A midfield war under a glass ceiling: Sonny Bill Williams versus Kurtley Beale in Dunedin
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auIt had been a dark, damp week. In the build-up to England’s contest against New Zealand back in December 2012, there had been a lot of self-questioning and doubt. We had lost to Australia and South Africa...
Tuesday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBest Confirmed as Ulster Captain Ulster have re-appointed Rory Best as captain for the 2017/18 season taking over from Rob Herring & Andrew Trimble. He returns to a position that he first held...
Best Confirmed as Ulster Captain
9 years ago by Ulster RugbyDirector of Rugby Les Kiss has today announced that Rory Best will lead Ulster during the 2017/18 season.Best, who has played 198 times for his home Province, returns to a position that he first held from...
Savea staying with the Hurricanes
9 years ago by Hurricanes RugbyFollowing the recent discovery of a clause that allowed him to leave the Hurricanes mid-way through his four-year New Zealand Rugby deal if he wished, All Black wing Julian Savea has decided to stay...
Westlake to Represent NZ at World Cross Country Championships
9 years ago by Westlake Boys High SchoolWestlake Boys High School Distance Runners have been selected by NZSSAA as the boys’ school team to represent New Zealand at the ISF World Cross Country Championships in Paris in March 2018. This is...
2017 Sports Awards Dinner
9 years ago by Westlake Boys High School2017 Westlake Boys Sports Awards Dinner, Friday 3 November 2017 This annual event celebrates another outstanding year of sporting successes for our school and highlights the achievements of Westlake’s...
Team of the Week: Rugby Championship
9 years ago by Ultimate Rugby1. Joe Moody - New Zealand Consistent performer once again for the All Blacks. Combined impressively with Coles & Laulala in a dominant All Black front-row that over-powered the Wallabies to...
Monday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarra Ntubeni out for rest of the season Western Province hooker Scarra Ntubeni has been ruled out for the rest of the season with injury. Full story Connacht sign prop Denis Coulson Connacht...
Springboks climb rankings, while Ireland fall
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa move up to third in the World Rugby Rankings, while Hong Kong match their best-ever position on a weekend when New Zealand also retained the Bledisloe Cup. A fifth straight win for...
New Zealand snatch victory in Bledisloe Cup thriller in Dunedin
9 years ago by Rugby DumpThe Wallabies turned things around from their loss last weekend to rush out to a 17-0 lead, starting with a try after just 25 seconds, but the All Blacks came back multiples times in a ding-dong battle...
