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Posted 366 days ago
ALI WILLIAMS looks set to play his 100th Super Rugby game off the bench after he and fellow All Blacks Piri Weepu and Ma’a Nonu were relegated to the reserves for Saturday’s match against the Highlanders at Eden Park.
In the wake of the All Blacks training camp in Auckland last weekend, Blues head coach Pat Lam has decided to give…
Posted 366 days ago
THE CLASH against former coach John Mitchell’s Lions will see just two changes to the starting 15 with Nick Cummins returning from injury and Alfie Mafi back in the side after an electrifying performance against the Rebels last week.
Cummins returns on the wing after a week’s rest to recover from a quadriceps strain and will lead his side onto the…
Posted 368 days ago
EDINBURGH RUGBY today announced the completion of a third southern-hemisphere swoop with the signing of Free State Cheetah’s lock Izak van der Westhuizen on a two-year contract.
Born in Kimberley, South Africa, the 26-year-old lineout and restart specialist is a formidable ball carrier in the loose thanks to an impressive athleticism, bound in a 6’5”, 18st frame.
After following up promising showings…
Posted 372 days ago
THE REBELS have signed outstanding Wallabies flanker Scott Higginbotham to a two-year deal, with the player set to join the Club for the 2013 season.
Higginbotham was an ever-present in the 2011 Reds team that won the Super Rugby title, playing a pivotal role in their success and finishing the season as their leading try-scorer.
Head Coach Damien Hill believes Higginbotham’s ability…
Posted 373 days ago
THE CRUSADERS will play the Blues this Saturday night for the second time this season. They last played at Eden Park in the opening round of the Super Rugby season and the Crusaders won by 19 points to 18. This time the Crusaders will host the Blues at the new AMI Stadium in Addington.
Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his…
Posted 373 days ago
WIDER TRAINING Group lock / loose forward Steven Luatua will make his run-on debut for the Blues when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night (kick-off 7.35pm).
21-year-old Luatua, who became a fulltime member of the Blues squad following injuries to Jerome Kaino, Brad Mika and Chris Lowrey, came off the bench last week against the Lions, but is…
Posted 373 days ago
AFTER KEEPING an unchanged squad for the past two rounds, the Western Force coaching team have made six changes for their Round 13 clash against the Rebels on Sunday.
The backline has seen a significant reshuffle with Ben Seymour moving into the playmaker role for his second start in the run on side this season while David Harvey moves to fullback.
Skills…
Posted 394 days ago
Prop Tony Woodcock suffered an acute calf strain at training yesterday and has been ruled out of tomorrow night’s match against the Reds.
This latest casualty means Tevita Mailau moves into the starting line-up to replace Woodcock and Auckland prop Angus Ta’avao will be the bench replacement.
In the absence of Keven Mealamu, Luke Braid will again captain the team.
Some good news…
Posted 394 days ago
The Crusaders head to Sydney this weekend to take on the Waratahs on Sunday (KO: 06:10 GMT) in round ten of the Super Rugby competition.
Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team and has made three changes to the starting fifteen that beat the Hurricanes last weekend. He has also put two new faces on the bench.
Luke Romano will partner…
Posted 400 days ago
The Western Force will see out the remainder of the 2012 season under a new coaching structure after the RugbyWA Board today informed Richard Graham he would be stood down as Head Coach with immediate effect.
Following the announcement earlier this week that Graham had triggered a clause in his contract allowing him to move to rival franchise Queensland next year,…
