Five silver linings after a weekend of Super Rugby losses
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auAfter a disappointing weekend for Australia’s Super Rugby franchises, it’s timely to talk about what is good about Australian rugby at the moment. 1. The Waratahs are not far off their championship...
Bristol lock Evans to miss run-in
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsBristol lock Ian Evans will miss the rest of the season after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The 30-year-old suffered the injury following a collision during Saturday's Championship...
Rhodes flies home with hamstring injury
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe DHL Stormers have sustained a blow ahead of their final Vodacom Super Rugby tour match against the Western Force in Perth with confirmation that Michael Rhodes will be flying home with the hamstring...
Stormers out-thought naïve Waratahs
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe DHL Stormers may well have used the Western Force’s shock win over the Waratahs in the opening week of competition as their cue for the defence orientated win they scored over the Vodacom Super...
Toomua facing 4-6 weeks out for Brumbies
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Brumbies are facing a test of their squad depth after the Blues added insult to injury in their Super Rugby upset on Friday night. Five-eighth Matt Toomua faces 4-6 weeks on the sidelines with an ankle...
Super Rugby: 5 Things We Learnt From Round 9
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 The Blues (at long last, happily) and Cheetahs displayed the skill and will and discipline and perseverance to win a game after a miserable run of defeats, and showed that...
Southee's circus catch weekend's most watched video - but was it the top sporting play?
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandIt would appear cricket fans can't get enough of the game after a spectacular one-handed catch by Black Cap fast bowler Tim Southee became the most watched video of the weekend. But was it the best sporting...
SPIRO: Michael Cheika needs to leave the Waratahs now
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThis is a hard call but events on and off the rugby field in the last few days have made it clear that Michael Cheika needs to leave the Waratahs now and start full-time coaching and selecting the Wallabies....
Cheika: I don’t get no respect
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWallabies coach Michael Cheika says it’s “obvious” he’s not liked or respected in New Zealand as the fallout continues from his unsolicited entry to the referee’s room during...
David Pocock Produces A Turnover Masterclass
1 decade ago by In The LooseWallabies flanker David Pocock produced a turnover masterclass versus the Blues which should have other sides watching on worried…The post David Pocock Produces A Turnover Masterclass appeared first...
