JON CARDINELLI looks ahead to the Super Rugby clashes at Newlands and Ellis Park in round one. The Super Rugby tournament has undergone significant changes since last season. Fifteen teams will compete across three conferences in 2018, rather than the 18 sides that featured across four conferences in 2017. Two sides, namely the Cheetahs and Kings, have been cut from… Read more →
Beauden Barrett could sit out the Hurricanes’ first Super Rugby match, against the Bulls at Loftus next Saturday. Canes coach Chris Boyd said the flyhalf would definitely not start, and may not even be included on the bench. ‘We might use it as one of his All Blacks rest weeks yet, we haven’t decided on that.’ Barrett missed the Hurricanes’… Read more →
Western Province director of rugby Gert Smal has denied rumours linking to him to the Cardiff Blues head coaching job.
Israel Folau scored a try in the Waratahs’ 47-15 warm-up win against the Rebels in Sydney on Thursday.
A Matt Faddes hat-trick powered the Highlanders to a 42-26 win over the Crusaders in a Super Rugby warm-up game at Fred Booth Park.
The Hurricanes scored four tries to beat the Blues 26-14 in their pre-season match in Warkworth on Thursday.
Western Province director of rugby Gert Smal has reportedly held talks with the Cardiff Blues over their head coach role.
Blitzboks star Justin Geduld is set to miss the next two tournaments in the World Rugby Sevens Series due to injury. Geduld will be unavailable for the upcoming Las Vegas and Vancouver legs after fracturing his jaw at the Hamilton Sevens in early February. The playmaker, who has been ruled out for six weeks, joins a number of players who are not… Read more →
Chiefs scrumhalf Brad Weber scored a hat-trick to help his side to a 38-26 victory against the Brumbies on the Sunshine Coast. Both sides named strong starting lineups for this Super Rugby warm-up match, with Sam Cane leading an All Blacks-laden Chiefs outfit, while Christian Lealiifano captained a Brumbies lineup featuring Wallabies Tevita Kuridrani and Henry Speight. The Brumbies were… Read more →
World Rugby says Wales fullback Gareth Anscombe should have been awarded a try against England at Twickenham last Saturday. England were leading 12-0 in the 23rd minute of the Six Nations match when Anscombe chased down Rhys Patchell’s cross-kick. TV replays showed him grounding the ball in the in-goal area just before England wing Anthony Watson. However, New Zealand TMO Glenn Newman saw things… Read more →
