All posts tagged "semi-final"

Well that week was just ridiculous. And this time I don’t mean the scheduling of that Barbarians...

This semi-final was a highly entertaining, free flowing, fast moving match. It was the type of match...

The Hurricanes will host the Super Rugby final in 2016. A three try to nil performance over the Chiefs means the Hurricanes have not allowed in a try since before the quarter finals. Embed from Getty Images The Chiefs were better at the set piece and dominated possession. 2 minutes inside the...

The Highlanders will have to overcome the effects of altitude and a punishing travel schedule as well...

Wellington has a 15% chance of rain but a 100% chance of an all-New Zealand thriller in the Super Rugby semifinal between the Chiefs and Hurricanes on Saturday. Buckle in because this one is going to be a battle to decide who will progress to the 2016 Super Rugby final! In Hurricanes...

TWO TEAMS ENTER, ONE TEAM LEAVES A long pre-season then twenty one weeks of playing and training....

Waratahs 28 – Shorks 13 Someone took the Waratahs of 2008, condensed them all down, wrung out the pure essence, poured it into a bottle, and then served it up to the Sharks at the SFS last night. ‘Eau de Tah ‘08’ was just too powerful for the men from Durban, and...

Waratahs 28 – Sharks 13 The NSW Waratahs put in a mighty performance this evening to defeat last years finalists the Sharks by 4 tries to 1. For review go here For Waratahs:Tries: Tuqiri, Horne, Beale, BurgessCon: BealePen: BealeDrop-goal: Beale For Sharks:Try: BurdenCon: KockottPen: PienaarDrop-goal: Pienaar Waratahs: 15 Sam Norton-Knight, 14 Lachie...

After one of the closest finishes of the regular season in Super 14 rugby, we find ourselves...

Boks 37 Pumas 13If you look at the scorelines of the last couple of South Africa wins, you figure they’ve had it easy. But that’s not the case. For large parts of this game the Pumas controlled the ball (49% possession and 54% territory) and built some great momentum, to then throw...

Frogs 9Poms 14 Was it ugly? Definitely.Does that matter? No. Last night we had another reminder in the laws of world cup rugby. Laws that it seems are impossible to remember for 4 years. Last weeks law: games are won and lost up front. This weeks law: semis and finals are ugly....

Here it is – probably the finest game the Wallabies played until the one against the All...