Southland

Thursday Morning Round Up

Bryn Hall re-signs with Crusaders The Crusaders approached Hall as a replacement for the outgoing Andy Ellis in 2017 and he has alternated with Mitch Drummond for the starting number 9 jersey throughout...

Mitre 10 Cup Round Up

The Mitre 10 Cup kicked off this past weekend with some mouth-watering encounters that did not fail to excite the fans.   The opening match saw a replay of last year's Championship final as North...

ROUND 1: Hawke's Bay v Southland

Wharenui Hawera signs two-year extension

Brumbies have re-signed fly-half Wharenui Hawera to the club for a further two years following his debut season of Super Rugby. Hawera has played 14 games for the club and has contributed 111 points will...

Weekly Round Up

Official: Cheetahs & Kings out of Super Rugby   @cheetahsrugby and @southernkingssa will not play #SuperRugby in 2018. Both the Kings and the Cheetahs agreed that they would be seeking other...

Wednesday Evening Round Up

 All Blacks name team for Saturday's crunch clash with the Lions     Springboks Siya Kolisi, Damian de Allende and Steven Kitshoff have all signed contracts with the Stormers. Full...

Wednesday Morning Round Up

Former Moari All Blacks forward Nick Crosswell returns to Manawatu Crosswell, 31, has spent the past three seasons playing for Welsh club Newport-Gwent Dragons. Full story   Jared Payne...

Japan assistant coach Atsushi Tanabe joins Southland Stags

Japanese assistant coach Atsushi Tanabe will join the Southland Stags coaching setup for the 2017 provincial season.   Tanabe is scheduled to join the Stags later this month...

Maori All Blacks named to face British & Irish Lions

Māori All Blacks Head Coach Colin Cooper has named an experienced squad to play the British & Irish Lions in Rotorua next Saturday. The 2017 Māori All Blacks Squad for the New Zealand Lions...

All Blacks squad to face Samoa & the British & Irish Lions

All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hanson has confirmed his squad to face Samoa and the British & Irish Lions. The squad has two uncapped players with Hurricanes duo Jordie Barrett and Ngani Laumape making...