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Posted 193 days ago
THE AUTUMN Internationals start tomorrow, expect these players to make an impact in the coming weeks
As a straight-running crash ball centre on the fringes of the Leicester squad three years ago, Tom Youngs would never have expected to be starting an England Test in front of his younger brother, Ben, but that’s what is happening tomorrow.
Posted 193 days ago
SCOTLAND BEGIN their programme of EMC Internationals looking for a fourth win in succession, after a clean sweep on their summer tour of Australia, Samoa and Fiji. Their opponents are in a different position, aiming to start a new run of victories after their run of 16 consecutive wins was halted by their 18-18 draw with Australia last month.
Posted 210 days ago
GLASGOW WARRIORS have pulled off a massive signing coup after securing Crusaders star Sean Maitland until May 2015.
The 24-year-old Crusader, who qualifies for Scotland via his paternal Grandparents, can play at either wing or at full-back, is one of the most highly rated outside backs in the Southern Hemisphere.
Head Coach Gregor Townsend may think Christmas has come early after securing…
Posted 215 days ago
AFTER A tough summer, Australia are available at unprecedented odds of 8/1 ahead of this weekend’s test against New Zealand at home in Brisbane. The odds reflect not only the troubles of the Wallabies throughout the inaugural Rugby Championship, but also the supreme dominance of the All Blacks against their Southern Hemisphere rivals.
Posted 216 days ago
NEW ZEALAND referee Bryce Lawrence has retired, citing heavy criticism following the Rugby World Cup quarter-final between South Africa and Australia last year behind his decision. The 41 year-old is set to take up a position as a high performance referee reviewer in his homeland but has frequently been denounced for his officiating by both the South African and Australian Rugby Unions.
Posted 223 days ago
ALL HAIL the All Blacks. Six wins out of six and a 14 point gap between the champions and second placed Australia show just how far ahead of the rest of the world New Zealand are right now. In fact, they nilled their Tasman rivals for the first time since 1962 with the 22-0 victory at Eden Park.
Posted 249 days ago
DUNEDIN WILL play host to the first meeting in The Rugby Championship between the table-topping All Blacks and the traveling Springboks. The home side currently hold a three-from-three performance and top the table with 12 points, and are up against an inconsistent Boks side.
The squad features an interchange of several starting XV and bench roles from last week. In the…
Posted 250 days ago
AFTER TASTING defeat against the Wallabies last weekend in Perth, Heyneke Meyer has made two changes to the Springbok team who face New Zealand in the fourth Test in The Championship in Dunedin on Saturday.
Both changes are in the forwards, where lock Flip van der Merwe replaces the suspended Eben Etzebeth while Francois Louw comes in for Marcell Coetzee at…
Posted 253 days ago
WORLD CUP winning All Black, Tony Woodcock, has signed with the Highlanders for a two-year period and will join the franchise for the 2013 Super Rugby competition.
31 year old Woodcock was born in Helensville, and made his 1st class debut for North Harbour in 2000. He has played 113 super Rugby games for the Blues and 88 tests for the…
Posted 272 days ago
THERE IS just one forced change from last week’s All Black’s starting XV, Crusaders prop Wyatt Crockett coming in for the injured Tony Woodcock at loosehead prop.
All Blacks Coach Steve Hansen said, while they had been happy with their first-up 27-19 win over the Wallabies in Sydney last weekend, the expectation of the team was to continue to seek improvement…
