Six big All Blacks to miss the Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWhen the All Blacks World Cup squad is announced on Sunday, there will be six big omissions. Ben Franks Steve Hansen and Co. clearly do not see Ben Franks as a starter, believing he is better coming off...
Super Rugby Final Preview
1 decade ago by Len KaplanAfter 18 Rounds and then two weeks of play-off games, we reach the Super Rugby Final, with the two top teams on the overall log contesting what should be a momentous game. Isn’t it fitting that despite...
Super Rugby: Semi Final Preview
1 decade ago by Len KaplanSuper Rugby’s also-ran teams are busy with post-competition analysis, handing out the requisite commendations and admonitions, and deciding on necessary recriminations and reappointments or replacements....
Super Rugby Round 18: Team of the Week & More
1 decade ago by Len KaplanTeam of the Week 15 Israel Folau, 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Rey Lee-Lo, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Matt Hodgson, 6 Matt Todd, 5 David Dennis,...
Crusaders stun Hurricanes
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Crusaders produced their best performance of the season to upset Super Rugby's runaway leaders, the Hurricanes, at Trafalgar Park, in Nelson, on Friday. Outscoring the visitors by four tries to...
Preview: S15 Round 16, Part One
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The ninth-placed Crusaders could be ruled out of Super Rugby's play-offs for the first time in more than a decade. The seven-time champions last missed the knock-out stages of the competition in 2001,...
Longevity record for Nonu and Thrush
1 decade ago by Rugby 365All Black veterans Ma'a Nonu and Jeremy Thrush will set new Hurricanes records for longevity when the Super Rugby pace-setters meet the Crusaders on Friday. Having equalled Tana Umaga's record as the...
Longevity record for Nonu and Rush
1 decade ago by Rugby 365All Black veterans Ma'a Nonu and Jeremy Thrush will set new Hurricanes records for longevity when the Super Rugby pace-setters meet the Crusaders on Friday. Having equalled Tana Umaga's record as the...
Goodes slapped with one-week ban
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Hurricanes prop Reggie Goodes has been slapped with a one-week ban for dangerous charging into a ruck. SANZAR judicial officer Robert Stelzner accepted a guilty plea from Goodes for contravening 10. 4...
Preview: S15 Round 14, Part Two
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Intrigue, drama, sub-plots, controversies and surprises. It sound like a Hollywood scripted series or silver screen production. However, this is what Saturday's matches of Super Rugby's Round 14...
