Rugby: A Change to Green Jerseys Will Strip Highlanders of Identity

Yes you read right. The Highlanders are believed to be considering a change of their playing strip to light green.  Although nothing has been officially announced yet, the franchise has confirmed they are looking at changing the colour of their playing strip and have also confirmed a major announcement will take place on Monday. Sources indicate that this new strip will be light green, as was... 

Rugby: Was Re-Signing Carter for 4 Years Really the Right Move?

It was announced last week that the NZRFU has successfully re-signed their star First Five, Daniel Carter, for another four years. This news brought relief to many New Zealanders to know that their magician would be around post-World Cup. But is this deal really what it seems? There is no questioning Carter’s greatness. Over the past eight years he has time and time again shown us that he is... 

Super Rugby: Highlanders Show Depth in Gutsy Win over Crusaders

The Highlanders put on a classic display of guts and determination to topple the high-flying Crusaders in Nelson by 26-18. Injuries forced the southern men to make no less than seven pre-game changes which saw few give them any chance of beating the competitions form team. Past Highlanders teams definitely would have faltered under the relentless pressure of the Crusaders. But this team didn’t.... 

Super Rugby: Highlanders Show Depth in Gutsy Win over Crusaders

The Highlanders put on a classic display of guts and determination to topple the high-flying Crusaders in Nelson by 26-18. Injuries forced the southern men to make no less than seven pre-game changes which saw few give them any chance of beating the competitions form team. Past Highlanders teams definitely would have faltered under the relentless pressure of the Crusaders. But this team didn’t.... 

Super Rugby: Lack of Depth a Long-Term Problem for Australian Conference

One of the biggest talking points of the new Super Rugby season has been the new conference system and the new team, the Melbourne Rebels. What you think of the system so far comes down largely to personal opinion. To me, there have been both positives and negatives. The glaring negative to me comes in the depth of the Australian Conference. New Zealand and South Africa have both proven that they are... 

Super Rugby: New Zealand Conference Midseason Report Cards

Believe it or not we are already halfway through the 2011 Super Rugby competition. It doesn’t seem long since we were eagerly anticipating the start of the new competition and interested to see how the new conference concept would play out. After eight rounds, we’ve seen the competition begin to sort itself out with a definite favourite, a group of five or six contenders, and then another... 

Super Rugby: Are the Blues Contenders or Pretenders?

The days of the Blues being the most feared team in Super Rugby seem a long time ago now. It’s now been eight years since the franchise last won the competition, with a dominant season that saw them lose just one game. How things have changed. Since then, they have made just one playoff appearance, and have struggled to carry form from one game to the next. It is this that has become the Blues’... 

Super Rugby: Are the Blues Contenders or Pretenders?

The days of the Blues being the most feared team in Super Rugby seem a long time ago now. It’s now been eight years since the franchise last won the competition, with a dominant season that saw them lose just one game. How things have changed. Since then, they have made just one playoff appearance, and have struggled to carry form from one game to the next. It is this that has become the Blues’... 

Rugby: The Next Richie McCaw Is Called Matt Todd

New Zealand rugby has a long history of producing great openside flankers. In almost every era an All Black side has boasted an all time great No. 7, one of the factors contributing to their dominance of the game over the past century. The current side boasts arguably the greatest of them all in Richie McCaw who is also arguably the world’s top player at the moment. But before McCaw we saw the... 

Rugby: Does Tana Umaga Still Have What It Takes To Be An All Black?

It’s now been six years since Tana Umaga pulled off the All Black jersey for the last time after captaining New Zealand to a famous Grand Slam win. Since then he’s been to Europe, adopted a ‘player-coach’ role and come back a more experienced and knowledgeable man. When it was announced that he would play for Counties-Manakau in the ITM Cup last year, many expected him... 

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