Chris Boyd and John Plumtree have named their Hurricanes side to face the Sharks at Kings Park on Saturday afternoon, keeping faith in the vast majority of the starting side that dismantled the Lions at Ellis Park last weekend. […]
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Single change for Canes
5 May 16 09:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
RWC Semi-Final 1: NZ vs SA
24 Oct 15 12:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 250 Comments
This is what World Cup Rugby is all about. Two teams facing each other in hat can only be described as a colossal match-up. It is finally here, Semi-Final 1 is upon us and the Boks have a massive match ahead of them if they are to compete for the elusive spot in the Final. […]
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. […]
Changes for All Blacks vs Boks
23 Jul 15 08:29 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 43 Comments
The All Blacks have included two uncapped players in their starting line-up to face the Springboks this weekend. […]
Saders pip Hurricanes – hand Chiefs conference win
12 Jul 13 13:45 by Scott Bevan (The Hobbit) | 2 Comments
The Chiefs have claimed the New Zealand conference title thanks to the Crusaders’ unimpressive 25 – 17 victory over the Hurricanes in Christchurch tonight. The game saw both teams scored three tries, and ultimately it was the accurate boot of Dan Carter that proved the difference between the sides in a tense clash. The Crusaders needed a bonus point win to retain a chance of overhauling the champions, who play the Blues tonight in the final Super 15 round. But the Crusaders were lucky enough to even win the match, let alone launch a bid for four tries, only nailing the victory with a 79th minute try. […]
Hansen mixes it up for French
3 Jun 13 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
Six uncapped players have made it into Steve Hansen’s squad to take on France in three upcoming tests. […]
14 changes for All Blacks
15 Nov 12 09:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 3 Comments
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. […]
Relief for Springboks
13 Sep 12 07:54 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 5 Comments
South Africa have one less thing to worry about when they face the All Blacks in Dunedin this weekend, and not only will they not have to face an injured Dan Carter, but they face the New Zealand version of Ricky Januarie in Piri Weepu, who starts ahead of Aaron Smith. […]
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. […]
Faumuina joins All Blacks for Rugby Championship
5 Aug 12 06:33 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 4 Comments
Duncan Johnstone writes on Stuff.co.nz that Auckland and Blues prop Charlie Faumuina is the only new face named in the 28-man All Blacks squad for the Rugby Championship. […]
New Zealand teams suffer injuries over break
25 Jun 12 10:28 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 1 Comment
The All Blacks might have beaten the Irish comprehensively over the weekend, wrapping up a three – nil series whitewash, but the respective frnachises left to do battle this weekend will be ruing the amount of injuries suffered. […]
McCaw’s days numbered!
24 Jun 12 03:59 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 13 Comments
In the wake of the 60-0 drubbing of Ireland last night at Waikato Stadium, All Black captain Richie McCaw’s days look numbered at openside flanker for the nation’s top sporting team. […]
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. […]
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. […]