The final round of the 2014 edition of The Rugby Championship is upon us after five intriguing rounds of competitive and skilful southern hemisphere action. The All Blacks locked up the Rugby Championship trophy for the third consecutive season last week with a comfortable win over the Pumas and the Springboks produced a late surge …
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The Rugby Championship 2014 – Week 5 Preview
After a weekend jam packed with provincial rugby on both sides of the equator, The Rugby Championship enters the penultimate round when the Springboks look to avenge their loss to the Wallabies in Cape Town and the Pumas welcome tournament leaders the All Blacks to La Plata. The Springboks need a victory after two narrow losses to the …
The Rugby Championship 2014 – Week 4 Preview
The Rugby Championship returned last weekend with two rain-effected matches in Napier (New Zealand vs Argentina) and Perth (Australia vs South Africa). The home team prevailed in both fixtures, although it is fair to say that there were a number of inexcusable refereeing decisions that not only buried the Pumas in the second half against …
The Rugby Championship 2014 – Week 3 Preview
After a week’s break, The Rugby Championship returns this weekend with the All Blacks hosting the Pumas in Napier and the Wallabies welcome the Springboks to Perth, a place where the tourists have had some success in recent years. Round two saw New Zealand flex their muscles and dispel any signs that their rise to …
The Rugby Championship 2014 – Week 2 Preview
The 2014 version of The Rugby Championship kicked off last weekend in a very wet Sydney where Australia held New Zealand to a low-scoring draw and later on, South Africa hosted Argentina in monsoonal conditions in the nation’s capital, Pretoria. In all honesty, both matches failed to live up to the expected hype and the …
The Rugby Championship 2014 – Week 1 Preview
With the Super Rugby season culminating two weeks ago with a magnificent Final played out between the Waratahs and the Crusaders in Sydney, rugby fanatics are in for a treat as we embark on the third edition of The Rugby Championship. Traditional rugby fans know that nothing compares to Test Match rugby. The Rugby Championship …
Super Rugby 2014 – Grand Final
After 125 games and 10,000 minutes of rugby, it all comes down to the grand final in Sydney on Saturday evening, when we will see a new champion crowded after a two-year dominance by the Chiefs. The best provincial union in Australia, the Waratahs will face the seven-time Champions and current New Zealand Conference winners, …
Super Rugby 2014 – Semi-finals
Four teams and three matches remain to who will be the kings of provincial rugby in the southern hemisphere this season. Not very often in world sport do you see one versus four and two versus four, but what is most surprising is seeing two Australian teams make the semi finals. Not since 2002 has …
Super Rugby 2014 – Playoffs Week 1
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 587 tries (average of 4.89 per match) and a total of 5801 points (average of 48.34 per match), which has seen some stalwarts shine and …
Super Rugby 2014 – Week 19 Preview
The final round of Super Rugby’s regular season kicks off this week and like many seasons that have gone before us, the final playoff picture won’t be painted until the final whistle is blown in Cape Town. Last weekend we saw the Blues and the Bulls eliminated after losses to the Crusaders and the Stormers …