Posts tagged with: Colin Slade

All Blacks World Cup squad

31 Aug 15 07:44 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 13 Comments

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen named his 31 man squad to defend the World Cup starting in less than three weeks. […]

Blind side role for McCaw

24 Jul 14 09:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has included All Black captain Richie McCaw in his starting line-up to face this Sharks in Saturday’s Super Rugby semi-final, in the unfamiliar position of blind side flank. […]

Gutsy Sharks dig deep in Christchurch

17 May 14 11:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 168 Comments

The Sharks have overcome the early loss of Jean Deysel to a red card, to record a first ever win in Christchurch, beating the Crusaders by 30 points to 25. […]

Blackadder shuffles his backline

12 Mar 14 10:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder seem to be reacting out of a combination of anger and panic, having made wholesale changes to the side that bumbled to a single-point win over the Stormers in Christchurch last week. The side to face the Rebels in Melbourne sees plenty of movement indeed. […]

Blyendaal gets the boot

26 Feb 14 10:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments

Tom Taylor will start at flyhalf for the Crusaders this weekend, as Tyler Blyendaal is made to pay for the sub-standard goal-kicking performance that robbed the side of any chance of victory against the Chiefs last week. […]

Desperate Sharks fall short again

4 May 13 11:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 96 Comments

The Highlanders have beaten the Sharks by 25 points to 22 in a thrilling game in Dunedin, in the process all-but ending the Durbanites’ chances of making the knock-outs in this year’s competition. […]

Highlanders change three

28 Mar 13 09:13 by Maria Delport (Letgo) | Comment?

Jamie Joseph has made three changes to the Highlanders team that lost to the Chiefs. Andrew Hore is welcomed back after a long injury layoff and will come into the starting 15 to captain the team. […]

Landers line up a new (old) flyhalf

3 Apr 12 10:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 2 Comments

News from Dunedin is that former Chiefs flyhalf Mike Delany looks set to a return to New Zealand rugby, after an injury crisis in the Highlanders ranks has prompted them to recall the one-cap All Black from Japan. […]

Five changes for injury-hit Highlanders

29 Mar 12 09:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 1 Comment

The Highlanders have been named for their round 6 clash against the Rebels and with an injury crisis taking deep hold, New Zealand’s southernmost team have been forced into five changes to the side that went down in Canberra last week. […]

Rebels get their Wallabies back

28 Mar 12 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 1 Comment

There’s some good news for the Melbourne Rebels ahead of their tricky round 6 visit to Invercargill to face the Highlanders; Wallaby backs Kurtley Beale and James O’Connor have both recovered from the injuries that saw them withdrawn from the team that beast the Force last week. […]

Flyhalf curse moves to Dunedin

26 Mar 12 08:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments

Last year it was the Stormers who suffered from a debilitating string of injuries in the number 10 position, seeing them forced to field their fourth and fifth-choice flyhalves at stages during the Super Rugby season. The year before, the Sharks suffered a similar fate, leading to the much-ridiculed decision to bring in porky Englishman Andy Goode as cover. […]

Super Rugby preview – Highlanders

17 Feb 12 07:39 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 10 Comments

The Highlanders started last year’s Super Rugby campaign like a house on fire, and things only really came unstuck later in the long season, with injuries and fatigue costing the New Zealand team a spot in the play-offs. Will things be different this year? […]

Highlanders are walking wounded

8 Feb 12 12:38 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?

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. […]