Wasps scrum-half Joe Simpson will use head-to-head with Ben Youngs as launchpad to England World Cup squad
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThe Aviva Premiership judges have been swayed. Now for Stuart Lancaster. Joe Simpson was a popular choice as April player of the month and with a head-to-head against the England and Leicester scrum-half...
Second Rower Sam Whitelock scores unbelievable solo try vs the Reds
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpThe Crusaders gave the likes of Dan Carter and Richie McCaw a fitting farewell in their last ever home game as they thrashed the Reds 58-17 in Christchurch. They scored eight tries in the process,...
Super Rugby Round 13 Preview Part 2
1 decade ago by Len KaplanThe Force look likely to continue their string of defeats when they play the Waratahs in Perth. The Highlanders have made the long trip from Dunedin to Johannesburg to play the ebullient Lions, and...
Preview: S15 Round 13, Part Two
1 decade ago by Rugby 365It is not often that teams will rest players when they face the Sharks, but the Hurricanes certainly feel they can do without key backs Julian Savea and TJ Perenara. The Sharks may well use the 'gesture'...
'Switched on' Lions await Highlanders
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Lions' notoriously slow starts could cost them dearly when they host the high-flying Highlanders in Johannesburg on Saturday. Coming off a 48-15 hammering of the Sharks, the New Zealand franchise...
Lions make more changes
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comEmirates Lions coach Johan Ackermann continued his regime of making big changes ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Highlanders at Emirates Airline Park, making no less than seven...
SA needs to win RWC desperately - Jean
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comSpringbok captain Jean de Villiers believes South Africa desperately “needs” to win this year’s Rugby World Cup to give the country a boost. De Villiers was speaking at the SuperSport networking...
Boshoff moves to flyhalf for Lions
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Springbok Marnitz Boshoff has shifted to flyhalf for the Lions clash with the Highlanders, while Elton Jantjies moves onto the bench.
Weekend teams and predictions
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntJust six games with only three SA sides in action this derby free weekend. Catch all the times, teams. odds, SuperBru community picks along with both Tank Lanning and Corne Krige’s predictions. Tank...
Murray hoping for plenty more from O'Connell
1 decade ago by Lions RugbyBritish & Irish Lions scrum-half Conor Murray believes teammate Paul O'Connell will want to end his career on a high but is not expecting the Lions captain to hang up his boots just yet.
