The Rugby Championship heads into round two this weekend after kicking off with matches between the All Blacks and the Pumas in Christchurch and the Wallabies faced the Springboks in Brisbane last weekend. As expected, the All Blacks had too much class across the pitch and cantered away to a 21-point victory, in a match …
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The Rugby Championship 2015 – Week 1 Preview
The Rugby Championship 2015 – Week 1 Preview With the Super Rugby season done and dusted after culminating with a spectacular Final played out between the Hurricanes and the Highlanders in Wellington, rugby fanatics are in for a treat as we embark on the fourth edition of The Rugby Championship. Rugby purists believe that nothing …
Super Rugby 2015 – Grand Final Preview
After 125 games and 10,000 minutes of rugby, it all comes down to the grand final in Wellington on Saturday afternoon (17:00 EST), where the Hurricanes and the Highlanders will battle it out for Super Rugby supremacy. What makes this match so intriguing is that neither team has ever won a Super Rugby title, although …
Super Rugby 2015 – Semi-Final Preview
Four teams and three matches remain to see who will be the kings of provincial rugby in the southern hemisphere this season. The Hurricanes have been on top of their game since week one of the competition and this weekend they come up against a Brumbies outfit that put the sword to the Stormers last …
Super Rugby 2015 – Finals Week 1 Preview
Super Rugby 2015 – Finals Week 1 Preview After 120 matches of exhilarating and high-tempo Super Rugby action, we have reached the playoff stages with only six teams remaining. So far this season, fans have been treated to 610 tries (average of 5.05 per match) and a total of 5045 points (average of 42.04 per …
Super Rugby Week 18 Preview
The final round of Super Rugby’s regular season kicks off this weekend and although the makeup of the playoff picture has been determined, it might not be until the final whistle is blown in Durban that we know the teams facing off next weekend (3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th). It has been a …
Super Rugby 2015 – Week 13 Preview
Things are really starting to heat up in the 2015 version of Super Rugby with a mixture of high-scoring matches and physical local derbies the order of the day. The last two weeks have seen a trend of the home teams being victorious and once again, a number of upsets and disappointing results have hurt …
Super Rugby 2015 – Week 12 Preview
As we edge towards the playoffs, which are now less than two months away, Super Rugby is starting to heat up and the pressure is starting to build with the Rugby World Cup on the horizon. Round 11 was more in line with predictions across the park, with six of the seven home teams winning, …
Super Rugby Preview 2015
Super Rugby Preview 2015 It has been seven long months since we were treated to Super Rugby action and we don’t have to wait much longer with the first round of action kicking off this weekend (February 13th). As The Profits resident rugby union writer, I will provide you with my thoughts, analysis and betting …
Autumn Internationals – Week 5 Preview
The final weekend of the International Test match rugby calendar is upon us with Wales hosting South Africa and England will welcome the old enemy, Australia. Recapping last week’s main card, the Springboks had to rely on their bench to secure a reasonably comfortable victory over Italy, Ireland edged Australia in one of the matches …