Steve Hansen isn't a fan of rugby's maul but the All Blacks forward coach is anxious his team start mastering it - preferably by…
Steve Hansen isn't a fan of rugby's maul but the All Blacks forward coach is anxious his team start mastering it - preferably by…
[caption id="attachment_9604" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="New Zealand All Blacks\' Jerome Kaino, left, is tackled by South Africa\'s Bryan Habana during their international rugby test at…
Ruan Pienaar will wear the contentious Springboks five-eighth jersey in Sunday morning's Tri-Nations rugby Test against the All Blacks at Bloemfontein. Pienaar fought off…
South Africa's selectors brought tighthead prop Jannie du Plessis into the Tri-Nations squad on Tuesday in the only major change to the squad which…
French rugby union club, Stade Francais, will bid farewell to one of its best players in Argentine half, Juan Martin Hernandez. Although his majestic…
[caption id="attachment_19182" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="British and Irish Lions team coach Ian McGeechan attends a training session in Johannesburg, Tuesday, May 26, 2009. The Lions…
[caption id="attachment_9220" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="South Africa's Frans Steyn chases the ball forward into attack during the Tri Nations Test match between the Australian Wallabies…
Despite the loss, the Chiefs can walk away from Loftus Versfeld with their heads held high. They have created their own history, and their…
After scaling a mountain to reach the Super 14 rugby final, the Chiefs will draw breath before assaulting a steep Pretoria summit. The first…
Schalk Burger has recovered from a calf injury to be selected in South Africa's starting line-up for the second Test against the British and…
Schalk Burger has recovered from a calf injury to be selected in South Africa's starting line-up for the second Test against the British and…
Schalk Burger has recovered from a calf injury to be selected in South Africa's starting line-up for the second Test against the British and…
Northern Bulls wing Bryan Habana scored an intercept try in the final moments to ensure a bonus point 29-20 victory over the Central Cheetahs…
Northern Bulls wing Bryan Habana scored an intercept try in the final moments to ensure a bonus point 29-20 victory over the Central Cheetahs…
Northern Bulls wing Bryan Habana scored an intercept try in the final moments to ensure a bonus point 29-20 victory over the Central Cheetahs…
Super 14 preview panel for this weekend's round four action (all times AEDT). FRIDAY, MARCH 6 CHIEFS (12th, 3pts) v WESTERN FORCE (4th, 10pts)…
The Northern Bulls bucked the Super 14 trend this season of close contests by crushing Auckland Blues 59-26 on Saturday to go top of…
In the past, there’s been quite some discussion on The Roar regarding who was the fastest player ever. Now we know: the fastest man who…
As another enthralling season draws agonisingly closer, who will the eyes of the faithful be on this Super 14 season? Even more prudent, what…
Serious injuries to props Matt Dunning and Sekope Kepu overshadowed an eye-catching debut from rising star James O'Connor as the Wallabies' spring tour came…
Naturally we see a noticeable black tinge to the best team of the year. But despite the ongoing dominance of the Southern Hemisphere, there…
With his Wallabies now a mob of walking wounded after five gruelling Tests in as many weeks, Robbie Deans will hand his tour toilers…
George Gregan has been named on the bench in a star-studded Barbarians line-up to face the Wallabies in Wednesday night's Olympic centenary clash at…
With the final squads of the five teams still to be named, we can surmise that there will be the usual formidable challenge from…
With the final squads of the five teams still to be named, we can surmise that there will be the usual formidable challenge from…
With the final squads of the five teams still to be named, we can surmise that there will be the usual formidable challenge from…
Steve Hansen isn't a fan of rugby's maul but the All Blacks forward coach is anxious his team start mastering it - preferably by…
2009
From my understanding of the laws, if a defending team refuses to defend the maul – just stands well back, the attacking…(more)