The injuries continue to mount, and below is a breakdown of most of the injuries that I am aware of. It is a bit of a rushed job, seeing as the Super Rugby weekend starts tomorrow, so if I have missed anything, I do apologise. [...]
Posts tagged with: Hurricanes
Round Seven injury update
4 Apr 12 10:00 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 28 Comments
Canes welcome back some big guns
The Hurricanes team to face the Sharks on Friday has been named, with the home side benefiting from the return of two key forwards after injury lay-offs. [...]
Hoffmann on his way to New Zealand
Sharksworld has learned that scrumhalf Conrad Hoffmann has been called up to join the Sharks tour party and may already be on his way to join his team mates in Wellington as they prepare for Friday’s match against the Hurricanes. [...]
Crucial clash in store for Sharks
While the Auckland Blues lie in wait for the Sharks in the fourth game of their tour next weekend, in round 7, it’s blues of another sort that they’ll need to shake off in order to record victory in Wellington. [...]
Le Roux returns for Sharks swansong – April Fools!
In an exclusive interview with Sharksworld last night, former Bok prop Ollie le Roux has confirmed that he has received an urgent call-up to join the Sharks tour party and will meet up with them ahead of this weekend’s game against the Hurricanes. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Hurricanes (38) vs Cheetahs (47) F/T
Our Super Saturday of Six Super Rugby matches gets under way with the Hurricanes hosting the Cheetahs in the early morning game. I suspect most will only read this once the game is done, seeing as we love nothing more than a sleep in. [...]
Three changes for Canes
The Hurricanes team to face the Cheetahs in the latter’s final 2012 tour match has been named and features three changes to the starting side that recorded a narrow away win over the Blues in round 5. [...]
Cheetahs change 4 for Canes
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has made four changes to the run-on side that ran the Crusaders close, with the front row in particular getting a proper makeover ahead of this weekend’s clash with the Hurricanes. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Blues (25) vs Hurricanes (26) F/T
The opening game of the fifth round takes us to New Zealand, where the Blues host the Hurricanes in Auckland. The Blues are back at home following a somewhat successful tour of South Africa, while the Hurricanes, who have also been to South Africa already, come off a home loss against the Highlanders last weekend. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Hurricanes (17) vs Highlanders (19) F/T
The first of a double header of derbies this morning is a battle between the Hurricanes, who play their first home game of the season, and the Highlanders, who have surprised most people with their brilliant start to the season. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Force (19) v Hurricanes (46) F/T
The Force are playing their first non derby of the season as the Hurricanes have blown into town for a few days. [...]
Punter’s weekend picks – Round 3
8 Mar 12 14:59 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby | 30 Comments
Round 3 of Super Rugby sees one tough weekend of rugby matches, which does play into your hands as a punter, as the return for being on target is much greater. Head on over to the Marshalls World of Sport website and have a look at the following games: [...]
Hurricanes make changes for Force
The Hurricanes team to face the Force this weekend has been announced, with two run on debuts in Jeffery Moomaga-Allen and TJ Perenara. The other change sees Julian Savea start his season on the wing, in place of Michael Bent. [...]
Hayward joins Canes tour
The Hurricanes have called up centre Jayden Hayward to their squad ahead of their final tour match, against the Western Force on Friday. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Lions (28) vs Hurricanes (30) F/T
The Lions host the travelling Hurricanes in match 3 of the second round, hoping to go two from two after their victory over the Cheetahs last weekend. The Hurricanes looked better than expected in their match against the Stormers, with ill discipline costing them dearly. [...]
