The Springboks switched things up for the Rugby World Cup game against Namibia as expected.Not expected was hooker Schalk Brits selected at No 8. Brits will also captain the side, which he did in a warmup win over Argentina, but…
Month: September 2019
Rugby leads the pack as the technology race heats up
The transformation of the Sapporo Dome in Toyohira-ku, Japan, is a remarkable thing. The 40,000-seat stadium, where England triumphed in their Rugby World Cup opener against Tonga on Sunday, is usually reserved for local baseball…
Numbers are in: Data backs All Blacks for Rugby World Cup win
Spoiler alert – the All Blacks are set for an historic third successive Rugby World Cup triumph.And according to a data project by Melbourne-based Kiwi stats specialist Stefan Yelas, they will most likely beat the Springboks in…
Gemma McCaw joins Adelaide Fire in Australia's Hockey One competition
Former Black Stick Gemma McCaw’s hockey odyssey continues, now taking her across the ditch to suit up for the Adelaide Fire. McCaw joined the team in Sydney this weekend ahead of the opening round of Australia’s Hockey One competition,…
2019 Rugby World Cup: Joe Moody and All Blacks well aware of high-tackle guidelines
Wallabies wing Reece Hodge sprang one of the surprises of the Rugby World Cup so far when it was revealed he didn’t know World Rugby’s new guidelines for what are considered high tackles.The All Blacks, however, are far more aware…
Rugby World Cup 2019: How faith is fuelling the Rugby World Cup
It was moments after the final whistle of the breathless, bruising World Cup scrap between New Zealand and South Africa, and amid the bedlam of Yokohama’s International Stadium, Ardie Savea and Cheslin Kolbe were knelt on the turf,…
Mitre 10 Cup rugby: Bay of Plenty smash Hawke's Bay in Battle of the Bays
Bay of Plenty have thrashed Hawke’s Bay in Tauranga to claim the ‘Battle of the Bays’ bragging rights.The 51-24 thumping saw the Magpies fall to their first loss of the season, with the Steamers coming to within three points of…
Rugby League: Former owners suffer major financial loss from Warriors' NRL sale
The Carlaw Heritage Trust lost at least $2 million ? and probably more ? from their spell as part owners of the Warriors.The CHT entered into a joint venture with Autex Industries in April 2018, to purchase the NRL club from Eric…
Live Mitre 10 Cup rugby updates: Wellington v Northland
All the Mitre 10 Cup action between Wellington and Northland.
2019 Rugby World Cup: Why this World Cup is different for All Blacks star Sam Cane
Sam Cane can still remember the exact moment All Blacks coach Steve Hansen told him he would be captaining the team for the first time.It was at the World Cup four years ago. A few days before the Namibia match, Cane was walking…