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Super Rugby week 11 saw the Stormers and the Jaguares as winners in the South African Conference. The Lions were shocked in Brisbane, and the Bulls lost at home too, after conceding a last minute penalty. Your weekly recap of the South African Conference key talking points is a full bag, with four results to analyse […] READ MORE
The Highlanders Super Rugby record at home stays intact, after an Ben Smith double helped his team overcome a competitive Brumbies side, at Forsyth-Barr Stadium in Dunedin READ MORE
The most discussed position of attack in any rugby union side, is normally from the scrum base. The director, the instrument to orchestrate of much of the teams attack. And in 2018 TJ Perenara now the equal of Aaron Smith; in terms of who could start in the June International test series [on form] READ MORE
The Chiefs can celebrate a festive Easter weekend after clinching a tough win over the Highlanders, in a game that came right down to the wire, and then some. In the end it was the Waikato Chiefs defence that got them over the line. Sam Cane became the latest Chiefs player to join the centurion […] READ MORE
Which ever conference you are in, the frequency of inter-conference/local derby games is high. It’s ‘high demand, highly entertaining, highly draining, high scoring and highly anticipated’. You get the picture–so with any Big Match, the heat is raised and teams are expected to peak. What if that occurred nearly every week? Or every other week, […] READ MORE
In positive news for fans of the Highlanders Super Rugby side, fullback and co-captain Ben Smith made his return from sabbatical, in a pre-season match. Played in Queenstown, the match saw the Highlanders defeat the Waratahs 55-29, to entertain fans and please new head coach Aaron Mauger. The player had taken the final tests of […] READ MORE