Tag: crusaders
Comment: Fisher shows Olympic class
Having missed the Tokyo Olympics because she withdrew from the NZ high-performance programme, it’s a shame paddler Aimee Fisher won’t be able to defend...
Robertson coach supreme
Having coached the Crusaders to their fifth straight Super Rugby crown, following three wins with Canterbury's NPC team, Scott Robertson deserves the top job...
Mo’unga masterclass
Having bamboozled in his half-hour at first-five in the Chiefs dramatic 35-29 Super Rugby Aotearoa win against the Hurricanes, it's astonishing to learn coach...
Super rugby finale: Blues v Crusaders still on..at this stage
The Blues along with fellow Super Rugby Aotearoa partners and NZR are currently assessing the impact of both the Blues-Crusaders and Highlanders-Hurricanes games with...
Agnew’s Angle: Blues have points to prove
Having already clinched their fourth consecutive Super Rugby championship in Christchurch at the weekend against the gutsy Highlanders, the Crusaders will treat this Sunday’s...
Blues send powerful line-up south for top-of-table clash
The Blues have named arguably their strongest team for the top of the table match against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday.
The pack is...
Try-ing times: Rugby’s return scratches itch for sports fans
Sports fans groaned a collective sigh of relief as a truncated version of the NRL season kicked off last weekend.
The sparse stadia were populated...
Ivan’s angle: Gatland’s Chiefs made of the right stuff
Coach Warren Gatland would have relished his Chiefs 25-15 Super Rugby win against Scott Robertson’s champion Crusaders in Hamilton on Saturday night.
It proved his...
OPINION: Combine the top playmakers
Call me crazy but I would like to see the All Blacks combine Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett in the five-eighths before the World...
OPINION: Boult’s catch cup highlight
Trent Boult’s boundary catch to stop Carlos Brathwaite’s match-winning six in the final over at Old Tafford will remain one of the highlights of...