Rugby: Canes' Cooper plans to finish on a high
Colin Cooper hopes for big things from his eighth - and final - campaign with the Hurricanes.
Colin Cooper hopes for big things from his eighth - and final - campaign with the Hurricanes.
There will be 13 franchises bemoaning their bad luck come the end of May.
Hurricanes halfback Piri Weepu is upbeat ahead of Friday's Super 14 opener against the Blues.
Never mind the drought, it’s rugby time again. The Super 14 kicks off this week with Michael Brown and Paul Lewis looking at all the franchises and their prospects.
After more than 1000 games of Super rugby, the same sides that began the professional rugby series in 1996 will duel at the start of this year's competition.
Chiefs lock Craig Clarke boasts an impressive little "Iron Man" statistic of his own.
The Blues were the biggest movers and shakers of the five New Zealand Super 14 franchises who unveiled their 2010 rugby squads today.
Don't expect dramatic announcements when the five New Zealand Super 14 rugby squads for 2010 are unveiled tomorrow.
In a sign the sports sponsorship recession could be over, the BNZ is set to be unveiled as the brand behind New Zealand's five Super 14 franchises.