Rugby: One man's calamity is another's opportunity for Lions
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldIrish star Sean O'Brien has it all to play for against the Crusaders in tonight's unofficial "fourth test" in Christchurch.One man's calamity is another's opportunity and even though the latest bulletins...
Young Christchurch barber Ben Scott cuts Lions players' hair ahead of their match against the Crusaders
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldA young Christchurch barber who boasts Crusaders players as clients has given some of their rivals - the British and Irish Lions - a free spruce up before the teams clash tonight.Ben Scott opened Benny's...
The individual battles inside NZ rugby’s scrap for second
9 years ago by The RoarFriday night’s Super Rugby clash was all about the fight for second behind the all-conquering Crusaders, with the Chiefs taking the points in a real clash of the titans. All over the pitch there...
Rugby: Red Army on crusade in Christchurch
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldThe Red Army is on a crusade in Christchurch as Lions fans warm up for tonight's crunch tour match.Supporters of the British and Irish Lions have spent a classic Canterbury winter day - bright, sunny and...
Rugby: Rugby part of Christchurch rebuild - Richie McCaw
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldRichie McCaw is served a daily reminder of the 2011 earthquake in Christchurch each time he navigates his helicopter over Lancaster Park.From ground level, the famous stadium is padlocked, crumbling and...
Rugby: The iceberg on the horizon of NZ rugby
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldThe coffers are full, the playing stocks are almost at miraculous levels, the All Blacks are seemingly entrenched in that world number one spot and it feels like it would take something unexpectedly colossal...
Rugby: Lions must stop Richie McCaw's four key All Blacks
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldRichie McCaw knows how to beat the British and Irish Lions having done so twice in his esteemed New Zealand career.The former All Blacks captain, who retired in 2015 with 148 international caps to his...
Rugby: Newbies finally get to hear good news
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldHurricanes teammates Jordie Barrett and Ngani Laumape avoided listening to the 33-man All Blacks squad naming for the Samoa test and Lions series, but the two uncapped players soon got the message.Barrett,...
Laumape: Another one gets away on Warriors
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldDespondent Warriors fans were dealt another backhander this week when former first grader Ngani Laumape was named in the All Blacks' squad for the test series against the British and Irish Lions.The 24-year-old's...
Christchurch 'humming' ahead of Lions tonight
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldChristchurch is buzzing with excitement ahead of tonight's clash between the British and Irish Lions and the Crusaders - as the city robbed of 2011 Rugby World Cup games finally gets a taste of touring...
