2,179 articles tagged "rugby-union"
Battle of the Barrett’s part two is off, with the Hurricanes set to rule out their All Blacks fullback Jordie Barrett for a second straight match. Rated a 50-50 prospect by coach Jason Holland earlier this week,
Fiji born, Pita Gus Sowakula will again start for the Chiefs at number 8 when they face the high flying Blues in the Super Rugby Aotearoa. The Chiefs have made just two changes to their starting line-up from the t
Akira Ioane has been given the chance to remind the world about his talent after being elected to wear the No 6 jersey against the Chiefs in Hamilton this Saturday. The Blues side have made three changes from Sunda
A rare piece of rugby memorabilia is up for grabs. Former All Black Dan Carter is for the first time auctioning a test jersey to raise money for his local rugby club in New Zealand. Like other sports clubs, So
All Blacks wing Sevu Reece had his eyes glued to the screen watching the opening round of Super Rugby Aotearoa and a potential match-up he could be facing in a few weeks. The Crusaders had the bye last weekend whil
The Hurricanes are hopeful of a ticket sellout in their first home match when they take on the Crusaders in Wellington this weekend. Wellington's Sky Stadium boasts a capacity of 34,500 however, the Hurricanes have
Hurricanes Coach Jason Holland has to make a difficult choice of whether to start star forward Ardie Savea and rush Jordie Barrett to face the Crusaders this weekend. Savea made his long awaited return to rugby aga
All Blacks lock and Blues skipper, Patrick Tuipulotu has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby until the end of 2023 so he can be the man to lift the Blues' first silverware since their last Super Rugby crown in 2003. T
The Queensland Reds are confident that Melbourne Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu will join the Reds as planned in 2021. The speedster had said in recent weeks that he was still keen to join the Reds if his contract c
The Blues now lead the Super Rugby Aotearoa points table with 4 points after Round 1 of competition. The Highlanders who also have 4 points are in second place due to points difference. In third place on the t
Super Rugby Australia will start with the Reds vs Waratahs match on the 3rd of next month. While Super Rugby Aotearoa competition begins this weekend Rugby Australia confirmed it has agreed on a broadcast deal with
The Hurricanes have finally ruled fullback Jordie Barrett out of Sunday's much-awaited Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Blues. A day after word got out that Barrett was struggling with a shoulder injury, the
Chiefs captain Sam Cane will sit out the Super Rugby Aotearoa opener against the Highlanders on Saturday with a stiff back. The exclusion of the newly crowned All Blacks skipper will be a blow to the Chiefs as they
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s forward Josua Vakurunabili says that he would not be able to be in the place where he is now if it was not for his father pushing him to achieve new and greater things. Speaking to
World champions, South Africa may change the dates of a three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions next year. The eagerly awaited visit is scheduled for July and August 2021 and the Tests in Soweto, Cape
As New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed what many sports fans had been hoping yesterday afternoon, the Highlanders and Forsyth Barr Stadium are already springing into action to make those hopes a reality
Legendary Springbok Sevens player Cecil Afrika has announced his retirement from Sevens Rugby, ending a distinguished 12-year career. Afrika retires as South Africa’s highest points scorer, playing in 345 HSBC Wo
Super Rugby Aotearoa kick-off times are set to change in response to New Zealand’s move to Alert Level 1. New Zealand Rugby has confirmed there will be no limit on crowd numbers when the Highlanders play the Chie
Kurtley Beale has announced his intention to give incoming Wallabies coach Dave Rennie no choice but to let him become the third Australian to play his fourth Rugby World Cup. Beale is set to leave the Waratahs at
Former All Black and Crusaders player Tom Taylor is looking for a new team after he was sacked by French club Pau for skipping the country during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Club claimed that Taylor departed France
