Tank Lannings Rugby Championship Round 4 review
1 decade ago by Tank LanningAre JP Pietersen deals the future? Players making themselves available only for certain games? Danie Craven must be turning in his grave! Call me an old school fuddy duddy, but this concept does not...
Martin Crowson's 'Five Things' rugby column
1 decade ago by Leicester Mercury1) Northampton Saints got a introduction to what it feels like to be league champions at Wasps on Sunday. Their first defeat of the season came against a Wasps team that played with the vigour, physicality...
Tommy Bowe and Paddy Jackson could be in mix for Ulster PRO12 clash with Cardiff Blues
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Michael Sadlier – 16 September 2014Bowe underwent an operation in the off-season to right a niggling groin injury while Jackson has struggled with a back problem...
Ulster's Ruan Pienaar could be out injured for ‘months’
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentUlster face a further agonising wait to hear the grim tidings for their star Springbok Ruan Pienaar but another day is unlikely to bring any succour as the SARU delay their prognosis on the scrum-half’s...
Cornal Hendricks and Richie McCaw tries from great All Blacks vs Springboks Test
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpThe All Blacks proved too composed yet again as they maintained their impeccable home record with a hard-fought 14-10 victory over the Springboks in Wellington. It was a low scoring, tough Test match...
Boks clever
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyNew Zealand had to work hard to make it 21 games without defeat. A four-point margin victory in Wellington was testimony to an extremely smart strategy on the part of the Springboks management and players. ...
Ulster play waiting game as South Africa deal with Ruan Pienaar's knee damage
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Michael Sadlier – 15 September 2014The sight of Ruan Pienaar being carried off on Saturday in Wellington, as South Africa headed towards defeat against the All...
Pietersen called up by Boks
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbySouth Africa have called up JP Pietersen after Ruan Pienaar was ruled out for the rest of the Rugby Championship campaign.
Pienaar blow for Ulster as All Blacks survive scare
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentULSTER are set to be without the influential Ruan Pienaar for their opening Rugby Champions Cup pool games after he was carried off with a knee injury sustained during South Africa’s defeat to New Zealand...
JP Pietersen replaces Ruan Pienaar in Bok squad
1 decade ago by Rugby Championship newsThe Springboks have called up Sharks back JP Pietersen as an injury replacement for Ruan Pienaar who was injured in South Africa's 14-10 loss to New Zealand.
