Former All Black Flynn to join Glasgow Warriors
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyCorey Flynn will join Glasgow Warriors from French Top 14 side Toulouse in the summer. Flynn spent 13 years with Super Rugby side Crusaders earning 150 caps before joining French club Toulouse in 2014. ...
Tiny Damian McKenzie somehow smashes giant Nemani Nadolo into touch
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpThe Chiefs got their 2016 Super Rugby campaign off to a great start in Christchurch, beating the Crusaders 27-21 on Saturday night. Chiefs coach Dave Rennie was full of praise for young fullback Damian...
Monday Round-Up
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyTuilagi in contention for Wales clashEddie Jones is set to recall Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi to the squad ahead of their crucial 6 Nations match against Wales.Tuilagi was last in an England shirt in...
Echoes of Jonah Lomu after Dylan Hartley labels Billy Vunipola ‘a freak’
1 decade ago by The TimesThe last player an England captain described as “a freak” was Jonah Lomu, after the New Zealand wing had rampaged...
Guildford rates Tahs potential as huge
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auNew backline recruit Zac Guildford says the NSW Waratahs have huge potential, after he successfully re-entered the Super Rugby cauldron. The former All Black made his return to the southern hemisphere’s...
England’s Billy Vunipola stands out in Six Nations defeat of Ireland
1 decade ago by The Guardian• England 21-10 Ireland• Anthony Watson and Mike Brown tries keep defiant Irish at bayThe organisers like to go on about the unique nature of the Six Nations but it is part of a rugby world that is...
Cane try gives Chiefs winning start
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comA Sam Cane try two minutes from time ensured a 27-21 win to the Waikato Chiefs over the Canterbury Crusaders in a high-tempo New Zealand derby in Christchurch on Saturday.
Super Rugby Round 1 Preview Part 2
1 decade ago by UltimateRugbySunwolves vs Lions:The Sunwolves are an unknown entity having been put together a few months ago in the expanded Super Rugby tournament. The Japanese team are coached by Mark Hammett and have a number...
Wales and France show willing but Six Nations spark is already fading out | Eddie Butler
1 decade ago by The GuardianIt was not for lack of effort but there was an overriding feeling that the All Blacks would have seized the opportunities that neither Wales nor France were able to capitalise on in a demonstration of...
All eyes on Gibson’s first official hit-out as Waratahs coach
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auOn Saturday night, at Allianz Stadium against the Reds, Waratahs fans will get their first indication of how Daryl Gibson will scrub up as coach. The 40-year-old has huge boots to fill taking over from...
