Rugby: Hurricanes pip Highlanders 33-31
Rugby: Hurricanes pip Highlanders 33-31
The Hurricanes kept alive their slim hopes of making the playoffs when they narrowly edged the Highlanders 33-31 in an entertaining Super 14 rugby match at Dunedin.
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Rugby: Police await blood alcohol results after Lauaki crash
Rugby: Police await blood alcohol results after Lauaki crash
Waikato police are awaiting results of a blood alcohol analysis after Chiefs rugby loose forward Sione Lauaki walked away from a car crash with minor injuries early on Saturday.
Rugby: Hobbs hoping to turn up the heat
Rugby: Hobbs hoping to turn up the heat
Highlanders first five-eighth Michael Hobbs says his form has mirrored the side's this year, and both need some consistency in their game as they begin what he calls "a mini-season".
Rugby: Rebels sign NZ pair
Rugby: Rebels sign NZ pair
As disgraced chief executive Brian Waldron exited the Melbourne Rebels, rugby's Super 15 expansion franchise welcomed their first New Zealand recruits.
Rugby: Blues must stop Sharks' maul, says Lam
Rugby: Blues must stop Sharks' maul, says Lam
The Blues' ability to halt the Sharks' impressive mauling is a key area if they want to come up trumps in their must-win rugby Super 14 clash in Durban on Sunday (NZT), coach Pat Lam says.
Rugby: One change for struggling Highlanders
Rugby: One change for struggling Highlanders
The Highlanders have stuck with the tried and largely failed for their Super 14 rugby match against the Hurricanes in Dunedin on Saturday night.
Rugby: Weepu on bench against Highlanders
Rugby: Weepu on bench against Highlanders
Halfback Piri Weepu has been named on the bench as Hurricanes rugby coach Colin Cooper made two changes to his starting 15 to face the Highlanders in a Super 14 match in Dunedin on Saturday.
Rugby: Chiefs drop senior players
Rugby: Chiefs drop senior players
The Chiefs have dropped three senior players from their starting 15 to face the Cheetahs on Friday night as they try to reignite their ailing Super 14 rugby campaign.
Rugby: Waratahs to keep Brumbies guessing
Rugby: Waratahs to keep Brumbies guessing
The Brumbies will have to wait till match day to learn if they'll face injured Wallabies stars Benn Robinson and Tatafu Polota-Nau in Saturday's Super 14 Australian derby clash with the Waratahs.
Rugby: Chiefs make six changes to face Cheetahs
Rugby: Chiefs make six changes to face Cheetahs
The Chiefs have made six changes to their starting 15 to face the Cheetahs on Friday night as they look to bounce back from a heavy Super 14 rugby defeat.
Rugby: Waldrom eyes Super 14 trophy
Rugby: Waldrom eyes Super 14 trophy
Thomas Waldrom's playing days in the Super 14 rugby competition are numbered, but the tireless Crusader is leaving no stone unturned as he endeavours to bow out with a winner's medal around his neck.
Rugby: Carter returns to power-packed Crusaders
Rugby: Carter returns to power-packed Crusaders
All Blacks Daniel Carter, Brad Thorn, Kieran Read, Zac Guildford and Owen Franks return to a powerful Crusaders starting 15 amid seven personnel changes to play the Force in a Super 14 rugby match Perth on Friday.
Rugby: Delany out for six months
Rugby: Delany out for six months
Chiefs first-five eighth Mike Delany will be out of rugby for up to six months after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in last Friday's Super 14 rugby match against the Stormers in Hamilton.
Rugby: Injuries take toll on Highlanders
Rugby: Injuries take toll on Highlanders
The injury toll is continuing to mount for the Highlanders, with hooker Jason Macdonald out for the rest of the season, after rupturing his Achilles tendon, and halfback Sean Romans on crutches after a nasty hamstring injury.
Rugby: Hore in doubt for Highlanders match
Rugby: Hore in doubt for Highlanders match
Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper is sweating on the fitness of captain Andrew Hore who is a doubtful starter for the side's must-win Super 14 rugby match against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday.
Rugby: Moore has some explaining to do
Rugby: Moore has some explaining to do
As the Highlanders reflect on their seventh loss of the year, coach Glenn Moore will have to face his bosses in the next 10 days to review what is shaping up to be a forgettable season.
Rugby: Carter in injury scare
Rugby: Carter in injury scare
Super rugby's most-prolific points-scorer Dan Carter is in doubt for the Crusaders' Super 14 rugby match against the Cheetahs in Christchurch on Saturday.
Rugby: Injuries, greenness concerns
Rugby: Injuries, greenness concerns
Injury and inexperience in the New Zealand ranks has the All Black coaches concerned as they eye the impressive blueprint of the top South African Super 14 sides.
Rubgy: Moore says Force's quality players pose danger
Rubgy: Moore says Force's quality players pose danger
The Highlanders have made just one change to the starting team to play the Force in Queenstown tomorrow, as the side looks forward to a rare day game.
Rugby: Chiefs squeak past unlucky Highlanders
Rugby: Chiefs squeak past unlucky Highlanders
The Chiefs took their time but rumbled back to winning rugby ways in the Super 14 with a slightly fortunate 27-21 defeat of the Highlanders in Mt Maunganui tonight.