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The Crusaders defeated 14-man Emirates Lions 25-17 in a gripping Vodacom Super Rugby Final played at Emirates Airlines Park in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon to lift their eighth title and deny the home side a dream finish to an emotional campaign. The match was marked by the first half red card shown to Kwagga Smith... Continue Reading →
On Saturday the 2017 Super Rugby Final kicks-off at Emirates Airlines Park in Johannesburg between the Lions (South Africa) and the Crusaders (New Zealand). The match is set to break the all-time attendance match record of 61,823 crowd set at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, at the 2014 Super Rugby Final. The Lions, runners-up in 2016 to... Continue Reading →
Capacity crowd to watch 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby Final in Johannesburg The Emirates Lions and the Crusaders have announced unchanged teams for their 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby Final on Saturday in Johannesburg. Kick off at Emirates Airline Park is at 16h00 and the decider will be televised live on SuperSport 1. Emirates Lions coach Johan... Continue Reading →
Lions prevail in war of attrition against Crusaders At last, Warren Gatland got his chance to squeeze off some shots of his own. In the wake of the British and Irish Lions 12-3 victory over the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night, coach Gatland, probably still picking the buckshot out of his hide following the... Continue Reading →
Ihaia West's late try gave the Blues a famous win over the British and Irish Lions. It took all of 74 minutes but the difference between New Zealand rugby and the Lions eventually came to the fore. Creativity, endeavour and offloads saw the Blues record a historic 22-16 triumph over the tourists at Eden Park,... Continue Reading →
It was Napoleon who was first recorded as saying he that he knew a battle would be won or lost by the degree of resolve shown by his troops in the periods of the fray when they had to defend, as opposed to when they were ordered to attack. Rugby, we know, is war without... Continue Reading →
Sharks players that are suspended from rugby because of foul play will now be docked their wages. This was the no-nonsense resolution passed at a meeting of the Board of the Sharks Directors at Kings Park yesterday. The notorious disciplinary record of the Sharks in Super Rugby this year - three red cards and three... Continue Reading →
One of world rugby's leading coaches, Wayne Smith, is to return to the All Blacks coaching staff for the 2015 season, it was announced today. Smith, who was part of the All Blacks coaching staff from 2004 through to the team's victory at Rugby World Cup 2011, and a Chiefs Assistant Coach from 2012-2014, will... Continue Reading →
The word from the Sharks this week is that they are going to have to up their physicality tonight against the Crusaders and the retort from the New Zealanders is that they will give as good as they get. Yesterday, Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder told The Mercury that the need to win the physical battle... Continue Reading →
The Crusaders play their fourth consecutive South African side this weekend when they meet the Sharks in Durban. The Sharks are currently sitting near the top of the table having won 4 out of 5 games and have come off a bye last week so will be rested and rearing to go. The two teams... Continue Reading →
The Crusaders deservedly won at Newlands for a third successive time. The visitors triumphed 19-14 after the Stormers led 11-nil midway through the first half. The Stormers attacked the Crusaders tryline in the final three minutes but found no way through a defensive structure that had not been made to work for much of the... Continue Reading →
The Crusaders 28-13 win over the Bulls in Christchurch on Saturday night sets up a huge Kiwi derby, with the seven-time champions (the fourth placed wildcard qualifiers) travelling north to Hamilton to take on the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium in the Super Rugby Semi-Finals tomorrow night. The Chiefs, second place finishers overall on the table... Continue Reading →
The Reds and Crusaders have both named unchanged starting line-ups for Saturday's Super Rugby Final at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. It will be only the second time this season that the Reds have retained the same run-on team, the only other occasion being in Round 13 against the Blues and then in Round 15 against... Continue Reading →
The Reds host the Crusaders in the Super Rugby Final at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday, bringing the curtain down on a 2011 season that saw the tournament adopt a new "Conference" format with the addition of a fifteenth team. In the 16 years of Super Rugby history since 1996, the Crusaders been the... Continue Reading →
Richie McCaw says he’s ready to play whatever role the Crusaders require of him this week as his team continues its remarkable Super Rugby journey with a semifinal visit to the Stormers in Cape Town. McCaw confirmed at Nelson airport before boarding the first plane of many over the next few days that he’s available... Continue Reading →
by Mike Greenaway From a Sharks’ point of view, if ever a trend needed to be bucked in Super Rugby it is tomorrow at 9.35am. The KZN team have never beaten the Crusaders in New Zealand in the 15-year history of the competition while the Christchurch-based team – even if they are not allowed to... Continue Reading →
The Sharks departed Johannesburg last night quite literally on a wing and prayer given that Sydney airport was closed yesterday morning because of volcanic ash in the atmosphere, although the weather forecast from New South Wales was favourable for clear skies by the time the team is due to land today – otherwise the flight... Continue Reading →
There was something quintessentially French about Frederic Michalak’s description of his recent departure from the rugby club he had played for since he was seven and his arrival in his new home, Durban. “It is the end of a love affair, the heart breaks, but a new affair begins,” he said of his break from... Continue Reading →
Last week, the Sharks packed themselves off to a reclusive residence in Rustenburg, far from the madding crowd and the niggling negativity that had dogged their stuttering Super Rugby campaign, and an immaculate plan was hatched to beat the champion Bulls and record one of the most famous wins in Sharks and Natal rugby history.... Continue Reading →
A perusal of New Zealand’s rugby websites this week suggests that Peter de Villiers will give Sonny Bill Williams a run for his money when it comes to who will be the biggest media draw card at the Rugby World Cup in the Land of the Long White Shroud in September and October. Sonny Bill,... Continue Reading →
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