We are now at the midway point of The Rugby Championship with three rounds of action remaining. Week three saw the Argentinians give New Zealand a real scare in the first half with some direct running and offloads around the inside channels. However, in the end the All Blacks made it look easy coasting to …
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Rugby Championship 2016 – Week 3 Preview
After a week off, the third round of The Rugby Championship gets underway this weekend with a match between New Zealand and Argentina in Christchurch, before the Australia welcome South Africa to Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Before the bye round, the All Blacks proved to be a level above the Wallabies with an easy win …
Rugby Championship 2016 – Week 2 Preview
The Rugby Championship heads into the second week of competition this weekend where we will see the return leg of round one. Last weekend, The All Blacks were simply sensational, whereas, the Wallabies looked to have carried over their poor form against England, in a huge home defeat to their old foes in Sydney. In …
Rugby Championship 2016 – Week 1 Preview
The Super Rugby season is in the rear view mirror and the fifth edition of The Rugby Championship gets underway this weekend. The first week of Test matches between the four southern hemisphere powerhouses sees Australia host New Zealand in a rematch of the Rugby World Cup Final, before we head to Nelspruit where South …
Super Rugby 2016 – Final Preview
The 142nd and final match of the 2016 Super Rugby tournament takes place on Saturday evening in Wellington between last year’s runners-up the Hurricanes and the roaring Lions of Johannesburg. It has been a fascinating season that has seen the New Zealand teams dominate, the Australian teams falter, with the Lions the shining light in …
Super Rugby 2016 – Semi-final Preview
Four teams remain in the 2016 edition of Super Rugby and to be frank, the Hurricanes, Chiefs, Lions and Highlanders are all deserving of their semi-final placings. Last weekend, the Highlanders showed why they are back-to-back title contenders with a hard fought win over the Brumbies. The Hurricanes blew the Sharks away, the Lions outclassed …
Super Rugby 2016 – Quarter-final Preview
After 135 games and approximately 10,800 minutes of Super Rugby action, the quarterfinals have been decided. Four exciting clashes await us this weekend with the Brumbies to host the Highlanders, despite the visitors finishing nine points higher than them on the log. The Hurricanes host the Sharks, the Lions welcome the Crusaders and the Chiefs …
Super Rugby 2016 – Week 17 Preview
The final round of the regular season is upon us with a number of clashes this week playing a key role in shaping the playoff picture. So far, the Chiefs, Crusaders, Hurricanes and Highlanders have qualified for the quarterfinals from the New Zealand conference, with the Lions and the Stormers successful from the South African …
Super Rugby 2016 – Week 16 Preview
Super Rugby returned to TV screens around the world last weekend with a full complement of nine matches. Last weekend, the action headed to Suva in Fiji for the first time and unfortunately the weather didn’t come to the party in a game that saw the Chiefs ‘upset’ the table-topping Crusaders. The other game on …
Super Rugby 2016 – Week 15 Preview
Super Rugby returns after a month-long break for the International Test match series that took place between New Zealand and Wales, Australia and England and South Africa and Ireland. In the end, the All Blacks showed why they are a class above the rest of the rugby world, thumping the Welsh 46-6 in the final …