Weekend Round Up

Weekend Round Up

All Blacks call Gibson up, while Franks & Naholo ruled out

All Blacks prop Owen Franks will undergo surgery on his achilles and has been ruled out for the remainder of the year.

Winger Waisake Naholo has been ruled out after suffering a head knock during a Mitre 10 match for Taranaki.

Full Injury Report


Tony McGahan joins Reds as senior assistant coach


He will commence work at Ballymore immediately, as the Reds look to improve on a disappointing Super Rugby season in 2017. Full story

Pro 14 action

 Munster, Edinburgh, Ulster, Ospreys, Leinster, Scarlets and Glasgow Warriors all picked up wins in the opening round of matches. See all the highlights HERE

 Conference leaders

 

 Munster and Scarlets lead the way in their respective conferences following the weekend's action.

 Premiership Rugby

 

 Newcastle Falcons, Saracens, and Wasps all secured impressive opening round victories, while newly promoted London Irish starting their season well with a 39-29 victory over Harlequins. See all the match highlights HERE

Premiership Log

 

 

 National Rugby Championship

 

 Vikings, Brisbane City, Sydney Rays and Perth Spirit picked up victories in the opening round fixtures. 

The Fijian Drua were welcomed to the competition and the Islanders did not fail to produce some awesome tries.

 

Welcome to the NRC Fiji Drua 🌴🚀#Fiji #Australia #FijiRugby #NRC2017

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