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Louw undergoes neck surgery

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Springbok flanker Francois Louw underwent surgery on Monday after he injured his neck in the Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Wellington. Team doctor Craig Roberts told reporters in Cape...

Pools drawn for Gold Coast Sevens

1 decade ago by IRB Sevens

Defending champions New Zealand will play Samoa, France and Japan on the first day of the new season, after the pools were drawn for the first round of the HSBC Sevens World Series on Australia's Gold...

Conrad Smith: NZ were better in '07

1 decade ago by IRB

Conrad Smith talks to Total Rugby about his enduring centre partnership with Ma’a Nonu, with RWC 2015 now less than a year away. Conrad Smith has spoken highly of his midfield partnership with Ma'a...

Conrad Smith: NZ were better in '07

1 decade ago by Rugby World Cup 2015

Conrad Smith talks to Total Rugby about his enduring centre partnership with Ma’a Nonu, with RWC 2015 now less than a year away. Conrad Smith has spoken highly of his midfield partnership with Ma'a...

Cruden joins NZ's hall of shame

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Aaron Cruden is the latest to join New Zealand's ever-growing 'Bad Boys' club, a list that already features some of the most famous names in the sport. The flyhalf's reputation may have suffered and...

NZ centre duo equal world record

1 decade ago by IRB

Conrad Smith talks to Total Rugby about his enduring centre partnership with Ma’a Nonu, with RWC 2015 now less than a year away. Conrad Smith has spoken highly of his midfield partnership with Ma'a...

NZ centre duo equal world record

1 decade ago by Rugby World Cup 2015

Conrad Smith talks to Total Rugby about his enduring centre partnership with Ma’a Nonu, with RWC 2015 now less than a year away. Conrad Smith has spoken highly of his midfield partnership with Ma'a...

Bok scrum is on the up

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

The scrumming travails that dominated the headlines and media copy after the two matches against Argentina are now behind the Springboks and quickly receding from memory, according to Pieter de Villiers.

South Africa call young trio up to train with Boks

1 decade ago by Rugby Championship news

South Africa have called up and coming players Nizaam Carr, Seabelo Senatla and Lizo Gqoboka for on and off-field sessions with the Springboks in Cape Town.

Slipper keen to end Newlands drought

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Wallaby loosehead prop James Slipper is hopeful of claiming a victory this Saturday, thus ending a 22-year losing run at Newlands against South Africa. The Wallabies left on Monday for South Africa,...