Nonu and Pienaar are Wellington casualties
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumThe Springboks and the All Blacks are counting the cost of a bruising game in Wellington with both sides facing an anxious wait over key players. For New Zealand, Ma'a Nonu was forced off at half-time...
Pienaar injury concern for Ulster
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsUlster are awaiting news on Ruan Pienaar's fitness after he is carried off during South Africa's defeat by New Zealand.
All Blacks fend off Springboks
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandKnowing how to win the big ones is a trait that separates the All Blacks from the rest. A second half comeback saw the All Blacks maintain their unbeaten run of 21 Tests despite immense pressure from...
All Blacks edge Wellington battle
1 decade ago by Rugby 365If you are a Springbok supporter you have every reason to be proud. It may be pride tinged with a bit of disappointment but pride. It should be pride. Nothing beats winning, one supposes, and...
Preview: New Zealand v South Africa
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Go back to the beginning of the 20th century and the battle between All Blacks and Springboks was regarded as the battle for unofficial first place in the rugby world. Now it is still the case even...
World Cup favouritism firming for All Blacks
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandThe All Blacks will move closer to securing their third-straight Rugby Championships by beating South Africa in the fourth round tomorrow, and will also enhance their favoritism for next year's World Cup. The...
Preview: New Zealand v South Africa
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyThe top two sides on our planet face off this weekend in Wellington, as New Zealand play the Springboks in the Rugby Championship. There's just no contest like this one. Many are unique - England...
Marshall making most of Ulster opportunity
1 decade ago by Ulster Rugby NewsUlster scrum-half Paul Marshall might be seen by some as a stand-in while Ruan Pienaar is away with South Africa but the 29-year-old insists he has his own international ambitions to satisfy. Marshall...
Home comfort for Ulster against Zebre will get Paul Marshall ready to fire
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Michael Sadlier – 11 September 2014"For me, having supported the side as a 12 or 13-year-old and remembering what it was like and to see it now I think is just...
Steven Luatua's desire got him back in All Blacks - Hansen
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandSteven Luatua and Jeremy Thrush have been handed the biggest starts of their young Test careers when the All Blacks take on South Africa in a critical Rugby Championship Test in Wellington on Saturday. Thrush...
