Super Rugby

TEAM PREVIEW: THE HIGHLANDERS (2021)

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Defying the odds is part of the Highlanders' DNA but new head coach Tony Brown will add innovation to the mix as the southerners prepare to take on the rest of the country. It is almost common for Highlanders players to acknowledge underdog status at the start of each new season,

TEAM PREVIEW: THE CRUSADERS (2021)

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Stability is the cornerstone of success in any enterprise and that has been the common denominator in Crusaders success through the years. The 2021 campaign, the fourth in which the Christchurch-based franchise has gone into as defending champion, promises to be no different. New faces are confined to front-rowers New Zealand's under-19

TEAM PREVIEW: THE HURRICANES (2021)

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With a new skipper at the helm and game-breaking talent stacked throughout the squad, the Hurricanes will be looking to go all the way in Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa 2021. While the Crusaders and Blues received all the headlines and plaudits in 2020, it cannot be forgotten that the Hurricanes defeated

TEAM PREVIEW: THE CHIEFS (2021)

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We take a look at the Gallagher Chiefs squad ahead of the start of Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa and how they’ll be looking to bounce back after a difficult 2020 campaign. It would be fair to say last season didn’t go to plan for the Hamilton-based club. They started the regular

TEAM PREVIEW: THE BLUES (2021)

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More than any of their rivals, the biggest problem the Blues are likely to face in Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa this year is not knowing when their plans can be disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Events of the last weekend, and earlier in the Northland scare, have shown the need to

Hurricanes Captaincy Announcement

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Ardie Savea has been named as captain of the Hurricanes for the 2021 Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa season. The experienced loose forward’s first home game in the role on February 27 will double as his 100th cap for the franchise. Savea says he is honoured to have the opportunity to lead. “This is

Crusaders leave best until last

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Super Rugby Aotearoa title wrapped up with week to play Another year, another title for the Crusaders as they claimed the Super Rugby Aotearoa title to go with their 10 Super Rugby titles when beating a gallant Highlanders side 32-22 at Orangetheory Stadium on Sunday. It was a tough ask and wasn't