Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper, true to his word, axed a number of his frontline players for their trip to Loftus Versfeld and an encounter with the Super 14 competition’s unbeaten defending champions, the Bulls. […]
Posts tagged with: Colin Cooper
Cooper stays true to his word
18 Mar 10 05:31 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 21 Comments
Hammett lined up for ‘Canes job
25 Feb 10 09:37 by Warren Smith (war1) | Comment?
The reason why the New Zealand Rugby Union refused to release Mark Hammett from his contract with the Crusaders was because they are lining him up to become the Hurricanes coach, according to Rugby365 […]
Plum applies for Canes job
17 Jan 10 10:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 40 Comments
A report from New Zealand has reliably linked John Plumtree to the vacant Hurricanes head coach position for next year’s Super 15. Current Canes coach Colin Cooper will step down at the end of the 2010 season. […]
Plum to coach ‘Canes?
3 Dec 09 10:39 by Warren Smith (war1) | 26 Comments
So, the word from the land of the long white cloud is that Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper will be in his last season with the team in 2010. This means that the Hurricanes will be looking for a new coach for the 2011 season. […]
Chiefs hold fast in the fog
23 May 09 07:42 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 26 Comments
It was the biggest moment of Ian Foster’s coaching career, but for a while there he didn’t have the foggiest idea whether his Chiefs had made it through to their first ever Super 14 final. Or not. […]
Cooper shows faith with unchanged Starting XV
20 May 09 06:47 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | Comment?
An elbow injury to lock Jeremy Thrush is the main area of concern for the Hurricanes as they put the final touches on preparations for Friday night’s Super 14 semifinal against the Chiefs in Hamilton. […]
Hurricanes keen on going to Hamilton
18 May 09 07:18 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | Comment?
Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has dismissed the notion that ‘home ground advantage’ could feature when his team meet the Chiefs in the Super 14 semifinal in Hamilton on Friday. […]
Hurricanes shred Blues
2 May 09 06:38 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | Comment?
The hot Hurricanes can smell the Super 14 playoffs now after they shredded the ragged Blues in another high-scoring thriller in the capital on Friday night. […]
Crazy travel schedule irks Canes coach
12 Apr 09 10:30 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 8 Comments
Colin Cooper, New Zealand’s most experienced Super 14 coach, wants an expanded championship and a conference system to overcome the sort of situation his side had to battle on Good Friday in Perth. […]
Ruan, JP expected to return
7 Apr 09 07:28 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 178 Comments
The Sharks came through the most testing of times against the Hurricanes on Saturday without picking up any more injuries and are likely to field an unchanged squad against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. […]
We need to sort out ELVs
23 Mar 09 06:49 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 3 Comments
Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has refused to condemn Matt Goddard’s controversial refereeing display at the Cake Tin on Friday night, but has issued a plea for rugby to once and for all sort out the mess that is the Experimental Law Variations. […]