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Posted 308 days ago
Former All Black Sir John Kirwan has been appointed the new Head Coach of the Blues, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) and Blues Franchise announced today. The 47-year-old has signed a two-year contract for the 2013 and 2014 Super Rugby seasons. His contract is effective from 13 August 2012.
Kirwan played 142 games for Auckland, 96 for the All Blacks…
Posted 314 days ago
THREE CHANGES have been made to the starting line-up that met the Chiefs in Hamilton last weekend, including two positional changes, for the final match of the regular season against Western Force this Saturday.
Kieran Read’s rib injury in the Chiefs match has ruled him out for this week, so captain Richie McCaw will move into the number 8 position and…
Posted 314 days ago
BLUES PROP Charlie Faumuina is back to full fitness and will start against the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday.
Faumuina hasn’t played for the Blues for two months since tearing his calf against the Lions in round 12, just days before he was named in the All Blacks Wider Training Squad for the Steinlager Series Tests against Ireland. The injury meant…
Posted 314 days ago
THE INCLUSION of Sitakeli Timani is the only change to the Waratahs’ starting team for this Saturday’s season finale against the Reds in Brisbane.
Timani replaces Wycliff Palu who has been ruled out through injury. The big lock will form a Southern Districts second row alongside Kane Douglas, with Dean Mumm moving to the blindside and Dave Dennis taking over at…
Posted 321 days ago
WITH THEIR play-off chances hanging by a thread, Coach Todd Blackadder will be happy with the return of Kieran Read (concussion), Dan Carter (hamstring) and Israel Dagg (ankle) who start against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday.
After suffering a knock to the head during the All Blacks 3-0 whitewash over Ireland, Kieran Read starts at number 8, moving captain Richie…
Posted 327 days ago
Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Chiefs at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Friday. He has made five changes to the run-on team that played the Crusaders at AMI Stadium a month ago.
Four changes have been made to the Highlanders forward pack with Ma’afu Fia returning to the front row replacing Chris King,…
Posted 328 days ago
CRUSADERS LOOSEHEAD prop Wyatt Crockett will notch up a century for the Super 15 side when he starts against the Hurricanes this Saturday in Addington.
Injuries to All Black trio Dan Carter (hamstring), Israel Dagg (ankle) and Kieran Read (head) means Head Coach Todd Blackadder moves captain Richie McCaw into the number eight position usually occupied by Kieran Read, and Matt…
Posted 355 days ago
Blues coach Pat Lam welcomes back a couple of players from the squad’s lengthy injured list to the starting 22 this week.
Fullback Rudi Wulf returns to the side after being laid off for a month with a shoulder injury. Saturday night’s match is a special one for Wulf who will be running out for his 50th Super Rugby game for…
Posted 356 days ago
ALL BLACKS loose forward Kieran Read returns to the Crusaders starting line-up to face the Highlanders. Read sustained a bruised pelvis during their 28-19 defeat to the Rebels, nearly three weeks ago, and will start alongside fellow All Black Richie McCaw for the first time this season.
The team return refreshed after a week off, and make three changes to the…
Posted 357 days ago
THE WESTERN Force recruitment drive for the 2013 season is in full swing with the signing of Cheetahs fly-half Sias Ebersohn to the squad on a two year deal as the club’s foreign developing player.
Ebersohn is a natural talent in the playmaker role and has been part of the Cheetahs set-up for the past three seasons. His tactical kicking, communication…
