder...
International game needs Kolbe
1 decade ago by Rugby 365There has plenty of chatter around Stormers fullback Cheslin Kolbe switching to scrumhalf in order to have a better chance of becoming a Springbok but Stormers backline coach, Robbie Fleck believes he...
Super Rugby: 5 Things we learnt from Round 4
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 Aaron Cruden’s inaccurate goalkicking is reducing him to an also-ran in the quest to be the All Blacks back-up and stand-in for Dan Carter. The Chiefs lost their unbeaten...
Super Rugby: 5 Things we learnt from Round 3
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 We saw again that scrums take too long, and collapse ad nauseam, and that referees often guess who is infringing. Among the most obvious other refereeing problems we saw yet...
Hurricanes march on
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby27 February 2015Cory Jane, Mark Abbott, Julian Savea, Victor Vito and James Marshall all went over for the Hurricanes, with Beauden Barrett kicking 13 points and Marshall adding four. Mitchell...
Canes go top with strong showing
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Hurricanes raced to the top of the Super Rugby standings with a 42-13 demolition of a hapless Western Force team in Perth on Friday. Outscoring the home team by five tries to one, the unbeaten...
