Stormers’ surprise selection for Lions clash
1 decade ago by iol.co.zaStormers spring a surprise with the selection of hooker Bongi Mbonambi ahead of Scarra Ntubeni to face the Lions
Super Rugby Round 3 Preview Part 1
1 decade ago by Len KaplanAfter two rounds of Super Rugby’s 18 rounds before the play-offs, we already have 11 of the 15 teams having suffered a defeat, with only the Hurricanes, Chiefs, and Stormers winning their first two...
Mbonambi starts as two Boks return
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Stormers have been boosted by the return of two Springboks - one in the starting XV and another on the bench. At the same time Bulls import Bongi Mbonambi will get his first start for the Stormers,...
Boshoff axed, as Lions ring changes
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Springbok Marnitz Boshoff has paid the price for his poor start to the Super Rugby season, with coach Johan Ackermann axing the flyhalf from the matchday squad. Ackermann on Thursday named a team that...
Ellis back, but still no Carter
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Crusaders got one All Black back, but are still without two others through injury. Coach Todd Blackadder has made three changes to his starting line-up for the Crusaders' Round Three Super Rugby...
Dock log points for a red card
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntIn his column for Sport24 this week, Tank Lanning suggests that a 15 vs 14 man game is unsustainable in a professional world, so has come up with a few eyebrow raising alternate red card punishments. Tank...
Leigh Halfpenny puts club loyalties aside as Wales prepare to face France
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe Lions full-back is enjoying life with Toulon but on Saturday he will be focused on helping his country to a Six Nations win in Paris• Wales bounce back to leave Scotland without a win Continue reading...
Preview: S15 Round Three, Part One
1 decade ago by Rugby 365It may be early days yet, just two rounds played, but already some interesting trends are beginning to develop in the last addition of a 15-team Super Rugby tournament. Some teams have had more problems...
Ireland v England: Dylan Hartley says yellow cards 'find their way to me' but there is another side to the story
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDylan Hartley latched on to a statistic thrown his way on Wednesday with the relish of a man locking horns with the Ireland scrum for the first time. In the 32 matches the England hooker has played...
Ireland v England: Rory Best thirsts for an 'on the edge' front-row battle in Dublin Six Nations clash
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt might just have been reverse psychology, but the Ireland hooker Rory Best could not have sugar-coated his English opponents any more if he had glazed them in honey. In Best’s view, Stuart Lancaster...
