A superb all-round performance by New Zealand saw them claim a deserved 38-13 win over Australia in Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener in Sydney. In a tough and uncompromising encounter the Wallabies had the better of the early exchanges but the world champions improved as the match progressed and eventually outscored their
Year: 2018
Foreign-born players in 2018 Rugby Championship
2018 has been a year to further assess and expose the complexity of World Rugby’s player eligibility laws. Belgium, Romania, Spain, and Tahiti were all disqualified from RWC 2019 for fielding players who were either (a) unknowingly captured by another as was the case regarding Romania and Spain, or (b)
WALLABIES TEAM TO PLAY ALL BLACKS IN OPENING BLEDISLOE CUP TEST
All Blacks team named for opening Bledisloe Cup Test
All Blacks team named for opening Bledisloe Cup Test Sam Whitelock to play 100th Test; Retallick and Read return The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the opening Bledisloe Cup Test of the Investec Rugby Championship at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday 18 August, with lock Sam Whitelock
All Blacks squad named for 2018 Investec Rugby Championship
All Blacks squad named for 2018 Investec Rugby Championship The All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have named their squad for this year's Investec Rugby Championship. The 33-strong squad is as follows (with age, Super Rugby club, province and Test caps): Forwards: Hookers Dane Coles (31, Hurricanes / Wellington, 56) Nathan Harris (26,
SR18 FINAL Result: Crusaders 37 v 18 Lions {04-08-2018}
Follow @RedefinedRugby Outstanding Crusaders claim ninth Super Rugby title The Crusaders secured their ninth Super Rugby title following a dominant 37-18 triumph over the Lions at a sold out AMI Stadium in Christchurch. Despite a positive start from the South Africans, which yielded a three-pointer for Elton Jantjies, the hosts soon asserted their
SR18 FINAL Preview: Crusaders v Lions {04-08-2018}
SR18 SEMI-FINAL Result: Lions 44 v 26 Waratahs {28-07-2018}
Kwagga Smith and Malcolm Marx scored two tries apiece as the Lions reached the Super Rugby final following a 44-26 triumph over the Waratahs in Johannesburg. Daryl Gibson’s outfit opened the match impressively, going 14-0 in front via Ned Hanigan and Israel Folau, but the Lions hit back with 19 unanswered