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Sep 20, 19 •
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General News, International, National, New Zealand •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Official All Blacks Store opens in Christchurch
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) opened the doors to an Official All Blacks Store at Christchurch Airport today. Operated in partnership with Lagardère Travel Retail, the addition of the Christchurch store comes 18 months after NZR’s successful entry into the...
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Dec 3, 13 •
5006 Views •
Europe, General News, International, New Zealand, World Rugby •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on England and Argentina to play in Christchurch
Christchurch will host two internationals in the next two years, with NZ Rugby announcing that England will play the Crusaders at AMI Stadium next year, and the All Blacks will play Argentina there in 2015. Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach says this is brilliant...
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Dec 18, 12 •
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Mitre 10 Cup, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on CRFU welcomes new Crusaders licence
The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) is excited about today’s announcement that the Crusaders will be managed by local provincial rugby unions next year under a new licence agreement. The New Zealand Rugby Union has awarded the licence to run the...
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Nov 28, 12 •
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General News, International, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Crusaders announce new coaches
The Crusaders have appointed two new assistant coaches for the 2013 season – Tabai Matson and Aaron Mauger are the new Assistant Coaches focussing on the backs and will join Todd Blackadder as the Head Coach and Dave Hewett as Assistant Forwards...
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Oct 24, 12 •
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Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby wish Maitland well
The Crusaders and the Canterbury Rugby Football Union have today confirmed that Sean Maitland’s contract with them has been terminated and he is moving to Scotland to play for the Glasgow Warriors. Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder said that it had been...
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Aug 27, 12 •
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General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand •
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Comments Off on Auckland team to face Canterbury
ITM Cup round two Wednesday August 29 AMI Stadium, Christchurch Kick-off 7.35pm (New Zealand Time) Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has made just one injury-enforced change to his starting line-up for Wednesday’s round two clash withCanterburyinChristchurch....
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Jul 19, 12 •
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General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Qualifiers
The Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks face tough challenges in Australasia on Saturday in the Vodacom Super Rugby Qualifiers. The team from Pretoria, who have won the competition three times, take on the seven-time champion Crusaders in Christchurch, after which...
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Jul 18, 12 •
2980 Views •
National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team for Crusaders playoff clash
It will be a first quarter-final for all of them, but eleven players from the Vodacom Bulls match 22 have won the Super Rugby title before. Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke announced his team to play the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday and named a side...
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Jul 17, 12 •
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General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Crusaders qualifier tickets selling fast
Rugby fans have been snapping up tickets for the qualifier match between the Crusaders and the Bulls since they went on sale this morning. The Crusaders will host the Bulls at AMI Stadium (Addington) this Saturday night to determine which team will progress...
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Jun 28, 12 •
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General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes game a special occasion for Crusaders
Saturday night’s match against the Hurricanes is this season’s biggest game yet for the Crusaders according to Head Coach Todd Blackadder. The Crusaders will take on the Hurricanes at their new home ground, AMI Stadium (Addington) in the sixteenth round...
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Jun 27, 12 •
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General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes Return to Christchurch
The Hurricanes are back in action this Saturday after the Investec Super Rugby break and will head to Christchurch for their first match in the Garden City since 2009. That match was the last time the Hurricanes came out on top in the 21 encounters the two...
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Mar 20, 12 •
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General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
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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...
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Nov 8, 11 •
2476 Views •
International, Mitre 10 Cup, National, Rugby Championship News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on New home for the Crusaders announced
The Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks will play one of six domestic Test matches in 2012 at a specially revamped stadium which will be the interim home of rugby in Christchurch. The Crusaders Investec Super Rugby team and the Canterbury ITM Cup provincial...
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Sep 16, 11 •
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International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks looking forward to Christchurch visit
The All Blacks squad is looking forward to joining Canterbury fans in the Rugby World Cup celebrations, with the team flying into Christchurch tomorrow to spend three days in the city, as they prepare for next weekend’s Test against France. The All Blacks...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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International, National, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on England and Australia RWC 2011 teams to visit Christchurch
Tournament organiser Rugby New Zealand 2011 today welcomed the decision of the England and Australian Rugby World Cup 2011 teams to include Christchurch in their Tournament itineraries. “Both teams were due to play matches in Christchurch, but the...
