New Zealand coach Steve Hansen named his 31 man squad to defend the World Cup starting in less than three weeks. […]
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All Blacks World Cup squad
Changes for All Blacks vs Boks
The All Blacks have included two uncapped players in their starting line-up to face the Springboks this weekend. […]
Blues forced to change
Blues coach John Kirwan has named his side to face the Cell C Sharks in North Harbour on Friday. The loss of regular fullback Piutau to a serious knee injury has prompted a backline reshuffle. […]
Kirwan swings a heavy axe
The Blues have made several changes to their side to face the Crusaders this weekend, after a surprise opening loss against the Highlanders. […]
New Zealand welcome new faces
Following yet another victory over the Wallabies this weekend, the All Blacks have named their squad to take part in the End of Year Tour, involving four new faces to test out at this stage of the season. […]
Bledisloe Cup – Round three
There is a small matter of a third Bledisloe Cup match happening this weekend, with both teams already announced. […]
Team of the Rugby Championship – Unofficial
SANZAR has named an unofficial team of the Rugby Championship on their site, with five South Africans making it onto this list. […]
Dan back for All Blacks
Steve Hansen has jumped on the opportunity to recall All Black flyhalf Dan Carter, who has recovered from a calf injury. […]
Hansen mixes it up for French
Six uncapped players have made it into Steve Hansen’s squad to take on France in three upcoming tests. […]
Highlanders change three
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. […]
14 changes for All Blacks
The All Blacks have made 14 changes to the team that beat Scotland over the weekend, to do the business against Italy this weekend. Kieran Read takes over the captaincy from Richie McCaw, who takes a complete break from the match 23. […]
Blues make changes for Lions
The Blues team to take on the Lions this weekend has been announced, with a number of changes coming through as a result of injury. The backline will see a massive shuffle as coach Pat Lam fills the gaps left by 11 injured players. […]
Sharks bag 5 against Blues
The Sharks managed to beat the Blues in Auckland this morning, picking up a bonus point in the 29 – 23 victory. The Sharks scored two tries in each half, and were only behind for two minutes in a game in which two tries scored via intercepts and the fourth try was a lucky one indeed. […]
Blues team to face Rebels
The Blues team to face the Rebels this weekend has been announced, after the team had their bye last weekend, with Keven Mealamu back in the starting team following his calf injury. […]
A sad farewell
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. […]