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Savea grateful for second chance at Super Rugby title

7 years ago by Super Rugby

Hurricanes flanker Ardie Savea says that he is really looking forward to playing in the Super Rugby final against the Lions in Wellington on Saturday. Although the Hurricanes contested last year’s...

Hurricanes are the Super Rugby champions

7 years ago by Super Rugby

Wellington’s Hurricanes beat the Lions 20-3 at Westpac Stadium to become the 2016 Super Rugby Champions. The Hurricanes also hosted the Super Rugby final last year but they were beaten 14-21 by the...

Brumbies Assistant Coach guilty of misconduct

7 years ago by Brumbies

Brumbies Assistant Coach Dan McKellar, has been found guilty of misconduct following the Brumbies vs Highlanders match on 22 July 2016.   A SANZAAR Judicial Hearing conducted by Terry Willis concluded...

Brumbies assistant coach whacked with $10,000 fine for Gardner spray

7 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

Brumbies forwards coach Dan McKellar has been sanctioned by SANZAAR for remarks made about referee Angus Gardner, who officiated in the Aussie side’s quarter-final loss to the Highlanders in Canberra...

Why chance favours the prepared mind

7 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

The French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur once remarked that ‘chance favours the prepared mind’. This was certainly true of the quarter-final between the Brumbies and Highlanders...

‘Lucky’ Highlanders ready for Lions den

7 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

The Highlanders concede luck helped them beat the Brumbies in the first round of the Super Rugby finals but reckon they’ll need more than that to overcome the Lions. The defending champions arrived...

The key players who delivered semi-final berths

7 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

Ultimately, the four best teams in 2016 have won through to the Super Rugby semis, after a weekend of quarters that delivered surprising result after surprising result. Even in the wet weather, the general...

Monday Afternoon Round Up

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Beaumont given captaincy and new deal   Number eight Josh Beaumont has been named Sale Sharks club captain after agreeing a new three-year deal with the Premiership side.   The 23-year-old,...

Highlanders edge Brumbies to semi final spot after tense finish in Canberra

7 years ago by Rugby Dump

The Highlanders held off a late Brumbies onslaught to win their Super Rugby Quarter Final clash 15-9 in the rain of Canberra earlier today. The visitors scored through Waisake Naholo and Liam Squire either...

The Wrap: It’s Super Rugby’s fab four, and any of them can win

7 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

A repeat Super Rugby title is still a possibility for the Highlanders, although it was a very near thing in on a dirty Canberra Friday night. Brumbies’ replacement winger Lausii Taliauli’s...