Best of the weekend: Wasps stun champions, NZ remain unbeaten
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogSarries smash Quins and Wasps stun SaintsAfter last weekend, you may have been forgiven for thinking that the new Aviva Premiership season had an air of predictability round it – but thankfully, that...
Pienaar's Rugby Championship over
1 decade ago by Planet RugbySouth Africa scrum-half Ruan Pienaar has been ruled out for six to eight weeks with a medial knee ligament injury. Pienaar was injured in a collision with team-mate Duane Vermeulen in the Springboks'...
New Zealand resist Springboks in Wellington
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumThe All Blacks resisted a dogged Springboks challenge to win 14-10 and take a firm grip on a third successive Rugby Championship title. New Zealand dominated possession and territory but couldn't make...
All Blacks edge Wellington battle
1 decade ago by Rugby 365If you are a Springbok supporter you have every reason to be proud. It may be pride tinged with a bit of disappointment but pride. It should be pride. Nothing beats winning, one supposes, and...
Preview: New Zealand v South Africa
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Go back to the beginning of the 20th century and the battle between All Blacks and Springboks was regarded as the battle for unofficial first place in the rugby world. Now it is still the case even...
World Cup favouritism firming for All Blacks
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandThe All Blacks will move closer to securing their third-straight Rugby Championships by beating South Africa in the fourth round tomorrow, and will also enhance their favoritism for next year's World Cup. The...
Preview: New Zealand v South Africa
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyThe top two sides on our planet face off this weekend in Wellington, as New Zealand play the Springboks in the Rugby Championship. There's just no contest like this one. Many are unique - England...
Steven Luatua's desire got him back in All Blacks - Hansen
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandSteven Luatua and Jeremy Thrush have been handed the biggest starts of their young Test careers when the All Blacks take on South Africa in a critical Rugby Championship Test in Wellington on Saturday. Thrush...
Pollard is the way forward
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntThe debate and discussion should be around the Bok scrumhalf, not flyhalf, says Tank Lanning in his Sport24 column, who also reckons the Bok 50/50 transformation plan might be a dig at the coach. Why...
Rugby Championship 2014: South Africa team for New Zealand test
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogSpringbok boss Heyneke Meyer has recalled Handré Pollard for their game against New Zealand this weekend – he starts in place of Morné Steyn, who has come in for a fair amount of flak for his role...
