Super Rugby Match Officials Round 7
SANZAR have released the officials for the seventh round in the 2015 Super Rugby tournament and Stuart Berry starts the action this weekend in Wellington when the Hurricanes host the Rebels. Like last...
View ArticleStormers v Brumbies Super Rugby Preview
Out of the last six Super Rugby matches between the Cape Town based Stormers and the Canberra based Brumbies both teams have won three matches each. Overall the Stormers have played the Brumbies 17...
View ArticleBrumbies unchanged for Stormers qualifier
The Brumbies have named an unchanged team for their Super Rugby qualifier against the Stormers at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Head coach Stephen Larkham has retained the team even though they...
View ArticlePierre Spies : Bulls didn’t want to keep me
Springbok No.8 Pierre Spies has confirmed that he will play for Montpellier next season and revealed that the Bulls told him they didn’t want him. Spies will play under Jake White from February next...
View ArticleFrustrated Rennie says Highlanders are ‘really good’
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie says that he felt his players should have used their wingers more but admitted that the Highlanders are “a really good side”. The Chiefs hopes of winning a third title came to...
View ArticleHurricanes are wary of Brumbies line out drive
The Hurricanes brains trust will spend much of this week trying to work out a way to stop the Brumbies’ lineout drive ahead of their Super Rugby Semi-final in Wellington. The Brumbies have been almost...
View ArticleRugby study probes concussion impact on brain
A major study of rugby union players points to a potential link between frequent concussion and brain function according to the project’s lead researcher. Releasing preliminary findings from the...
View ArticleCrusaders to warm up for Super Rugby in Blenheim
The Crusaders have announced that they will play a pre-season Super Rugby warm up match against the Hurricanes on Friday 19 February 2016 at Blenheim’s Lansdowne Park. The Crusaders and the Tasman...
View ArticleWorcester sign former Springbok centre Olivier
Former Springbok centre Wynand Olivier has agreed a move to England where he will play English Premiership Rugby for Worcester Warriors. The former Blue Bulls centre will join Worcester immediately...
View ArticleBulls name new Super Rugby coaching panel
Bulls Super Rugby coach Nollis Marais has named his management team for the 2016 Super Rugby season with Anton Leonard being named as forwards coach. Marais will take charge of his first season of...
View ArticleBulls announce Super Rugby training squad
Pretoria based Super Rugby franchise the Bulls have released a pre Super Rugby season training squad which includes a number of new players picked up from the Southern Kings. The Bulls Super Rugby...
View ArticleStrauss named Bulls Super Rugby captain for 2016
Pretoria based Super Rugby franchise the Bulls have named Springbok hooker Adriaan Strauss as the team’s Super Rugby captain for the 2016 season. The Bulls have also confirmed that Springbok flyhalf...
View ArticleBulls and Lions to play Super Rugby warm up match
Super Rugby franchise the Lions and the Bulls have announced that they will warm up for the 2016 Super Rugby season with a match against the Bulls in Polokwane. The match will be held at the Peter...
View ArticleBulls prop forced into early retirement
Bulls Super Rugby prop Morne Mellett has been forced into retiring from playing rugby with immediate effect on medical advice. The Pretoria based prop suffered vertebral artery dissection in July and...
View ArticlePaige plans another step up for Super Rugby in 2016
Springbok and Bulls scrum-half Rudy Paige says that he wants to build on to the impressive season he enjoyed in 2015 and step up in the 2016 Super Rugby season. Paige’s form in the 2015 Super Rugby...
View ArticleLions confirm 2016 Super Rugby warm ups
Johannesburg based Super Rugby franchise the Lions have announced their Super Rugby pre-season warm up schedule for the 2016 season. The Lions will kick off their Super Rugby campaign against Japan’s...
View ArticlePollard in doubt for Bulls Super Rugby start
Pretoria based Super Rugby team the Bulls have suffered a blow ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season as Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has suffered an injury playing in Japan. Pollard was permitted to...
View ArticleBulls to rest Pollard for Super Rugby start
The Bulls have confirmed that Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard could miss the start of the 2016 Super Rugby season due to a shoulder strain. Pretoria Super Rugby franchise the Bulls have released a...
View ArticleBonus point Stormers too much Bulls
The Stormers extended their Super Rugby winning streak over the Bulls to four straight matches with a 33-9 victory at Newlands in the opening round. The Stormers outscored the Bulls by three tries to...
View ArticleBulls survive Rebels spirited comeback
Pretoria based Super Rugby franchise the Bulls survived a second half comeback to beat the Rebels 45-25 at Loftus Versfeld and earn their first victory. The Bulls raced out to a 28-3 lead by half time...
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