Melbourne Rebels put a serious dent in the Waratahs' surge to the Super Rugby finals with a surprise 24-22 victory on Friday night. The Rebels finally got a taste of victory against the Stormers last...
Confidence and desperation will collide when the Bulls travel to Durban to face the Sharks in the final Super Rugby clash of Round 15 on Saturday. The Bulls head to Kings Park as one of the form teams...
This June, most of rugby’s attention will be down under in Australia, but let’s not forget that there are international rugby Tests being played all around the world. I am a Wallabies supporter but...
How do the Chiefs continue to lead Super Rugby after 14 rounds when they rank just 14th out of 15 teams for the amount of possession they have to play with?So far it is because they have either made such...
They used to be known as the Coastal Sharks, but the Sharks will be looking to play the role of coastal spoilers when the Vodacom Bulls ride into town on Saturday for a crucial Vodacom Super Rugby derby. Indeed,...
I write to Bill Pulver, Robbie Deans, and co, as a disgruntled supporter who is fed up with bureaucracy evident in your organisation over the last five years. While everyone is sick of punters throwing...
Chiefs loose forward Tanerau Latimer is expecting another match of Test intensity against the Crusaders on Friday night. The defending Super Rugby champions dug deep to beat the Hurricanes last Friday...
Which teams are still able to win the Super Rugby competition and what do they need to do to get there? I’m sure that’s what you’ve been asking yourself overnight huddled away watching sport –...
Friday, April 24Chiefs v Crusaders, Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT, 17:35 EST, 17:05 CST, 15:35 WST Chiefs: Robbie Robinson; Patrick Osborne, Charlie Ngatai, Bundee Aki, Asaeli Tikoirotuma;...
The Stormers returned from Australasia under the weather, but coach Allister Coetzee knows that they have to get back up and fight for whatever they can get. It is an unfamiliar position for the Stormers,...
Hello and welcome to Waikato Stadium for round 15 of the Super Rugby season, tonight it's the Chiefs hosting the Crusaders. After a hard fought victory against the Hurricanes last week, the Chiefs will be looking to claim another New Zealand scalp ...
Chiefs loose forward Tanerau Latimer is expecting another match of Test intensity against the Crusaders on Friday night. The defending Super Rugby champions dug deep to beat the Hurricanes last Friday and lift themselves to the top of the overall ...
The Crusaders warmed up for their clash with the Chiefs by beating the Blues 23-3 in Christchurch last weekend, while the Chiefs, who also experienced injury concerns this week, were made to work for a 17-12 win over the Hurricanes at a damp Cake Tin ...
He was assistant coach at the Crusaders in 2002 before taking the top job at the Hurricanes from 2003 to 2010 and will now be the front-runner to secure the position. "I will be interested, as long as it doesn't clash with Taranaki," Cooper told ...
The Chiefs mastered the Crusaders twice in their three meetings last season on the way to their first Super Rugby championship, but all were tight affairs and the Canterbury side is ominously running into top form. The Chiefs have only beaten the ...
Next week they travel to Christchurch to play on a ground where the Crusaders are yet to lose; in round 17 they are required in Perth for the perfect Michael Foley ambush minus their Wallabies pack and strike backs – who will be in camp preparing for ...
"The complaint has been referred in the first instance to SANZAR duty judicial officer Jannie Lubbe, in accordance with Rule 10.12 of the SANZAR disciplinary rules contained in the 2013 Super Rugby tournament manual," a statement from SARNZAR said ...
Rennie was last night at pains to point out that he believed much of what Henry said was tongue in cheek, including the statement that Crusaders prop Crockett "got away with murder" in his team's 23-3 victory against Henry's Blues in Christchurch, but ...
The Hurricanes quickly slipped to ninth on the table after their loss to the Chiefs in Wellington and the Blues were overtaken by the Crusaders after their defeat in Christchurch. The Highlanders, last and out of the running weeks ago, can still play a ...
McCaw was allowed to stand down during the Super 15 to recover from over a decade of top tier rugby, during which time he played 120 games for the Crusaders and 116 games for the All Blacks. On Saturday, fill-in captain Kieran Read returned from injury ...
| Teams | P | W | D | L | P+/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 383/283 | 52 |
| Bulls | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 319/222 | 46 |
| ACT Brumbies | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 326/221 | 46 |
| Queensland Reds | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 259/244 | 44 |
| Crusaders | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 315/241 | 42 |
| Blues | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 257/224 | 41 |
| Cheetahs | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 286/265 | 40 |
| NSW Waratahs | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 349/321 | 39 |
| Hurricanes | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 280/319 | 34 |
| Sharks | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 269/234 | 33 |
| Melbourne Rebels | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 307/406 | 32 |
| Stormers | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 225/238 | 30 |
| Southern Kings | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 222/381 | 24 |
| Western Force | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 214/305 | 19 |
| Highlanders | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 220/327 | 16 |