Rugby News - Southern Hemisphere

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  • Saturday, 25. May, 2013

    Steyn puts the boot into Sharks

    Morné Steyn kicked six penalties to secure the Bulls a vital away win, 18-16, over the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 25. May, 2013

    Stormers tackle Reds into submission

    The Stormers produced another Herculean defensive effort to beat the Reds 20-15 in a arm-wrestle of epic proportions on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 25. May, 2013

    Cheetahs outrun willing Kings

    The Cheetahs took a giant leap towards the Super Rugby play-offs, with a bonus-point 34-22 win over the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 25. May, 2013

    Brumbies 'enjoyed' the conditions

    Christian Lealiifano kicked the Brumbies to a crucial 20-13 win over the Blues in their Super Rugby clash at Eden Park on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 25. May, 2013

    Force deny Highlanders

    The Force denied the Highlanders a second win of the season, when the home team scored a dramatic 19-18 win in Perth on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 25. May, 2013

    Brumbies swim past the Blues

    The Brumbies cemented their place at the top of the Australian Conference with a deserved 20-13 win over the Blues on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 25. May, 2013

    Thrush gets Ali's All Black spot

    Hurricanes lock Jeremy Thrush has been called into the second All Black wider training group camp in Mt Maunganui on Sunday.

  • Saturday, 25. May, 2013

    Serfontein boost for Bulls

    Jan Serfontein will play off the Bulls' bench against The Sharks on Saturday, after Louis Fouché failed a late fitness test.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    De Villiers to salvage sinking ship?

    Stormers captain Jean de Villiers has explained that getting his side back to winning ways is the most important thing for him at the moment.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Can Oz up the ante?

    Take a World Cup and increase the pressure and intensity even more and that is what you get from a British and Irish Lions Tour according to Wallabies coach Robbie Deans.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Kings ready to 'tackle' Cheetahs

    Defence again holds the key for the Kings, when they take on the Cheetahs in their all-South African derby match in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    The maul the merrier

    Reds captain James Horwill admitted that his side have spent a fair amount of time this week preparing to counter the Stormers' driving maul.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Rebels break their Waratahs duck

    The Rebels achieved another first - a win over the Waratahs. The men from Melbourne edged their Sydney rivals 24-22 on Friday.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Auelua named for Combined Country

    Brumbies tackle-busting loose forward Fotu Aeleua has been named in the preliminary Combined Country team to face the British and Irish Lions in Newcastle on June 11.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Force unchanged for Highlanders

    The Western Force has named an unchanged line-up to face the Highlanders at NIB Stadium on Saturday.