Blues lose to Lions, is Kirwan a goner?
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandYou can hear the blades sharpening in Auckland as the lame Blues have gone down 10-13 to the Lions tonight. Under huge pressure already, Coach Sir John Kirwan has dug himself a deeper, more cavernous...
Lions win basement battle
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Lions came back from a half-time deficit to edge the Blues 13-10 in their Super Rugby Round Four match at the North Harbour Stadium, in Albany, on Saturday. It was the Lions' first win of the season,...
As It Happened: Blues v Lions
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandFulltime: Blues 10 Lions 13 - Well, there could be a coaching job up for grabs in the coming days. The Blues were impotent and the Lions defence made them even limper. 76 mins: Blues 10 Lions 13...
Super Rugby Round 4 Preview
1 decade ago by Len KaplanWe still have four unbeaten teams as we go into Round 4. The log-leading Hurricanes have a bye, the Chiefs are at home against the Highlanders, the Stormers at home against the Sharks, and the Cheetahs...
Preview: S15 Round Four, Part Two
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Saturday will be a day of milestones for front row forwards - with Keven Mealamu and Benn Robinson in the spotlight. It will be minor sideshows to the bigger events - a day of intriguing Super Rugby...
Super Rugby preview, team news, line-ups: Round 4
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumFriday, March 6Chiefs v Highlanders, Waikato Stadium, HamiltonHead-to-head: Played 23, Won 15, Lost 8 In Hamilton: Played 12, Won 8, Lost 4 Last clash: Round 17, 2014 - Highlanders 29-25 Chiefs, Dunedin Key...
Weekend teams and predictions
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntThe two derbies concluding the weekend look to be the SuperBru deciders. Catch the teams, times, odds, SuperBru Community picks and both Tank Lanning and Bob Skinstad’s predictions. Tank LanningA...
Mealamu to set Super Rugby record
1 decade ago by Rugby 365All Blacks warhorse Keven Mealamu will set a new Super Rugby appearance record after being named in the Blues starting line-out for their match against the Lions. The 35-year-old hooker will contest...
Blues' Mealamu to start in milestone Super Rugby game
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandInspirational Blues and All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu will become the most capped Super Rugby player in history as the Blues looked to end their winless start to the season, at North Harbour on Saturday...
Super Rugby: 5 Things we learnt from Round 3
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 We saw again that scrums take too long, and collapse ad nauseam, and that referees often guess who is infringing. Among the most obvious other refereeing problems we saw yet...