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Kirwan calls for action on scrum mess
Sir John Kirwan wants referees to have less say in scrums, calling the set piece a "lottery" which could be easily fixed with one simple change.
Sir John Kirwan wants referees to have less say in scrums, calling the set piece a "lottery" which could be easily fixed with one simple change.
A big score, an easyish win and yet still no definitive clues as to what this Blues side are all about.
I'm a farmer and if those two referees (Briant and Pastrana) were livestock, I'd have them castrated so we couldn't breed from them, writes Richard Loe.
When Jerome Kaino signed with the Blues last year, there was a bit of hands on hips stuff from the conditioning staff, cheeks puffed out, heads shaking in anticipation of the re-conditioning job that awaited.
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Reds coach Richard Graham wants recalled centre Ben Tapuai to be more assertive to give the Lions' unfancied backline headaches at Johannes-burg's Ellis Park this weekend.
The cold reality of professional rugby is starting to bite at the Blues, and in particular, Benji Marshall.
Bryn Hall wanted to prove he belonged in Super Rugby after a season wrecked by injury and illness last year.
As predictable as their results have been this season, the Chiefs' backline selections have been much more uncertain.
The Highlanders held on to beat the Hurricanes 35-31 in last night's Super Rugby match in Dunedin.
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Tomato sauce is a staple of many people's diet.
After spending the start of the season playing the "hopeless" role of spectator, Sam Cane is almost back in a position with which he's far more proficient.
At just 20, Pietersen was picked in the unfamiliar position of fullback to make his debut for the Boks in the 2006 Tri-Nations test against Australia at Ellis Park.
Beating the Waratahs is a stand-out moment in the Melbourne Rebels' short Super Rugby history.
Having established himself as the Blues' first-choice first-five and one of the best goalkickers in the competition, Simon Hickey will tomorrow catch a ride to Eden Park from the Greenlane home he shares with his parents.
Jerome Kaino, on the brink of a return to the Blues, has challenged himself to reach the standards he set at the last World Cup when he was a major part of the All Blacks' success.
The Chiefs' attack is warming to its work and last season's top scorers are unlikely to be disrupted by a loss of key personnel.
The time for the selection tinkering at the Blues is over, says coach Sir John Kirwan.
You'd struggle to find a more relaxed bloke than Marty Banks. Very little seems to worry the Hurricanes utility but that carefree nature has arguably been a hindrance to his rugby career.
Referees boss Lyndon Bray has admitted match officials got it wrong in both of the Blues' recent defeats in South Africa.