Tag: Super Rugby
McKenzie and Ioane are superstars
Damian McKenzie and Rieko Ioane emerged as the superstars in a topsy-turvy latest round of Super Rugby which saw the Chiefs register their first...
OPINION: Nonu and SBW fail to fire
High hopes that the injection of coaches Leon MacDonald and Tom Coventry would lift the Blues out of Super Rugby obscurity are starting to...
Blues have genuine talent
Don’t blame young Harry Plummer for missing a conversion and a penalty which would have saved the Blues from their 24-22 Super Rugby loss...
Dr Jekyll inspires Warriors
Having played Mister Hyde in being thrashed by the Penrith Panthers in the NRL the previous week, the Warriors took on the mantle of...
Laumape the toughest
Surely the toughest back in world rugby to tackle is juggernaut Ngani Laumape who scored four stunning tries in the Hurricanes 42-24 triumph against...
Laumape before Sonny Bill
I find it incredulous that some rugby scribes believed Sonny Bill Williams would be the answer to the All Blacks backline woes for Saturday’s...
Blues team finalised for home game against Jaguares
Pakuranga United Rugby Club player Dalton Papali'i (ex Saint Kentigern College) will start for the Blues on the left flank in their Super Rugby...
Fans singing the Blues
Wonderful wins by the Blues and Warriors over the Lions and South Sydney respectively has given hope to rugby union and league fans whose...
Blues name powerful side for Investec Super Rugby opener
A bunch of All Blacks mixed with daring debutants will open the Blues Investec Super Rugby season against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday.
Head...
Blues name extended squad for pre-season opener
The Blues have named an extended 36-strong squad to meet the Chiefs in their first pre-season match at Te Kuiti this afternoon.
The Super Rugby...