Blues coach Pat Lam has named a starting line-up of players who earned their jerseys through solid pre-season performances and are in optimum shape to play the Crusaders in the…
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Crusaders name squad for opening match
The Crusaders will open the Super Rugby season this Friday night when they meet the Blues in Auckland. Coming off a successful pre-season where they knocked off the Highlanders, Hurricanes…
Rebels ready for huge Crusaders challenge
Melbourne Rebels will treat the third and final trial game of the pre-season program more like a Super Rugby game than he has for any of the other games so…
Tietjens names his Sevens side
New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has named four new caps in his 2012 national contracted squad of 15 who are preparing for next weekend’s Hertz Sevens tournament in Wellington.…
Blues get muddy in pre-season training
MOST RUGBY teams prepare for a new season with lots of hard work on the training pitch, but the Blues decided to undertake a more unusual challenge as they gear…
Crusaders stadium not ready for Super Rugby opener
Rugby League Park is on track and will be ready for the Crusaders’ second home match of the season against the Cheetahs on March 24. Hamish Riach, CEO of the…
Zac Guildford suspended for four weeks
All Blacks and Crusaders winger Zac Guildford will be suspended from the first four weeks of the Crusaders’ 2012 Investec Super Rugby season, following a New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU)…
Kaino named NZRU Player of the Year
Jerome Kaino’s massive contribution to the All Blacks’ 2011 campaign was rewarded when the powerhouse loose forward was named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year at tonight’s…
England defeat Black Ferns… again to secure series win
England Women secured back to back victories over New Zealand for the first time ever tonight (Tuesday) following a dominant 21-7 victory at Esher RFC. Following Saturday’s 10-0 win over…
England defeat world champions New Zealand at Twickenham
England Women put behind them the heartache of losing the 2010 Rugby World Cup final tonight (Saturday) by defeating the world champions, New Zealand, 10-0 at Twickenham Stadium. Gary Street’s…