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The first Crusaders team for the 2012 season has been announced, to face the Highlanders in a warm up match on Friday night. [...]
Posts tagged with: Richie McCaw
Crusaders name second stringers
A sad farewell
30 Aug 11 14:51 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, Tri Nations, Wallabies | 29 Comments
The Tri Nations has come to an end for the 2011 year, and it is with a sad feeling that we say good bye to the premier tournament in the Southern Hemisphere as it will be extended to a four team competition next year to include Argentina. [...]
Cooper cited and cleared
28 Aug 11 10:28 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Tri Nations, Wallabies | 7 Comments
Australian flyhalf Quade Cooper was called in front of a SANZAR judicial hearing this morning after he allegedly striked Richie McCaw with his knee in the Wallabies win over the All Blacks in Brisbane on Saturday. [...]
All Blacks keen on winning Tri Nations first
24 Aug 11 17:21 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Tri Nations, Wallabies | 9 Comments
Graham Henry has not taken to the idea of losing another match before the World Cup and has decided to recall almost all his top players to face Australia in Brisbane this weekend. The team sees 13 changes to the one that lost to South Africa on the weekend, and will be skippered by Richie McCaw. [...]
All Black RWC squad has no Gears
Victor Vito is a World Cup bolter of sorts, Hosea Gear the unluckiest candidate and Zac Guildford the surprise inclusion, after the most defining All Blacks announcement in four years. [...]
McCaw, Carter + 7 All Blacks rested for PE
12 Aug 11 08:52 by KSA Shark © | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, Tri Nations | 28 Comments
The Kiwis must have realised that leaving “injured” players behind rather than touring with them is actually a good idea, except that they haven’t bothered with making it farcical by telling porky pies. [...]
Final trial looms for All Blacks in Port Elizabeth
8 Aug 11 07:20 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, Original Content, RWC 2011, Springboks, Wallabies | 4 Comments
The All Black selectors look likely to use their away leg match of the Tri Nations in Port Elizabeth as the final selection trial for their 30 man Rugby World Cup squad. [...]
SW Awards – Openside Flank
12 Jul 11 09:59 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 33 Comments
It’s that time of the year when all sorts of awards and prizes get handed to players who have performed well in the Super Rugby tournament. Here at Sharksworld, we tend to do things a little differently, rewarding those players that performed well, performed poorly as well as rewarding them for those idiotic moments. [...]
McCaw to lead Crusaders v Stormers
30 Jun 11 05:57 by Hertford Highlander | In the news, School Rugby, Stormers, Super Rugby | 15 Comments
The NZPA reports openside flanker Richie McCaw has been named to lead the Crusaders for their Investec Super rugby semifinal against the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday morning (NZtime). [...]
New All Black Jersey v Springbok – No it’s not slime green!
All Blacks.com report a new All Black jersey will be unvielled against the Springbok on 30 July 2011. [...]
McCaw-less Crusaders primed for Sharks
Richie McCaw has failed to recover from his troublesome foot injury in time to be named to lead his Crusaders side against the Sharks this weekend, while the news for big Sonny Bill Williams is better. [...]
Crusaders ready for Blues onslaught
The game of this coming weekend is the top of the New Zealand conference clash between the Crusaders and the Blues, and will most likely decide which team will finish the top New Zealand team. The Crusaders have announced their team for this huge game, with a few big name changes. [...]
Playoff contenders struggle with injuries
With the Super Rugby season extended by a few games, and the teams now reaching the point of unknown in comparison to previous seasons, we have all seen the amount of injuries doing the rounds. Every single team can say that they have had their fair share of injuries and weekend after weekend it seems to be getting worse. [...]
McCaw adds to the misery
The All Blacks seem to have the world’s best negotiators when it comes to rugby contracts as it was announced that yet another major name in New Zealand rugby has confirmed that he will remain in the New Zealand after the Rugby World Cup later this year. Yes you guessed it, the Springboks will have to contend with Richie McCaw for another three years. [...]
Good things come in threes
Just as I settled into a restful bye week, the biggest New Zealand rugby story of the year hit. [...]
