Dominic Bird

Wednesday Afternoon Round Up

Brummer to join Bulls in New Zealand   Flyhalf Francois Brummer will join the Bulls in New Zealand this week as they prepare to take on the Chiefs and Sunwolves in the next two weeks.   Brummer...

Dominic Bird and Michael Allardice re-sign with the Chiefs

The Chiefs have confirmed that Dominic Bird and Michael Allardice will continue Super Rugby careers with the Chiefs under incoming head coach Colin Cooper. Dominic Bird has signed on for 2018, while Michael...

Super Rugby Preview: Chiefs

The always impressive Chiefs will be a force to reckon with in Super Rugby 2017, they finished 3rd in the New Zealand conference last year and will be looking to make a strong start in 2017.   Despite...

Chiefs official squad for 2017

Despite the departures of Pauliasi Manu, Siate Tokolahi and Hiroshi Yamashita, the Chiefs' propping stocks for 2017 still look a strong point, with Kane Hames' introduction last season a real plus. With...

Mitre10 Highlights: Canterbury Vs Tasman Makos (Round 2)

WATCH: Tongan Thor leaves Bird with a bleeding beak

Taniel Tupou, better known as the Tongan Thor, continued to impress when he played his second Super Rugby game for the Queensland Reds last night, laying a crushing tackle on Dominic Bird of the Chiefs....

Bird flies into Bombay's battle

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Dominic Bird will make his Chiefs debut in the Bombay's battle when the Blues travel to Hamilton on Friday.

Tuesday Round Up

Glasgow's Ryan Wilson cited for testicle grabIn yet another incident of foul play, Glasgow's flanker was has been cited for allegedly grabbing the testicles of Northampton's Lee Dickson. Wilson's hearing...

Training injuries sideline Nepo Laulala and Dominic Bird

All Blacks and Chiefs tighthead prop Nepo Laulala tore three ligaments in his right knee yesterday: the ACL, PCL and MCL and will undergo surgery soon. Recovery from this kind of reconstructive surgery...

Canterbury win another ITM Cup Final, as Hawkes Bay get promoted in thriller

While the World Cup nears a close, New Zealand's provincial domestic competition, the ITM Cup, culminated with two sensational finals at the weekend. There was the Premiership (top tier) final that featured...