Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
The Blues opened their pre-season account with a convincing 36-22 victory over the Hurricanes in Whangarei on Saturday.Playing in front of a boisterous 6000-strong crowd, the Blues outscored the visitors by six tries to one.New...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
One of the key factors to New Zealand's dominance of the sevens game is their ability to quickly integrate new players into their squad, says Waikato flyer Tim Mikkelson.That ability and team spirit came to the fore during the weekend...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:25:00 +1200
The Crusaders and the All Blacks are both up for Laureus sports awards at what will be a glittering affair in London early on Tuesday morning.The Crusaders have been nominated for Comeback of the Year following their efforts in...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:35:00 +1200
The defence-driven pragmatism that carried France to the Rugby World Cup final resurfaced in their opening Six Nations victory over Italy in Paris on Saturday.Led magnificently by captain Thierry Dusautoir and indefatigable No.8...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:16 +1200
Super Rugby outfits might not want Frank Halai but New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens is happy to have the Waikato wing.Halai was one of the standout players during New Zealand's victory in the fourth leg of the World Sevens...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Cult figures often become so because they are unaware or at least unassuming about their public status. Piri Weepu seems to fit into that camp.He is a sportsman with a common touch who would be like the average bloke were it not...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Three prominent Auckland premier rugby club coaches say they are supportive of a new national policy that allows ITM Cup players to be available to them for the entire club season - including the final of the Gallaher Shield. Auckland...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Ireland lost a second Lions centre yesterday from the Six Nations, while Wales felt like they had gained one. Whatever influence the late withdrawal of Keith Earls has on tonight's Dublin dust-up, nobody will derive any pleasure from...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:35:00 +1200
New Zealand's flying outside backs hold the key to their World Sevens Series aspirations with five rounds remaining.The Kiwis, who claimed their sixth title in 13 attempts in Wellington tonight with a 24-7 win over Fiji in a wet...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:40:00 +1200
The selection headache has kicked in for Blues coach Pat Lam following his side's 36-22 defeat of the Hurricanes in their first Super 15 warm-up match at Whangarei's Toll Stadium today.All Blacks Jerome Kaino and Anthony Boric started...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:05:00 +1200
Frank Halai's golden point-try has guided New Zealand to the final of the Wellington Sevens as they beat England 17-12 this evening. The hulking winger crossed during the sudden-death period to salvage a game that looked lost for...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:55:00 +1200
Organisers of the Hertz Sevens have apologised in person to Samoan team management following an unfortunate incident when a pitch invader reached a player in the final game of day one of the tournament.Hertz Sevens General Manager,...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:10:00 +1200
New Zealand are one step closer to back-to-back crowns at the Wellington Sevens after they defeated France 22-7 in a damp quarter-final this afternoon. After breezing through Pool A, the Kiwis were stunned early on by France who...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:19:12 +1200
Barely 100 days have passed since the 2011 Rugby World Cup was completed in Auckland. But in the context of the northern hemisphere's 2012 Six Nations Championship which begins this weekend, it already seems light years away.France,...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:32:47 +1200
Sebastien Chabal's rugby career looks to be on the wane after Racing-Metro effectively sacked one of French sport's most recognisable characters.The French forward became famous with his towering physique, a mane of black hair and...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Just one weekend of Six Nations action could demonstrate whether Ireland or Wales are best placed to challenge for the title, whether France are stronger now the players are talking to their coach, and if an inexperienced England...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Top-flight sport heads into Whangarei for the long weekend although it is a winter code that starts the summer festival.The Blues play the Hurricanes today before the Black Caps host Zimbabwe in Monday's one-dayer.It will not...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
John Mitchell has just about seen and experienced it all as rugby's most well-travelled club, provincial and international coach. This week, the All Blacks' 2003 World Cup boss faced reports that his Lions organisation in Johannesburg...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Every circus needs a ringmaster and if Sonny Bill Williams is the most hyped and talked-about athlete New Zealand has produced, it figures that he has a manager like Khoder Nasser.Most New Zealanders became acquainted with this...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:35:14 +1200
The Otago Highlanders had to deal with a Ryan Crotty hat-trick within the first 20 minutes and a rock-solid defence from the rest of his Crusader team-mates as the men in blue and gold conceded seven tries in a 47-19 thumping at Rugby...
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