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Posted 358 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 686 days ago
By Charity Knight
RIVALRIES REACH their peak this weekend as the Queensland Reds take on the Canterbury Crusaders in an epic battle to become the victors of the 2011 Super 15.
Both teams are aiming to put out unchanged line-ups from their semi- final matches against the Stormers and Auckland Blues respectively. However, this does depend on whether Crusaders scrum-half Andy Ellis…
Posted 780 days ago
US RUGBY players think of ourselves as entertainers and, after the two big earthquakes in New Zealand, that’s what I think we go back to when we try to lift our community.
It’s fair to say that we felt pretty powerless after the earthquakes, especially the recent one which caused such devastation in Christchurch and claimed so many lives.
You don’t know…
Posted 788 days ago
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Twickenham with 35, 094 fans, mostly expats, witnessing a match that showed exactly why the World Cup trophy will probably stay in the Southern Hemisphere this year, writes Lesleigh Mudaly.
The first half saw the Sharks not playing to their full potential, but they were still able to score two tries before half-time. Willem…
Posted 814 days ago
THE HSBC Waratahs have made one change to the starting XV for Friday night’s round three clash with the Crusaders at Trafalgar Park, Nelson.
Berrick Barnes was taken out of the selection frame with medical staff preferring him to spend a week on the sidelines after suffering a head knock in the Tahs’ 30-6 victory over the Queensland Reds on Saturday.…
