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2013/05/24 00:16
2013/05/24 00:16
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The last time the Crusaders won in Hamilton (28-21) was in round robin play last season. Photo . Getty Images Tracey Nelson crunches the numbers ahead of this weekend's big Super 15...
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2013/05/23 18:17
2013/05/23 18:17
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Blues No8 Peter Saili has shown steady progress. Photo / Getty Images Every rugby team needs workaholics, those men who tackle, mop up and do the dirty work. This is the world of Blues No8 Peter...
2013/05/23 10:18
2013/05/23 10:18
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It is time to put up or shut up with the play-offs getting closer and some crucial matches lined up in Round 15. Things kick off on Friday in what could be the game of the weekend with the Chiefs...
2013/05/23 02:46
2013/05/23 02:46
1d
Colby Faingaa during training. Photo: Graham Tidy Rising flanker Colby Faingaa will be given one of the most daunting tasks in international rugby when he’s thrust into the ACT Brumbies starting...
2013/05/21 10:18
2013/05/21 10:18
2d
Veteran flanker George Smith and centre Pat McCabe kept their hopes of facing the British and Irish Lions alive after scans revealed their injuries were not as bad as initially feared. Smith and...
2013/05/18 17:37
2013/05/18 17:37
5d
Perhaps the most significant aspect of the series against the British and Irish Lions in 2001 was the speed of play and physicality. We were shell-shocked walking into the sheds after losing the first...
2013/05/17 06:18
2013/05/17 06:18
6d
It is derby day in Australasia. Yes, the first two matches on Saturday provide us with two of the biggest derbies in Super Rugby. It starts with New Zealand's big north-south derby, the seven-time...
2013/05/16 17:46
2013/05/16 17:46
7d
Impact player: NSW Waratahs prop Paddy Ryan. For all the angst expressed this week about the possible selection or non-selection of one or two players in particular, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will...
2013/05/15 09:17
2013/05/15 09:17
8d
Robbie Deans reflects on Wallabies win - Source: Photosport Who leaked the email? Some of Australia's Super Rugby coaches are annoyed and suspicious their collective Test selections have been...
2013/05/11 01:17
2013/05/11 01:17
13d
The only short-term solution to the Kurtley Beale dilemma is to twin him with a minder he admires. Mark or Glen Ella both had plenty to do with Kurtley as a teenager and there might be a fit with one...
2013/05/11 00:31
2013/05/11 00:31
13d
Kurtley Beale ... Eddie Jones says it would be sad to see rugby lose the troubled star. Source: Mark Evans / News Limited The only short-term solution to the Kurtley Beale dilemma is to twin him with...
2013/05/08 13:46
2013/05/08 13:46
15d
Brumbies prop Ben Alexander. Photo: Getty Images The ACT Brumbies want to avoid a tug of war between club and country, and prop Ben Alexander hopes officials leave the players out of the...
2013/05/07 14:46
2013/05/07 14:46
16d
There is no pain and he is walking without crutches, which makes it harder for ACT Brumbies prop Ruaidhri Murphy to accept his torn anterior cruciate ligament. Making it even tougher is next month's...
2013/05/06 13:46
2013/05/06 13:46
17d
Contender: Brumbies captain Ben Mowen might be known as the unluckiest man in rugby but he makes Cully's squad to face the Lions. Photo: Melissa Adams Trying to squeeze in 25 names for the initial...
2013/05/05 11:46
2013/05/05 11:46
18d
... the third instalment of the Herald's look at the race for Wallabies jerseys, we look at five more positions. We start with five-eighth. The most passionately discussed position, no doubt because...
2013/05/05 09:28
2013/05/05 09:28
18d
... But7 Pat McCabe gets bundled into touch from the restart and the siren sounds. Crusaders lineout, the visitors win it and that's all she wrote. The Brumbies get a bonus point to give them a...
2013/05/05 06:46
2013/05/05 06:46
18d
... Crowd comes alive at Canberra Stadium as George Smith pinches it at the breakdown and the Brumbies are just metres out, but Ben Alexander knocks on as the tryline begs to be breached. Scrum...
2013/05/03 16:36
2013/05/03 16:36
20d
Jones wary of Wallabies Wales prop Adam Jones has seen more than enough of Australia to know they could wound the British and Irish Lions this summer. Jones will head Down Under as one of 15...
2013/05/03 14:47
2013/05/03 14:47
20d
Pat McCabe will have to bide his time on the Brumbies' bench, with coach Jake White reluctant to tinker with a winning side. Photo: Melissa Adams ACT Brumbies coach Jake White will back winning...
2013/05/03 07:18
2013/05/03 07:18
20d
The race for Super Rugby play-off places will intensify as Round 12 concludes with three cross-conference clashes. Five of the six teams that will be in action in the weekend’s final three matches...