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Sharks take long way to Super Rugby final
30 Jul 2012South Africa’s Sharks have crisscrossed the globe to reach the Super Rugby decider and now face one last, long journey to take on the Waikato-based Chiefs in the first-ever final played in Hamilton. The Sharks were forced to travel 11,000 kilometres from Durban to Brisbane for their quarter-final win over defending champions Queensland and, having [...]
All Blacks aplenty for Super Rugby kickoff
24 Feb 2012The opening match of the 2012 Super Rugby season between the Blues and Crusaders will see the return of a large number of All Blacks to Eden Park, scene of their World Cup triumph four months ago. The two squads collectively contain almost 20 internationals, giving star power to Friday’s match that launches the longest-ever [...]
All Blacks XV unchanged for RWC final
21 Oct 2011New Zealand will rely on the same starting team who beat Australia as they attempt to end their Rugby World Cup title drought in Sunday’s final against France. Coach Graham Henry made only one change in the 22-man squad on Friday – bringing Adam Thomson onto the bench at Victor Vito’s expense – for the [...]
Welsh not exactly monks, says Gatland
14 Oct 2011Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland wants it known that his players are neither monks nor angels. It’s unusual for a national coach to stop a Rugby World Cup news conference to reveal that his players are not as well-behaved as has been reported. Gatland did just that on Thursday. He said rumours about the Welsh [...]
Top-ranked teams endorse fairer World Cup
11 Oct 2011Rugby’s major nations have endorsed a 20-team format for the sport’s 2015 World Cup and have offered to play midweek matches to ensure the lower-ranked teams have more rest time. Representatives of Tier One nations met Monday to discuss the format and commercial model for the next World Cup, which will be held in England, [...]
Fans condemn leniency of England bans
1 Oct 2011Fans clamoured to social networking sites to condemn the leniency of Rugby World Cup organisers toward England after its admissions that two coaches illegally switched balls for conversion attempts during last week’s pool match against Romania. England’s Rugby Football Union stepped in to suspend kicking coach Dave Alred and fitness coach Paul Stridgeon from Saturday’s [...]
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