Tag: Super Rugby
At last Blues the real deal
By Ivan Agnew, award-wining sports writer
Having taken 18 long years to beat the Super Rugby champion Crusaders at Christchurch, the wait was almost...
Yvette’s ‘little brother’ a battler
When he was a child, Roy Williams’ father - a WWI veteran and strict disciplinarian - firmly told him and his sister to, “never...
OPINION: Rennie is Wallabies’ dangerman
Coach Dave Rennie is Australia's dangerman going into the first Bledisloe Cup test against Ian Foster's All Blacks in Wellington on Sunday.
For both it...
SRA: Laumape’s power and pace stuns Blues
Jordie Barrett’s sideline conversion to secure a 27-25 win over the Blues in Wellington’s Saturday night Super Rugby Aotearoa thriller gave him bragging rights...
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...
SRA: Blues survive scare, Chiefs blame ref
The resurgent Blues held on against a spirited Highlanders effort to take a slim 27-24 win at a moist Eden Park on Saturday night.
Given...
Agnews Angle: Blues and Mystics vie for bragging rights
As captain of the Blues and Northern Mystics rugby and netball teams respectively, it’s hard to decide who among partners All Black Patrick Tuipulotu...
No longer singing the Blues after impressive Eden Park effort
Singing the Blues went from a funeral dirge to a celebration when Super Rugby Aotearoa kicked off before 43,000 fans at Eden Park on...
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...
Super Rugby: Jordie steps up for AB’s no 15
Having outplayed the mercurial Damian McKenzie in the Hurricanes’ last-minute 27-24 Super Rugby win against the Chiefs, Jordie Barrett served notice to brother Beauden...