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On a wet and windy night, there was 'little shelter from the Storm' for the fans or players. This is a Blues Rugby team under pressure. Now with the unenviable record of being the first NZ Super Rugby franchise to lose to both the Sunwolves, and now the Jaguares. Questions, and knives, are at the ready READ MORE
The Qantas Wallabies have named their side to face the All Blacks in the third Bledisloe Cup match, next Saturday in Japan. The named squad will then go on their 2018 European Tour, where they play four further matches, before the end of Australia’s season. It will not be one to be overly-delighted with, however, […] READ MORE
In Super Rugby 2018 the South African Conference produced a mixed bag, both in terms of results and team progression. Super Rugby 2018 We take a look at how each team in the South African Conference performed through the Super Rugby 2018 competition. Before we do that we need to comment on the “doom loop” […] READ MORE
We have all seen [or heard of] post match celebrations. Enjoying that Winning Feeling with team mates...although there is a fine line before it goes haywire READ MORE
After yet another title - their ninth - the Crusaders are held in high esteem as your 2018 Super Rugby Champions, after withstanding the Lions challenge READ MORE
The 2018 Super Rugby Champions will be decided tonight. It’s between the Crusaders and Lions, where one team will triumph – and one team will reap the benefits. Fame, notoriety, increased exposure and personal success. All those team goals can be accomplished in one night, in the most competitive professional rugby competition on the rugby-globe; […] READ MORE
The Super Rugby Grand Final this weekend sees the Crusaders and Lions face each other, one last time in the season. Both teams featured in last year’s Final, with only the hosting duties exchanging hands this time around. The sides earned their places: the Crusaders by virtue of nearly a 20 point advantage over most, […] READ MORE
In another superior display, the host of the 2018 Super Rugby Grand Final placed one hand on the championship cup. The Crusaders managed both the expectations and pressure of the semi-final, to overcome the Hurricanes 30-12. The match highlights above show how intense the game was. The initial belief was that the Hurricanes would bring […] READ MORE
This weekend’s semi-final match in Christchurch will cement the ‘lone’ New Zealand Super Rugby finalist. That is because “there can be only one…” and fanfare aside, it is a pivotal fixture in the 2018 season. The feature teams are; the current holders, the Crusaders. They invite the 2016 holders down to Christchurch, to determine the finish […] READ MORE
“Show me the money!” Those were the immortal words shouted by Cuba Gooding Jnr. and Tom Cruise in the movie Jerry Maguire. In the context of the scene, it meant ‘put up or shut up’. Rugby’s existential crisis now is quite similar; in context of whether the product represents the very best of the sport. […] READ MORE
Cornelius is a long serving analyst and rugby fanatic, now trying his hand at some in depth game and tournament dissemination.
Cornelius' love for Rugby was solidified in 1995 when the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup after South Africa became a democratic nation. He has always believed that sport, although dividing us on the pitch, is the best tool to bring us all together. After school, he traveled and worked in the UK, before returning to South Africa and working as a data analyst for a utility company. He has also worked in the Middle East (Egypt), and upon returning in 2017, started writing part time.