New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has made only two changes to the side that clinched the Rugby Championship in Argentina last weekend, to face the Boks in the final round of matches this weekend. […]
Posts tagged with: Conrad Smith
All Blacks want to keep winning
4 Oct 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 8 Comments
Carter out, Cruden in for All Blacks
6 Sep 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 2 Comments
The All Blacks side named to take on Argentina this Saturday has been changed hours after going public with Dan Carter withdrawing from the side with a calf strain. Aaron Cruden will replace Carter in the starting team with Beauden Barrett coming onto the bench. […]
Williams to finish union rugby in All Black jersey
13 Aug 12 08:28 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 3 Comments
The All Blacks can rest a little easier ahead of their first Rugby Championship match against Australia this weekend, as Sonny Bill Williams has been cleared to play International rugby before joining his Japanese club. […]
Centre stocks low in New Zealand
25 Jul 12 08:50 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 3 Comments
Looking forward to the Rugby Championship, it seems New Zealand coach Steve Hansen will have an interesting time finding fit centres to take on the Argentines, Boks and Wallabies. […]
21-year-old lock starts for All Blacks
7 Jun 12 09:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
South Africa aren’t the only team who will embark on their 2012 Test campaign with a greenhorn in engine room. New All Black coach Steven Hansen has taken a leaf out of Heyneke Meyer’s book in naming his own Eben Etzebeth – Chiefs lock Brodie Retallick – to start against Ireland. […]
Conservative squad for Hansen
4 Jun 12 10:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 8 Comments
New Zealand coach Steve Hanson has named relatively safe 30 man squad for his team’s three test series against Ireland, with a few new caps included, but the most surprising selection being that of Piri Weepu. […]
Canes name team for Brumbies
16 May 12 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
The Hurricanes team to take on the Brumbies this weekend has been announced, with a few changes from the team that beat the Highlanders last weekend. […]
Canes welcome back some big guns
4 Apr 12 09:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
The Hurricanes team to face the Sharks on Friday has been named, with the home side benefiting from the return of two key forwards after injury lay-offs. […]
Three changes for Canes
29 Mar 12 08:42 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
The Hurricanes team to face the Cheetahs in the latter’s final 2012 tour match has been named and features three changes to the starting side that recorded a narrow away win over the Blues in round 5. […]
Hurricanes make changes for Force
7 Mar 12 10:26 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
The Hurricanes team to face the Force this weekend has been announced, with two run on debuts in Jeffery Moomaga-Allen and TJ Perenara. The other change sees Julian Savea start his season on the wing, in place of Michael Bent. […]
Super Rugby preview – Hurricanes
18 Feb 12 09:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 1 Comment
The last of the previews for the New Zealand teams, and in my opinion the team that will fill the bottom spot on the New Zealand conference, is the Hurricanes. The team has had a turbulent couple of months, with coaching changes and quite a few players that have left the franchise. […]
Smith to get fit first
8 Feb 12 14:27 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 2 Comments
Newly appointed Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith might not be fit to start the tournament against the Stormers in Cape Town come 25 February. […]
Tri Nations – Team of the tournament
30 Aug 11 12:09 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 19 Comments
The Tri Nations tournament for 2011 is a thing of the past with the Wallabies winning the title in spectacular fashion after beating the All Blacks in Brisbane. Here is the team that I think fairly represents the best players in each position taking into account the series as a whole: […]
All Blacks keen on winning Tri Nations first
24 Aug 11 17:21 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 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. […]
New All Black Jersey v Springbok – No it’s not slime green!
30 Jun 11 01:33 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 18 Comments
All Blacks.com report a new All Black jersey will be unvielled against the Springbok on 30 July 2011. […]