Tahs demolish Rebels
Israel Folau scored a try in the Waratahs’ 47-15 warm-up win against the Rebels in Sydney on Thursday.
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.
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 →
South Africa’s Super Rugby franchises should be more competitive this year, writes CRAIG LEWIS. The decision to cut two South African teams from Super Rugby is likely to be vindicated during the 2018 season. When it was made, SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux openly acknowledged that the dilution of talent and resources across six franchises had simply become unsustainable. In… Read more →
South African-born Hurricanes prop Reggie Goodes has been forced to retire from the game after a series of concussions.
The Sunwolves have secured the services of centre Jason Emery for the 2018 Super Rugby season. Emery made 34 Super Rugby appearances for the Highlanders between 2013 and 2017, while also playing in two matches for the Māori All Blacks. The Sunwolves also announced the addition of two other players, Ryuji Noguchi from Tokai University and Atsushi Sakate from the… Read more →
The Bulls scored two first-half tries as they beat the Jaguares 21-12 in a pre-season match at the Loftus B-field on Saturday.
The Stormers drew 26-26 with the Bulls in a Super Rugby warm-up match in Wellington on Saturday.
The Brumbies scored eight tries to thrash the Rebels 50-19 in a Super Rugby warm-up match in Queanbeyan on Saturday.