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Hurricanes starting from scratch

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

NEWS: Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd said he is taking nothing from his team's two wins over the Highlanders this season ahead of their final.

Highlanders pack no pushovers

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles says that his side will not make the mistake of underestimating the unheralded Highlanders pack.

Highlanders cruise into Super Rugby final with good win over champion Waratahs

1 decade ago by Rugby Dump

Aaron Smith, Richard Buckman, Waisake Naholo and Patrick Osborne all scored for the Highlanders as they knocked defending Super Rugby champions the Waratahs out at the semi final stage on Saturday. The...

Waratahs’ semi-final loss represented their entire season

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

The semi-final between the Waratahs and Highlanders on Saturday night showed the crowd and audience a condensed version of the NSW side’s 2015 Super Rugby campaign. The Tahs stumbled their way through...

Hurricanes injury concerns

1 decade ago by Sky Sports Rugby

Wellington Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd will give Nehe Milner-Skudder and Cory Jane until Thursday to prove their fitness for Saturday's Super Rugby final against the Otago Highlanders.

Super Rugby - 5 Things We Learnt From the Semi Finals

1 decade ago by Len Kaplan

1     The Australian commentators’ vitriolic criticism of the yellow card given by referee Craig Joubert to Jacques Potgieter for his foul play which prevented a probable Highlanders...

SPIRO: The Waratahs out-played by a Highlanders’ ‘master class’

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

First things first. The Waratahs and the Brumbies were given a “master class” (the telling phrase of Fox Sports commentator Greg Clarke in praise of the Highlanders) by their New Zealand opponents,...

It’s not Cheika’s fault the Waratahs lost, so why the witch hunt?

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

The Waratahs, who were the defending Super Rugby champions, crashed out of the tournament on Saturday night with a 35-17 semi final loss to the Highlanders, and according to many fans it was coach Michael...

Five lessons for Australia from the Super Rugby semi-finals

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

The NSW Waratahs and Brumbies were outclassed in their respective Super Rugby matches against the Highlanders and Hurricanes respectively. Here are five lessons the Wallabies can learn from the defeats....

Cheika’s worlds collide after Tahs’ loss

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

Michael Cheika’s life as an international coach flashed before his eyes when he was asked about the Highlanders’ penalty try in their Super Rugby semi-final win over the NSW Waratahs. Cheika,...