Rugby: Changes to Chiefs XV
The Chiefs have made two changes to their starting 15 to face the Crusaders in a Super 14 rugby match in Hamilton on Friday night, while also leaving out loose forward Sione Lauaki, who was today charged with assault.Lauaki, who... |
Rugby: Blackadder wary of Chiefs
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder is fully aware of the Chiefs strikepower out wide and the fact they will still be smarting from surrendering a big lead to lose at home to the Reds in the Super 14 rugby competition last week.Blackadder... |
Rugby: Lauaki charged with assault
All Blacks rugby forward Sione Lauaki has been charged today with assault over an incident in a Hamilton bar last week.Lauaki, 28, is due to appear in Hamilton District Court on March 23.Meanwhile, the Chiefs have decided... |
Poll: Few fear kids playing rugby
Rugby is safe for children to play, more than two-thirds of New Zealanders say, but some schools have banned their students from playing it unsupervised.A DigiPoll of 600 people for nzherald.co.nz shows 72.6 per cent of people... |
Rugby: Ross to start for Crusaders
All Black lock Isaac Ross makes his return as one of two changes to the Crusaders' starting line-up to face the Chiefs in a Super 14 rugby match in Hamilton on Friday night.Ross, who has been coming off the bench since getting... |
Rugby: Judgment day for Super 14 whistlers
Several Super 14 referees are in danger of being the first casualties of a robust judgment system.Tournament assessors held a conference hookup last night where the performance of Australian official Paul Marks was likely to come... |
Rugby: IRB to cover Pumas' Tri-Nations costs
BARCELONA - Rugby's governing body will pay US$2 million (2.8 million) so Argentina can play in the Tri-Nations from 2012.International Rugby Board chairman Bernard Lapasset says from a sports forum the one-off payment removes... |
Chris Rattue: Some rules are just begging to be tweaked
If only referee Paul Marks had made a stronger stand against a bane of rugby - the slap intercept.Is there a more annoying sight than a decent rugby move being cut short by a defender who flings out a hand to nudge the ball, with... |
Rugby: O'Driscoll to bring up ton against Wales
DUBLIN - Captain Brian O'Driscoll will earn his 100th cap for Ireland when he leads the team out against Wales at Croke Park in their Six Nations clash on Sunday (NZT).Ireland coach Declan Kidney named an unchanged starting lineup... |
Labour, Nats court Anton Oliver
Anton Oliver has been approached by both National and Labour Party representatives over a possible political career, but first the former All Black captain just wants to find a job.The 34-year-old said he was interested in politics... |
