LAIDLAW: The All Blacks team does not pick itself
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auIt looks as if the All Black selectors are going to have a harder job picking their World Cup team than many of us thought. One reason for that is that the generational game is accelerating faster than...
Kiwis keep two prized assets
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The New Zealand Rugby Union retained two more of their prized assets and rising stars on extended contracts. In what is a major announcement, 23-year-old Brodie Retallick and 24-year-old Julian Savea,...
Super Rugby: 5 Things We Learnt From Round 15
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 If team performances in Super Rugby between February and May were a reliable guide as to how the All Blacks, Springboks, and Wallabies will fare in the World Cup in September/October,...
Dashing false hope
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe table-topping Hurricanes made short work of the Blues at Eden Park on Saturday night, stepping out to a 29-5 win and not needing all their front liners to do it. Centre Conrad Smith was rested, wing...
Hurricanes cement top spot
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Hurricanes all but secured top spot on the Super Rugby standings with an impressive 29-5 win over a hapless Blues team in a very wet Auckland on Saturday. Forced into a number of late changes -...
Weekend teams and predictions
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntBulls and Sharks to strike back on tour? Tahs to pip the Saders in Sydney? Some say yes, Tank Lanning says no. Catch all the weekend’s teams, times, collated odds and SuperBru community picks. Tank...
Preview: S15 Round 15, Part Two
1 decade ago by Rugby 365It seems unlikely anybody will catch Super Rugby's runaway leaders, the Hurricanes. But that won't stop teams from trying to knock them over and claim bragging rights in the home stretch of the tournament's...
Super Rugby - 5 Things We Learnt From Round 14
1 decade ago1 When players ask Rohan Hoffmann if it’ll be half-time if they kick a penalty into touch, and he says: “That’s it. That’s half”, he doesn’t necessarily mean “That’s...
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...
