Archive for the ‘Super Rugby’ Category

• Dan back for the Crusaders to face the Cheetahs

  Mar 21, 12 • 1892 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Dan back for the Crusaders to face the Cheetahs

  Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named the team to play the Cheetahs this Saturday night. Kick-off is 7:35pm at the new Christchurch Stadium. There are two changes to the forward pack that played the Chiefs two weeks ago.  Two of the Whitelock...

• Sadie and Hougaard return for Bulls

  Mar 21, 12 • 2865 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Sadie and Hougaard return for Bulls

  Francois Hougaard and Johann Sadie are back in the Vodacom Bulls team that will play the Reds in a Vodacom Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Hougaard is available again after missing the Blues game due to suspension and Sadie has recovered...

• Blues’ and All Black back Isaia Toeava’s hip injury takes him out of rugby

  Mar 21, 12 • 1520 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Blues’ and All Black back Isaia Toeava’s hip injury takes him out of rugby

  Isaia Toeava has not been able to play for the Blues since Round 2 after pain forced him to the sideline. Scans have revealed an unhealed stress fracture in the cup of his right hip joint (non union of an acetabular stress fracture) which may keep Toeava off...

• Hurricanes Head North

  Mar 21, 12 • 1384 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Hurricanes Head North

  The Hurricanes will play the Blues in their round five Investec Super Rugby encounter this Friday in Auckland. Kick off on the 23rd March is at 7.35pm at Eden Park. The line-up for the Hurricanes remains unchanged except for Ben May who has been bracketed to...

• Mealamu out for the Hurricanes clash

  Mar 21, 12 • 1318 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Mealamu out for the Hurricanes clash

  Having returned from South Africa and facing a short turnaround before their Friday night match against the Hurricanes, the Blues are forced to field a team without their captain, Keven Mealamu. A calf strain which saw Mealamu leave the field during the...

• Tusi Pisi Joins the Hurricanes

  Mar 21, 12 • 1636 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Tusi Pisi Joins the Hurricanes

  The Hurricanes have received another boost with the arrival of one of the Pacific’s top first five eighths. Tusi Pisi joins the Hurricanes off the back of a strong Rugby World Cup performance for Samoa and helping his Japanese side claim the All-Japan...

• Sadie, Hougaard to spark Bulls

  Mar 20, 12 • 2420 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Sadie, Hougaard to spark Bulls

  Carlo Botha – The Vodacom Bulls will be looking at midfielder Johann Sadie to help ignite the much needed spark they need at Loftus Versfeld when they face the defending champions, the Reds on the weekend. Sadie missed three weeks of Super Rugby due to...

• Coenie benched for Crusaders

  Mar 20, 12 • 2407 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Coenie benched for Crusaders

  Morgan Piek – Still smiling after the Toyota Cheetahs dramatic last minute win against the Rebels in Melbourne early Sunday morning (SA time), many Cheetahs supporters have dropped their “doom-and- gloom-outlook” and replaced it with a more...

• Luke Braid gets 3 week suspension

  Mar 20, 12 • 1631 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Luke Braid gets 3 week suspension

  The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Mike Heron has accepted a guilty plea from Luke Braid of the Blues for striking an opponent, in breach of Law 10.4 (a), after he was Cited following a Super Rugby Match at the Weekend. Braid has been suspended from all forms...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 4

  Mar 18, 12 • 1617 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Logs, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 4

  It was a perfect Vodacom Super Rugby weekend from a South African perspective as all three sides in action won their respective matches against Australasian opposition. After a strong performance on Friday evening by the DHL Stormers (27-17 against the Blues...

• Highlanders Named To Play Hurricanes In Wellington

  Mar 16, 12 • 1371 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Highlanders Named To Play Hurricanes In Wellington

  Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tomorrow night. Three changes have been made to the run-on team that beat the Waratahs in Dunedin last weekend. In the forwards, Ma’afu Fia...

• Blues injury woes continue

  Mar 16, 12 • 1405 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Blues injury woes continue

  Another name has been added to the lengthy list of injured Blues players. Winger David Raikuna who was named to start against the Stormers tomorrow night inCape Townhas been withdrawn due to a hamstring injury. Raikuna strained his hamstring during training...

• The Sharks team to face the Reds

  Mar 15, 12 • 2290 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on The Sharks team to face the Reds

  The Sharks vs Reds, Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 17 March 2012 at 17h05 AT   The Sharks: 15. Riaan Viljoen 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. JP Pietersen 12. Tim Whitehead 11. Lwazi Mvovo 10. Patrick Lambie 9. Charl McLeod 8. Keegan Daniel (C) 7. Willem Alberts 6....

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 4

  Mar 15, 12 • 2194 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 4

  Only three South African sides are in action in Vodacom Super Rugby this weekend – the first of 2012 that doesn’t include any local derbies. That doesn’t mean the rugby will be less intense though, with the DHL Stormers taking on the Blues in Cape Town...

• Cory Jane re-commits to New Zealand rugby

  Mar 15, 12 • 2629 Views • International, Mitre 10 Cup, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Cory Jane re-commits to New Zealand rugby

  All Blacks, Hurricanes and Wellington fullback and wing Cory Jane is the latest high-profile player to re-sign with New Zealand rugby. 29-year-old Jane has extended his contract with the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU), the Hurricanes and his Wellington...

• Hurricanes remain unchanged for first game back at the “Cake Tin”

  Mar 15, 12 • 2188 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Hurricanes remain unchanged for first game back at the “Cake Tin”

  Morgan Piek – The Hurricanes are finally back home in Wellington, New Zealand after three gruelling weeks in South Africa and Australia. They were the first team to tour this season and it can be viewed as an outstanding success. They kicked-off their...

• Goal posts go up at the new crusaders home ground

  Mar 15, 12 • 1620 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Goal posts go up at the new crusaders home ground

  Crusaders first five-eighth Dan Carter will mark a major milestone in the journey to bring the Crusaders back home tomorrow, by kicking the first ball over the goal posts at the new Christchurch Stadium. With just nine days to go until the first Super Rugby...

• Franchise delegation reschedules SANZAR visit

  Mar 14, 12 • 1506 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Franchise delegation reschedules SANZAR visit

  The South African Rugby Union has written to its SANZAR partners, Australia and New Zealand, requesting a re-scheduling of a planned presentation on an expansion of Vodacom Super Rugby to 16 teams in 2013. The request was made today (Wednesday) following a...

• Andries Strauss back for the Toyota Cheetahs

  Mar 14, 12 • 2991 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Andries Strauss back for the Toyota Cheetahs

  Morgan Piek – This coming Sunday morning sees the return of Andries Strauss at centre for the Toyota Cheetahs when they go in to battle against fellow strugglers the Melbourne Rebels. Strauss returns from the two week suspension he picked up in his...

• Grant back in the number 10 for the DHL Stormers

  Mar 14, 12 • 1891 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Grant back in the number 10 for the DHL Stormers

  Morgan Piek – Friday night sees Peter Grant running onto the park at DHL Newlands with the number 10 on his back instead of the unfamiliar number 21. Allister Coetzee has made only one change to the team that beat The Sharks at Newlands two weeks ago....

• Ma'a Nonu starts for the Blues against the DHL Stormers

  Mar 14, 12 • 2179 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Ma'a Nonu starts for the Blues against the DHL Stormers

  Following the Blues win against the Bulls in Pretoria last week, the team has had a short turnaround in preparing to face the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Friday night. Injuries, suspension and bereavement are key factors in who was available for selection...

• Adam Byrnes Judgement Reserved

  Mar 13, 12 • 2261 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Adam Byrnes Judgement Reserved

  A SANZAR Appeals Committee has reserved its judgement at an Appeal hearing held by video conference on 13th March, 2012. Adam Byrnes lodged an appeal after he was found guilty of contravening Law 10.4 (m) Acts contrary to good sportsmanship – making contact...

• Jock Hobbs: 15 February 1960 – 13 March 2012.

  Mar 13, 12 • 3535 Views • International, Mitre 10 Cup, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Jock Hobbs: 15 February 1960 – 13 March 2012.

  Morgan Piek – Former All Black captain, Michael James “Jock” Bowie Hobbs CNZM (New Zealand Order of Merit) sadly passed away this morning after a long battle with Leukaemia in Wellington, New Zealand. Hobbs played a total of 21 Tests for the All...

• Tony Woodcock makes long awaited return to the field

  Mar 13, 12 • 2755 Views • International, Mitre 10 Cup, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Tony Woodcock makes long awaited return to the field

  All Black and Blues prop Tony Woodcock will make his long awaited return to the rugby field tonight, playing for the Blues Development team in their final match of the Pacific Rugby Cup against the Fiji Warriors at Bell Park, Pakuranga. The 83 Test veteran...

• Rene Ranger Suspended for Two Weeks

  Mar 12, 12 • 2408 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Rene Ranger Suspended for Two Weeks

  The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Mike Heron has accepted a guilty plea from Rene Ranger of the Blues for contravening Law 10.4 (e) Dangerous Tackling. A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby...