Thursday Round-Up
1 decade agoBack in Black: The long awaited return to rugby union of one Sonny Bill Williams will come to a screeching halt this weekend, as the comer rugby league star is named in Steve Hansen’s starting XV to...
Preview: South Africa v New Zealand
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The first rugby contacts between New Zealanders and South Africans was in wartime and sometimes it seems that it is still so - brave young men going into battle, 'putting their bodies on the line'. It...
Weekend teams and predictions
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntAll Blacks lose Crocket and Retallick and might have a foot on the plane, Boks bring in Bismarck, but sweat on Vermeulen. A look at the weekend’s teams, times, refs, odds, weather and Tank’s predictions. Tank...
Preview: South Africa v New Zealand
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyIf Saturday's clash at Ellis Park is even half as good as the spectacle this fixture produced last year, it'll still rank as one of the best Test matches of the year. The 2013 Rugby Championship decider...
All Blacks winning habit under threat at Ellis Park
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandHabits bits are hard to change, and few teams in sport currently have a winning habit as unshakeable the Al Blacks. With 33 wins and a single loss in 36 games in all competitions since claiming the World...
South Africa v New Zealand: All Blacks draft in Joe Moody and Jeremy Thrush for Rugby Championship clash
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsNew Zealand coach Steve Hansen has made just two injury-enforced changes to his starting side for Saturday's Test against South Africa, opting for consistency in a match where the All Blacks...
Rugby Championship 2014: New Zealand team for South Africa
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogHead coach Steve Hansen has made two changes to the New Zealand side that won the Rugby Championship last week for the upcoming game against South Africa in Johannesburg. Both changes are injury-enforced,...
All Blacks draft in Thrush and Moody
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumNew Zealand have made two changes ahead of their Rugby Championship Test in South Africa at the weekend. Both are injury-enforced with Joe Moody replacing Wyatt Crockett and Jeremy Thrush coming into...
All Blacks lose their enforcer
1 decade ago by Rugby 365New Zealand were dealt a big blow ahead of their Rugby Championship encounter with South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday. The loss of their enforcer, star lock Brodie Retallick, could prove to be...
All Blacks forced to make changes
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandThe All Blacks have been forced to make changes to their forward pack for Sunday morning's battle with the Springboks at Ellis Park. Injury has ruled out Wyatt Crockett who suffered a facial cut against...
