The Final of Super Rugby Trans Tasman will be contested between the unbeaten Blues and the undefeated Highlanders in an all Kiwi clash next weekend. The Blues will have home advantage on the 19th June, as they host the Dunedin-based Highlanders at Eden Park, in their first final since 2003. It’s hard to believe that its …
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Aussie teams saw their poor form in Super Rugby Trans Tasman continue this weekend, with the Brumbies the only side to scrape a win against Kiwi opposition. Round 4 Results: Crusaders (29) vs Force (21) Blues (31) vs Reds (24) Highlanders (59) vs Waratahs (23) Hurricanes (10) vs Brumbies (12) Chiefs (36) vs Rebels (26) …
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The Springboks have recalled fly half Morne Steyn and utility back Francois Steyn to their preliminary 46-man squad ahead of the Lions Tour to South Africa. 34 year old Francois Steyn, a veteran of the 2007 and 2019 South African World Cup winning sides, played in all 3 Lions tests in 2009, whilst 36 year old …
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Round 3 of Super Rugby Trans Tasman once again saw five Australian sides facing off against 5 teams from New Zealand. So far, the New Zealand franchises have been significantly superior, registering 10 wins from 10 in what has so far been a once sided competition. With heavy scrutiny now upon them, would the Australians fair any …
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This weekend saw the second round of Super Rugby Trans Tasman matches, with five ‘New Zealand vs Australia’ encounters taking place. The first round of fixtures saw the New Zealand teams romp home with 5 victories against their Australian opposition. Would the Australian teams fare any better this time around? Round 2 Results: – Hurricanes …
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This past Friday and Saturday saw the culmination of both the European Challenge and European Champions Cups. Crowds were finally welcomed back to Twickenham, with 10,000 fans in attendance on Friday night to witness Leicester Tigers take on Montpellier in the European Challenge Cup; whilst Saturday saw 4 time champions Toulouse battle it out for …
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This Friday night will see the conclusion of the European Challenge Cup, as Leicester Tigers face Montpellier at Twickenham Stadium. 10,000 fans will be in attendance at the home of rugby, to watch the first major rugby union fixture on British soil in over a year where fans have been present. This will be followed …
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Super Rugby Trans Tasman kicked off on Friday night, with the Highlanders hosting recently crowned Super Rugby AU champions the Queensland Reds at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. With the various individual competitions taking place in recent months across both New Zealand and Australia (with varying success), I for one was apprehensive about what type …
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Harlequins’ stunning last-minute victory over Wasps at the weekend was overshadowed by a reckless moment from former England fullback Mike Brown. The long serving Halequin of more than 15 years and a 72 cap international, was sent from the field in the 44th minute after a clear and direct stamp to the head of Wasps …
Kyle Sinckler bounced back after his shock omission from the Lions squad on Thursday, with a man of the match performance away at Bath today at the Rec. One among a number of high profile omissions, the Bristol, England and 3 times capped Lions prop was conspicuous by his absence from Warren Gatland’s 37-man squad, …
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