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Rugby: Patience and big engine vital for gutsy Gibbins
Callum Gibbins spent the past two years heading to Hurricanes training at Rugby League Park in Newtown waiting for his opportunity.
Callum Gibbins spent the past two years heading to Hurricanes training at Rugby League Park in Newtown waiting for his opportunity.
In another compelling Southern derby, the Crusaders held off a late charge from the Highlanders to claim their first win of the Super Rugby season.
Join our live blog of the Super Rugby clash between South Island rivals the Highlanders and the Crusaders in Dunedin.
Beating the Lions last week was one thing, but toppling the Bulls in Pretoria is another level.
Aaron Cruden's last-second penalty handed the Chiefs a narrow victory over the Brumbies in New Plymouth tonight.
Reds backline utility, Auckland-born Karmichael Hunt has been charged with supplying cocaine as part of an investigation by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission.
Lion was served as the entree, now the Hurricanes must slice through the Bulls for their main dish in South Africa.
The rise and rise of Malakai Fekitoa has coincided with a corresponding fall in the midfield stocks at the Blues, his former franchise for whom he didn't play a competition game.
Nothing stirs South African rugby supporters as much as watching their men muscle up and crush their opponents.
If the Chiefs are looking to increase their physicality and reverse a growing hoodoo against Australian opposition, then recalling Liam Messam is a handy place to start.
The English Premiership academy system is rightly lauded for its success in promoting domestic talent.
The Auckland Blues rugby supporter with the foghorn voice and the foul mouth at North Harbour QBE Stadium on Saturday.
I heard a funny thing the other day. A bloke on the wireless was talking about Super Rugby coaches.
His efforts against the Blues left little doubt that Damian McKenzie is a young man full of belief in his own abilities.
Three days on and updates about Daniel Carter's latest leg injury are fuzzy.
Forget the Brumbies v Crusaders classics, Wallaby test prop Scott Sio says his Super Rugby side have found a new transtasman grudge rival: the Chiefs.
If you do any form of Super Rugby tipping competition, you'd have been best served to let a random-number generator do your picks during the opening round of the competition.