The penultimate round of Super Rugby’s regular season is upon us and with a number of surprising results last weekend, the regular season title is still up for grabs. It was evident that a host of the International players that represented their provinces on the weekend brought the confidence, tempo and physicality back to Super …
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Super Rugby 2014 – Week 17 Preview & Bets
The June International Test match series has come and gone (except for South Africa) and Super Rugby action returns for the final three rounds of the regular season this weekend. Before I delve into this week’s action, I want to highlight both the All Blacks and Wallabies dominant 3-0 whitewash series against the English and …
June International Test Matches – Week 3 Preview
As we approach the final complete round of the June International Test Match series, the dust is starting to settle and the Southern Hemisphere dominance is shining through once again. The big three (New Zealand, Australia and South Africa), made it six from six against their Northern Hemisphere opponents so far this winter series and are …
June International Test Matches – Week 2 Preview
International Test Match rugby returned with a bang last weekend as the best teams of both hemispheres collided in some fascinating encounters both here and abroad. Three of my five Best Bets cashed with the Ireland match falling by a narrow 0.5, however, I am confident on my plays for this week. The action kicks …
June International Test Matches – Week 1 Preview
Without offending our Northern Hemisphere compatriots too much, the International season has arrived. As much as I love Super Rugby, very little compares to Test rugby in my eyes and with the Rugby World Cup in England next year, the road starts now. Unfortunately for viewers, we won’t be presented with the best of our …
Super Rugby 2014 – Week 16 Preview
The final round of the first phase of this year’s competition takes place this weekend with 14 teams in action. From next week, the International June Test Series kicks off with the majority of the tier one teams schedule to play with the All Blacks facing England, the Wallabies taking on the French and South …
Super Rugby 2014 – Week 15 Preview
The penultimate round of Super Rugby takes place this weekend before we hit the June International Test window. As preliminary training squads have been announced by the SANZAR nations, things are starting to intensify and the competition ladder is beginning to take shape. According to Superbru, a social sports prediction game with over 700,000 members, …
Super Rugby 2014 – Week 14 Preview
With three rounds of Super Rugby to go before the competition breaks up for the June Internationals, many teams enter a vital phase in terms of their overall positions on the ladder. Unsurprisingly, the New Zealand Conference remains the strongest, however, with ten local derbies scheduled in the coming weeks, a degree of ‘cannibalisation’ will …
Super Rugby 2014 Week 13
Things are starting to heat up in Super Rugby’s 2014 edition with two of the best games I have seen all year taking place last weekend. There was a lot of movement on the competition ladder, with at least ten teams still in the running for the final six play off spots. We are only …
Super Rugby 2014 – Week 12 Preview
Super Rugby returns for the 12th week of the competition and with only a month to go before the International Test match window, we enter a crucial stage of the year. Last week’s results certainly created some movement amongst teams on the competition ladder with an upset or two and the Chiefs dropped out of …