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Super Rugby News Update

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With Super Rugby kicking off tomorrow we have collected all the top news before the season kicks off.   Weekend's lineups: #SuperRugby round one line ups:Pablo Matera set to captain the Jaguares...

Asafo Aumua left out of Hurricanes squad

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Asafo Aumua took no part in the Hurricanes' final preseason victory over the Blues in Warkworth on Thursday and was a curious absence from Chris Boyd's 28-man squad to tour South Africa and Argentina.   Last...

Who was the best flyhalf of the last 20 years?

8 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

The period of 1998-2018 can be broken down into three main eras of dominance by three international teams. Rod Macqueen’s Wallaby team of 1998-2002, Clive Woodward’s England team of 2003-2007,...

How to create harmony in the Springboks by 2019

8 years ago by The Roar

In December 2014, the South African Rugby Union General Council approved a five-year roadmap in the lead up to the 2019 World Cup, called the Strategic Transformation Plan. The most high-profile target...

New and improved Super Rugby format explained ahead of opening weekend

8 years ago by Rugby Dump

The much anticipated new look Super Rugby season kicks off in Cape Town on Saturday, as 2018 sees a reduction in the tournament from 18 teams back down to 15. In round one, the Stormers host the Jaguares...

Super Rugby Round 1: Now with 25 per cent more expert tipsters

8 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

Yes Roarers, it is time. All the pre-season talk can stop, the last-minute research can cease, and so can the sleepless nights. Super Rugby kicks off this weekend in South Africa, and with it comes the...

Wednesday Evening Round Up

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Craig Gilroy and Nick Timoney extend deals at Ulster Irish international winger Craig Gilroy and Ulster Academy back row forward Nick Timoney have both put pen to paper on extended deals at Ulster Rugby.     Gilroy...

Leaner Super Rugby season gets first test

8 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

A leaner Super Rugby season with fewer, but likely more-competitive, fixtures starts on the weekend in what organisers, broadcasters and fans hope will be a slicker product. The competition has been cut...

Stormers to be without Pieter-Steph for season opener

8 years ago by Stormers Rugby

 The Stormers will be without Springbok forward Pieter-Steph du Toit for their Super Rugby opener against the Jaguares on Saturday.   The 25-year old, who finished...

Super Rugby – South African Conference Guide

8 years ago by Rugby World

The exodus of South African players continued in the off-season, but these five teams are looking to show they are still forces to be reckoned withSA Conference: The Lions and Sharks played on of the games...