Super Rugby 2012: 4 Teams Guaranteed to Lose in Round 6

The big story of Round 5 was the Reds’ encounter with the Bulls. There is no other way to put it—they were pulverised by any definition. In other news, the Rebels got their first win after coming close for a while, the Hurricanes finished strongly in Auckland, as they came out 26-25 winners against the Blues, and the Crusaders broke in their new stadium with a fairly... 

Super Rugby 2012: 4 Teams Guaranteed to Lose in Round 4

Put simply, last week belonged to the New Zealand teams. After opening as favourites, the Hurricanes demonstrated why on their way to blowing up the score to 46-19 against the Force. Despite losing Lima Sopoaga, the Highlanders managed to grind out the Waratahs by 18-17. I was surprised by how confident they played and the score could have been higher. Breakout of the week went to Gareth Anscombe as... 

Super Rugby 2012: 4 Teams Guaranteed to Lose in Round 2

Last week I went 4-4 in my guarantees. The Hurricanes put up a bigger fight than anyone predicted, the Chiefs struggled against a superior pack, the Brumbies were perhaps lucky to grind out a win and Elton Janties showed that he is never to be counted out. In fairness, no team is ever guaranteed to lose, or else no game would be worth playing. But these four teams will be facing a serious uphill battle... 

Rugby World Cup: What the Wallabies Must Do to Beat the Springboks in Wellington

After coming to New Zealand on optimistic terms after winning their first Tri Nations title in 10 years, the Australian World Cup squad now faces the somewhat inglorious prospect of a quarterfinal elimination against the Springboks. Things weren’t helped by the announcement that Bryce Lawrence would be officiating the match. With things looking decidedly bleak for the men in gold, I thought I’d... 

Hurricanes Rugby: Things Get Worse As All Blacks’ Cruden and Smith Are Injured

It was the news no Hurricanes fan wanted to hear. That one piece of information that made last week’s loss to the woefully out-of-form Brumbies a more bitter pill to swallow. Today, Sportal broke the news that Conrad Smith’s head clash in Canberra that saw him substituted for Charlie Ngatai had, in fact, fractured his nose and requires stitches to his forehead. Meanwhile, Aaron Cruden was... 

Super Rugby 2011 Power Rankings: Round 2

The biggest news story of the round was the Hurricanes-Crusaders fixture being called off after Christchurch’s devastating earthquake. If you, the good reader, or anyone you know were affected by this tragedy, I wish you nothing but the best. For the games that were played, we began to get an idea of a few teams that might look to be contenders early on and who has a lot of ground to make up. We... 

Super Rugby 2011 Power Rankings: Round 1

Over the weekend we were treated to Round One of a revamped Super Rugby system. The rounds seven games saw six local derbies, the first look at a new franchise, two upsets and a further three looking on the cards. Oh, and I lost $360 virtual dollars in a forum tipping competition because Will Chambers knocked on a clear chance for a try. In all, it was an entertaining weekend of rugby. Now that the... 

6 Ways Professional Rugby Competitions Can Expand By Looking More Like the NFL

With the Wellington Sevens coming to a close, news has begun to surface of NBC’s plans to broadcast the Las Vegas leg later in February. The news demonstrates what many fans already knew: Sevens is expanding to become a global force in the sporting world. That may be a big call to make, but add to this newfound coverage the facts that it now has a title sponsor (HSBC if you’re only reading... 

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