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The Rebels and the Blues tackle each other in Melbourne this weekend, as both teams build towards the start of the Super Rugby season, kicking off on 24 February. [...]
Posts tagged with: James O’Connor
Piri gets his shot at 10
Star Rebel struggling with hamstring
The Melbourne Rebels start their trial matches this Friday evening, with a game against the Chiefs, but may be without one of their big off-season signings. [...]
Ripia’s sticky fingers cost him Force gig
New Zealand-born flyhalf Willie Ripia, who joined the Force last year after previously playing Super Rugby for both the Highlanders and the Hurricanes, has had his playing contract terminated as the result of a “serious breach of team protocol”. [...]
Victor Matfield leads Barbarians
Veteran Bok lock Victor Matfield will captain the Barbarians in his final game this weekend; Matfield will retire from rugby after the festival game at Twickenham which will see the star-studded team take on Australia. [...]
Deans gives Elsom the boot – RWC Wallabies named
Give it a boot Robbie, give it a boot, when the heat’s on Robbie’s got his boots on, – boot it Robbie’! [...]
Australian B team to face Samoa
Australia face Samoa in a test match on Sunday afternoon (Sunday morning SA time) in what can only be described a warm up for the Tri Nations that kicks off later this month, and the team that has been announced is certainly a B team. [...]
Match Report – Crusaders sneak past Force
Rugby Heaven reports the Crusaders were given an almighty scare before running in two tries in the final nine minutes to overcome a plucky Western Force outfit 42-30 in a thrilling Super Rugby encounter in Perth on Saturday night. [...]
Match Review – Bulls feel the Force
Planet Rugby reports the Bulls slumped to their third Super Rugby defeat in a row after losing 26-21 in Perth to the Western Force on Saturday. [...]
Now the Red’s want James O’Connor !
Skysports.co.nz reports high flying Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has confirmed his interest in Western Force superstar James O’Connor, saying he hoped the allure of coming home to Queensland would attract the 20-year-old to the Reds. [...]
Rebels have got James O’Connor as well !
Skysports.co.nz reports the bombshell that the 20 year old Western Force superstar James O’Connor is Melbourne bound. [...]
Force team named
The Western Force team to play the Sharks on Saturday has been named.Coach Richard Graham has made just one change to the match 22 with Wallaby prop Matt Dunning coming on to the bench in place of Kieran Longbottom. [...]
Sharks on tour – a preview
While many are haling the opening half of the Sharks’ overseas tour as somewhere between “easy” and “a mere formality”, they would do well to take a glance at the history books, less any hint of complacency set in. While the record of six wins in a row over the Blues was duly extended to seven at the weekend, it’s the Australian challenge that has historically proved a far greater one for the Sharks. [...]
Force team to take on Reds
Force coach Richard Graham has announced his team to face the Reds in the last game of the opening round of the Super Rugby season. The team will be captained by Nathan Sharpe and includes Australia Rugby player of the year David Pocock. [...]
Mitch sees life after Pretorius
Western Force coach John Mitchell says he has put the “disappointment” of losing Springbok flyhalf André Pretorius behind him and is confident that he has enough options at his disposal to cover the No.10 channel. [...]
Force lose Petoors
Andre Pretorius has been ruled out of the entire Super 14 competition with a hamstring injury. No, this is not an old story. It’s actually happened to him again! [...]
