Super Rugby News

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  • Wednesday, 30. May, 2012

    Tigers bite back at rumour mongers

    English Premiership club Leicester have rubbished reports claiming Australian head coach Matt O'Connor could quit to take charge of Super Rugby outfit Western Force.

  • Wednesday, 30. May, 2012

    Bekker was destined to break down

    Stormers coach Allister Coetzee believes that he could not have managed broken-down Andries Bekker's recurring back injury any better.

  • Wednesday, 30. May, 2012

    Bekker blow for Stormers and Boks

    The Stormers were dealt a cruel blow ahead of their Super Rugby crunch encounter with the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 30. May, 2012

    'Rotten' Sias spits the dummy

    Departing Cheetahs flyhalf Sias Ebersohn said he was 'rotting' on the Cheetahs bench and unfulfilled promises of game time forced him to move abroad.

  • Wednesday, 30. May, 2012

    Bulls bring the big guns back

    Lock Juandre Kruger and outside centre JJ Engelbrecht will make a return to the Bulls' starting line-up for their Super Rugby crunch encounter with the Stormers at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 30. May, 2012

    Joseph's future under a cloud

    Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has been unwilling to commit to the franchise beyond this year, opting instead to focus on what he regards as a 'test-match' against the 'All Blacks' on Friday.

  • Wednesday, 30. May, 2012

    Crusaders must be at 'full throttle'

    Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has made minimal changes to his team to take on the Highlanders in a Super Rugby crunch match in Christchurch on Friday.

  • Tuesday, 29. May, 2012

    Sharks hope Steyn is 'fit' to play

    The Sharks will welcome back a World Cup-winning utility back Frans Steyn with open arms, but the talented player will first have to pass a fitness test.

  • Tuesday, 29. May, 2012

    Proudfoot: Derbys are won on Mondays

    The Stormers clash with the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld in on Saturday in a traditional South African derby, but has the game already begun?

  • Tuesday, 29. May, 2012

    Cup-winning WP coach signs on

    Western Province's Vodacom Cup-winning coach, John Dobson, has signed a three-year deal with the union which will see him remain in Cape Town until 2015.

  • Tuesday, 29. May, 2012

    Injuries forcing our hand in Oz

    There is no doubt that the season-ending shoulder injury suffered by Rebels utility back Kurtley Beale has forced our hand.

  • Tuesday, 29. May, 2012

    Anxious wait for Lions' Bok prop

    The SANZAR judicial hearing regarding Lions prop CJ van der Linde who was accused of biting has been adjourned in order to consider further evidence.

  • Tuesday, 29. May, 2012

    Cheetahs lose stalwart Daniller

    Cheetahs fullback Hennie Daniller has been ruled out of action with an injury picked up in the thrilling victory over the Waratahs last weekend.

  • Tuesday, 29. May, 2012

    Bulls looking for 'balance' in the break

    The mid-season break next month could not come at a better time for the three-time Super Rugby champion Bulls, according to coach Frans Ludeke.

  • Monday, 28. May, 2012

    Lions fighting to keep Super status

    The Lions remain optimistic of retaining a place in the lucrative Super Rugby competition in 2013, and they have plenty of support, according to Golden Lions Rugby Union president Kevin de Klerk.