Super 14 Rugby News, Match Reviews and Match Reports

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Alarm as Aussies target young Kiwi star

AUSTRALIA'S Super 14 teams are set to join a huge bidding war to sign IRB Under-20 Player of the Year, Aaron Cruden.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Pretorius keen to link up with O'Connor

While new Western Force recruit Andre Pretorius isn't daunted about stepping into the shoes of Matt Giteau, the former Springbok has high hopes of emulating the star flyhalf's relationship with teen sensation James O'Connor.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Chisholm eyeing French tour

Several frontline Brumbies players are likely to tour France next month with the Super 14 franchise.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Brumbies to take on SBW, Gower

Sonny Bill Williams and Craig Gower set to face-off against the Brumbies when they embark on a tour of France.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Carter reinvents himself for renewed bid for Waratahs

Waratahs and University star Tom Carter is drawing on the pain of sitting out last year's Shute Shield grand final victory and losing his starting Super 14 spot to Kurtley Beale as inspiration to guide the Students to their fifth consecutive premiership and ensure his spot in Chris Hickey's line-up next season.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Force sign Springbok Pretorius

Perth franchise sign World Cup-winning flyhalf as Matt Giteau's replacement.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Fairbrother seeks Wallaby berth

Imported Western Force recruit Tim Fairbrother has set his sights on earning a Wallabies call-up, but the New Zealand-born prop says he must first earn respect at his new Super 14 team.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Brumbies still want O'Connor

The Brumbies are holding an outside back spot open in the hope of signing rising Wallabies star James O'Connor.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Carter stays a Canterbury man

Loyalty played a major role in rugby star spurning a massive offer from Auckland to remain with Canterbury.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Go West: Force sign injured Dunning for two years

THE Western Force have signed Wallabies prop Matt Dunning for the next two Super 14 seasons but the Perth franchise is still waiting on a decision from Lions five-eighth Andre Pretorius.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Dunning's departure from NSW replenishes Force's depleted stocks

WALLABIES and Waratahs prop Matt Dunning has quit the NSW Super 14 franchise and will announce his signing with the Western Force tomorrow.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Between Rocky and a hard place: Mowen frustrated over new deal

THE Waratahs have risked losing one of their stand-out revelations in Ben Mowen by allowing talks with the classy back-rower to extend to the point where he has yet to re-sign.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Brumbies give up on O'Connor

The ACT Brumbies will no longer pursue the signature of boom Wallabies teenager for the 2010 Super 14 season.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Elsom signs with ARU

Rocky Elsom this morning officially agreed to return to Australian Rugby, signing a two year deal with Brumbies.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Super 14 team of the tournament

15. Mils Muliaina (Chiefs): A rarity in the modern game - a fullback who actually makes the opposition think twice about the ubiquitous and irritating bomb. Defensive solidity and brilliant counterattacking gives the All Blacks an edge in the Tri Nations.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Super-sized thrashing: Bulls run free to record triumph

"THE gods were with us": That's how Victor Matfield, the captain of South Africa's Bulls, described his team's 61-17 demolition of New Zealand's Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday - the biggest winning margin in a Super rugby final.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Melbourne makes Super 15 sense

N o matter where the new Super rugby franchise ends up in Australia, the big question is whether or not the Australian Rugby Union should in fact have a stake in it, as has been suggested.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Elsom tipped to sign new $900k package

STAR flanker Rocky Elsom is poised to become one of Australian rugby's richest earners, with a pay packet of up to $900,000 a season if he commits to a new deal to return to Australia.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Chiefs out to defy the odds stacked against them

SO FAR the Super 14 finals series hasn't exactly been prosperous for New Zealand rugby.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Unlikely finalists Chiefs turn up in a higher place

THE Chiefs' back line would do honour to the silver fern-crested jersey of the All Blacks, but captain Jono Gibbes is in reluctant retirement and Test enforcer Keith Robinson departed with New Zealand's demise in the World Cup.