Rugby Gold
Clinical Crusaders through to Super Rugby final
AN offensively ruthless and defensively brilliant Crusaders have wrapped up their place in next week’s Super Rugby final, beating the Chiefs 27-13 in Christchurch.
Show us a little bit Moore, Quade
ANDREW SLACK: Stephen Moore’s retirement call has provided Quade Cooper with some food for thought if he wishes to be in the position where he dictates when he’s ready to walk away.
‘I can play No.10 for Wallabies’ — Hodge
IF there is a repeat of the injury crisis from last year’s Bledisloe opener, Reece Hodge will find himself at No.10 for the Wallabies — and he is more than ready.
Report card: Making sense of Tahs Annus horribilis
THE clock is ticking for coach Daryl Gibson and the Waratahs, who finished fourth in the Australian Super Rugby conference despite boasting a clutch of Wallabies. So where did it all go so wrong?
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Shock contender ‘I can play No.10 for Wallabies’ — Hodge
IF there is a repeat of the injury crisis from last year’s Bledisloe opener, Reece Hodge will find himself at No.10 for the Wallabies — and he is more than ready.
Bledisloe Cup SBW bid to face Aussies given the shoulder
ALL Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams will miss the first Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia as part of his four-week ban, World Rugby has confirmed.
Star turn Show us a little bit Moore, Quade
ANDREW SLACK: Stephen Moore’s retirement call has provided Quade Cooper with some food for thought if he wishes to be in the position where he dictates when he’s ready to walk away.
‘I can play No.10 for Wallabies’ — Hodge
IF there is a repeat of the injury crisis from last year’s Bledisloe opener, Reece Hodge will find himself at No.10 for the Wallabies — and he is more than ready.
‘We’ll get to four teams’ - Pulver
THE battle to axe a Super Rugby team starts on Monday, and the Western Force are firmly on the chopping block.
Aussie teams’ big zero against Kiwis
AUSTRALIA’S Super Rugby teams have finished the season 0-25 against New Zealand rivals, the first time in history they’ve failed to beat a trans-Tasman rival.
Boost to Reds’ coaching clout
OUTGOING Melbourne Rebels boss Tony McGahan is set to join the Reds next season as an ally for Nick Stiles in a huge boost to Queensland’s coaching clout.
Hooper blasts unfit Waratahs
WARATAHS skipper Michael Hooper is looking for attitude adjustments from his teammates, after poor fitness led to one of their worst seasons.
Holidays on hold: Tahs forced to watch final
HOLIDAY plans have been ruined for the lacklustre Waratahs, who will be forced to return to HQ in a fortnight to watch a game most players wanted to avoid.
Tahs’ worst defence record under review
WARATAHS defence coach Nathan Grey said he’ll conduct an exhaustive review after a “shattering” season that ended with the worst ever NSW defensive record.
‘I don’t think we ever put up the white flag’
BESIEGED Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson insists he’s the right man to turn around NSW’s flagging Super Rugby fortunes despite overseeing one of the worst campaigns in the franchise’s history.
Rakes progress: Moore decision made easier
WALLABIES captain Stephen Moore was at peace with his decision to retire when he hit the training paddock this week alongside a giant rookie in his first Australian camp and with a huge future ahead.
Wallabies skipper calls time on career
WALLABIES veteran Stephen Moore got an “overwhelming feeling” it was time to make retirement plans after realising he didn’t have enough fuel in the tank to make the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Dumped Douglas out to reverse the slide
KANE Douglas is convinced he can play more Tests despite sliding from World Cup final starter and out of the Queensland side into club rugby.
Good, bad and ugly for Reds
JUST four wins from 15 games for the Queensland Reds is a “fail” no matter how you talk up promise, exciting potential and near-misses.
Lealiifano’s comeback lifts Brumbies mates
THE Brumbies kept a season-ending defeat firmly in perspective after Christian Lealiifano’s first Super Rugby game in a year due to his leukaemia battle.
Hurricanes too good for gallant Brumbies
THE inspirational return of Christian Lealiifano wasn’t enough to lift the Brumbies to an upset win over the Hurricanes in the opening Super Rugby quarter-final in Canberra.
Fardy makes the most of his last chance
SCOTT Fardy will farewell Canberra in another final and with 96 Super Rugby games under his belt. Five years ago, nearing 30, he hadn’t yet played one.
Pressure brings out best in Brumbies
FEW are tipping the Brumbies to beat the Hurricanes, but Sam Carter reveals some key reasons why the Canberra club continues to surprise critics.
How bitter Force-ARU row kicked off
THE inside story of how one of the most bitter fights in Australian rugby history began.
Billionaire demands Rebels and Brumbies merge
ONE of the richest men in Australia has proposed a radical idea on the eve of the ARU’s arbitration hearing against Western Force.
Rona looking at NRL return
HAVING quit the NRL last year to play union, Curtis Rona could be on the way back to league as the ARU’s plans to cut the Western Force heats up this week.
‘We’ll get to four teams’ - Pulver
THE battle to axe a Super Rugby team starts on Monday, and the Western Force are firmly on the chopping block.
Wallabies
Code hopper Rona looking at NRL return
HAVING quit the NRL last year to play union, Curtis Rona could be on the way back to league as the ARU’s plans to cut the Western Force heats up this week.
Shock contender ‘I can play No.10 for Wallabies’ — Hodge
IF there is a repeat of the injury crisis from last year’s Bledisloe opener, Reece Hodge will find himself at No.10 for the Wallabies — and he is more than ready.
