All Blacks fend off Springboks
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandKnowing how to win the big ones is a trait that separates the All Blacks from the rest. A second half comeback saw the All Blacks maintain their unbeaten run of 21 Tests despite immense pressure from...
All Blacks eye perfect home record
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandThe All Blacks face the Springboks attempting to maintain an unbeaten run in their last home Test of the year. South Africa last won in New Zealand in 2009 and Richie McCaw is keen to extend that a...
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...
Thursday Round-Up
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyMonye to miss three months Harlequins and England flyer Ugo Monye will be out for three months having injured his groin. The 31 year old left the field in the 27th minute of Harlequins’ season opener...
Pollard selection could prove key to RWC plans
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comJean de Villiers may be celebrating his 100th test match but all eyes will be on Handre Pollard when South Africa face New Zealand in the fourth round of the Rugby Championship on Saturday.
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...
South Africa pick rookie over Steyn
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSouth Africa have called up rookie Handre Pollard for their Rugby Championship match against New Zealand on Saturday. Pollard, 20, has been preferred to the experienced Morne Steyn, who has been...
Pollard a bright light for Boks: Meyer
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auHandre Pollard is the random element the Springboks hope can unhinge the All Blacks. The 20-year-old five-eighth has pushed aside veteran pivot Morne Steyn in what coach Heyneke Meyer is describing as...
Meyer: Pollard in for Steyn is no gamble
1 decade ago by Lions RugbySouth Africa have not beaten New Zealand for three years and in a bid to end that drought they have drafted in 20-year-old fly-half Handre Pollard for this weekend's Rugby Championship clash.
