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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: Super Rugby
Piri gets his shot at 10
Donald missing life at home
Stephen Donald, currently playing for Bath in England, has been quoted as saying that he wants to return to New Zealand once his contract is up with the London team. [...]
Smith to get fit first
Newly appointed Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith might not be fit to start the tournament against the Stormers in Cape Town come 25 February. [...]
Highlanders are walking wounded
The Highlanders will be starting the Super Rugby season without a few key players as their list of injured players continues to grow the closer we get to the start of the tournament. [...]
Berry and van der Merwe get their shot
During the course of the 2012 Super Rugby season we will see two new South African referee’s on the field, with Lourens van der Merwe and Stuart Berry being appointed as two of the five new referee’s to be introduced. [...]
Flyhalf troubles for Coetzee
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee is going to have to make a big call ahead of his team’s first Super Rugby game of the season, against the Hurricanes in Cape Town. [...]
Lions lose hooker
The Lions have received a blow to their Super Rugby preparations after first choice hooker Bandise Maku tore a pectoral muscle, with the corrective surgery keeping the hooker on the sidelines for a few months. [...]
Somebody is going to be disappointed
Sharks coach John Plumtree has indicated that he will select a squad of 28 for Friday night’s warm-up match against Boland at Kings Park; it’s not currently clear whether he’s intending on picking what he considers to be the best 28, though, or if he’ll leave some stalwarts out in order to further evaluate his fringe players. [...]
The Trial Match. A few observations.
The Sharks trial match was held this weekend and I thought I’d share a few of the insights I got from attending this event. [...]
New disciplinary laws for Super Rugby
SANZAR have issued a press release describing a number of variations to the disciplinary rules that will be trialled during Super Rugby 2012. [...]
Lions back set to miss SupeRugby start
Dylan des Fountain, who left the field on a stretcher during the Lions’ game against the Stormers on Friday night, looks set to miss the start of the Super Rugby campaign, after injuring his knee. [...]
My 2012 Sharks Wish-List
30 Jan 12 13:58 by Culling Song | Original Content, Reader Submissions, Sharks, Super Rugby | 23 Comments
With the 2012 installment of Super Rugby rapidly approaching, I’ve been feeling myself filled with a sense of optimism over this year’s Sharks squad; settled and stable (some important contract extensions have been put to bed), talented, with depth across the park and a decent blend of youth and experience… on the face of it, it seems like a group who could possibly go all the way. [...]
What to do with our sixth SupeRugby side?
26 Jan 12 12:01 by StevieS | EP Kings, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Super Rugby | 56 Comments
How do we accommodate a sixth Super Rugby side and keep everyone happy (I am going to operate on the assumption that South Africa will continue to have six franchises. This seems logical as there has been no indication to the contrary.)? [...]
Hernandez gets second SupeRugby bite
Juan Martin Hernandez might get his second chance at playing Super Rugby after it was reported on the stuff.co.nz website that the Blues have approached the Argentinian flyhalf. [...]
Super Rugby 2012: An Optimistic Approach
17 Jan 12 11:46 by Original Pierre | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 80 Comments
Super Rugby is almost upon us and along with the pre-season jitters, on my part, comes the inevitable speculation: How will the Sharks go this time around? [...]
