Dagg returns for Crusaders
1 decade ago by Rugby 365NEWS: New Zealand fullback Israel Dagg will link up with his Crusaders teammates in Perth after David Havili returned home from the team's tour due to injury.
Cheika refuses to weigh into Super Rugby debate
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWallabies coach Michael Cheika is keeping at arms length from growing concern about the standard of Australian Super Rugby and unflattering comparisons with New Zealand teams. After six rounds, only the...
Apisai to lead Kiwis into Ocean U20 tournament
1 decade ago by Rugby 365NEWS: Hurricanes hooker Leni Apisai will lead the New Zealand Under-20 squad when they travel to the Gold Coast, Australia, this month.
Quirky insight: Excited by the challenges that lie ahead
1 decade ago by IRBIn her latest exclusive column, Alicia Quirk - known as Quirky to her team-mates - looks back on another title success in Sao Paulo and the benefits of an Olympic trial run against New Zealand.
Australia and South Africa need New Zealand’s draft system
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auOne of the curiosities of sports organisations is the inability to see how a successful model works, and then reproduce its best features. Nowhere is this truer than the domestic rugby model in New Zealand,...
Fit-again Dagg joins Crusaders in Perth
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auAll Blacks fullback Israel Dagg is in line to make his first appearance of the Super Rugby season after joining the Crusaders in Perth ahead of their clash with the Western Force. Dagg came through 30...
Slick Chiefs Super Rugby’s new benchmark
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Chiefs set new standards as New Zealand’s dominant Super Rugby sides delivered a reality check to Australia’s title hopefuls with a round-six scoring blitz. A fortnight after assuming competition...
Red-hot Chiefs smash Brumbies in Canberra
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Chiefs proved why they’re this year’s Super Rugby pacesetters on Saturday, blowing away Australian conference leaders the Brumbies 48-23 in entertaining fashion. The free-running New Zealand...
Chiefs hand Brumbies a Super Rugby thrashing in Canberra
1 decade ago by The GuardianChiefs 48-23 Brumbies at GIO StadiumChiefs claim first win in Canberra since 2008 in routThe Chiefs proved why they’re this year’s Super Rugby pace-setters on Saturday, blowing away Australian conference-leading...
England teams are embracing fun – let’s not overburden them with hype | Emma John
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe revival of England’s cricket, football and rugby union sides is testament to a new fearlessness – we should not now hinder them with excessive expectationsEngland needed one run to beat New Zealand....
