James Lowe

Tuesday Afternoon Round Up

Italy duo ruled out of Bok Test   Italy will be without the services of hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini (toe injury) and prop Andrea Lovotti (rib injury) when they face the Springboks in Florence on...

Maori All Blacks team to face Harlequins

Head Coach Colin Cooper has made three changes to his Maori All Blacks run-on side for their tour-closing match against the Harlequins on Wednesday.   Whetu Douglas will start no.6, Sean Wainui...

Video: Maori All Blacks Train In UL

In preparing for Friday night's sold out encounter against Munster at Thomond Park, the Maori All Blacks trained indoors at UL today. We went behind the scenes and chatted with Forwards Coach Carl Hoeft...

Maori ABs beat US in Chicago rugby clash

Winger James Lowe and back-rower Akira Ioane have both scored two tries as the All Blacks Maori rugby team beat the US 54-7 in Chicago. Lowe scored twice in the first half and Ioane touched down once in...

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...

Maori All Blacks squad for 2016 northern tour

Six new caps have been named in the side including this year’s New Zealand Under 20 captain, Wellington’s Leni Apisai.   Ash Dixon will take over from Charlie Ngatai in the captain’s...

Mitre 10 Highlights: Tasman Makos Vs Southland

Super Rugby Highlights: Stormers vs Chiefs (QF)

The Chiefs ran out convincing 60-21 winners over the Stormers in the Quarter Finals of Super Rugby. The Chiefs dominated the first half, scoring four tries to the two of the Stormers to lead...

2016 Super Rugby: Full teams for Round 7

Round 7 is upon us, and there are some mouth-watering encounters for this shortened rugby weekend. Here are the full teams, referees and times for each game. Chiefs vs Blues Hamilton, Friday 5.35pm (AEST)...

Super Rugby - Play Off Preview

Super Rugby’s conference system means that it is not the top six teams on merit who contest the play-offs. Log points accumulated in each team’s 16 regular season games are not decisive, as the SANZAR...