Super Rugby 2015: Winners and Losers from Regular Season

The Hurricanes beat the Chiefs 21-13 on Saturday to round out a thrilling 2015 Super Rugby regular campaign and further cement their place as the most impressive team over the past 18 rounds. They head into the postseason alongside the Waratahs, Stormers, Highlanders, Brumbies and Chiefs, but before the qualifiers get underway, it is a good time to pause and reflect on this year’s drama. The Wellington franchise is evidently one of the biggest winners of the year after topping the Super Rugby standings, but who else has cause to celebrate? Just as importantly, whose season has the most sour... 

Super Rugby 2015: Best XV for Regular Season

Six teams will move on to the 2015 Super Rugby playoffs, but for the majority of the league, the season ends here, and some were lucky enough to leave a lasting impression. The pressure to dazzle is as high as it’s ever been this year; with the Rugby Championship now in sight and a World Cup looming beyond that, a selection of stars have thankfully stepped up their standards in kind. With the Southern Hemisphere’s premier competition set to be boosted to an 18-team format next year, we’ll have an even bigger pool of stars to pick from when compiling the 2016 team of the season. For... 

Top 14 Final 2015: Winners and Losers

The Stade de France was tickled pink on Saturday evening after Morne Steyn kicked Stade Francais to a 12-6 win over Clermont Auvergne to claim this season’s Top 14 title. In beating the Champions Cup runners-up, Stade have won their first French domestic crown since 2007, the year in which they also defeated Clermont to seize that season’s championship. Franck Azema’s side will count this as yet another case of so close and yet so far, having finished second to Toulon in the European final as their wait for another Top 14 triumph lingers on. Read on for a rundown of the biggest... 

Jerry Collins’ Former Team-Mates Gather for Emotional Haka at Scene of Accident

Jerry Collins’ former team-mates paid tribute to the New Zealand rugby star in the best way possible.  Collins and his partner, Alana Madill, were tragically killed in a car accident last week in France.  On Wednesday, Collins’ France-based All Blacks team-mates gathered at the spot of the accident and performed an emotional and powerful haka led by Neemia Tialata.  Former All Black players Ali Williams, Carl Hayman and Chris Masoe joined for the tribute.  [Instagram, Neemia Tialata, h/t Project Babb] Read more Rugby Union news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Super Rugby 2015: Storylines to Follow in Round 18

The Super Rugby season will reach the end of its round-robin phase this Saturday, and Round 18 of the 2015 campaign will supply answers to a raft of quivering questions. This weekend also marks the end of an era in Super Rugby, as 2016 will see the league increase to an 18-team format, making the Round 18 schedule just that more special. The Hurricanes have already tied up the top spot, but who will finish closest to the runaway leaders? Which players might impress in their last bid for World Cup inclusion? Can we expect another David Pocock hat-trick? We will discuss all that and more as... 

Top 14 Final 2015: Key Battles in Clermont Auvergne vs. Stade Francais

Saturday’s Top 14 final will bring a close to the European club campaign as Stade Francais seek to steal the limelight from under Clermont Auvergne’s nose. The Parisian underdogs deserve their place in the French finale following a dominant 33-16 win over defending champions Toulon, while a closely fought 18-14 victory against Toulouse saw Clermont through. Les Jaunards will appear in their first championship clash since 2010, but it’s been an even longer wait for Stade to make the playoff crescendo, making their first final in eight years. Both teams have motivation to break... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of June 5-7

The end of the European season is finally within sight after it was decided this past weekend Champions Cup runners-up Clermont Auvergne will face Stade Francais for this year’s Top 14 crown. Saracens and Glasgow Warriors have already entered their names into the history books after winning the domestic trophies of the Premiership and Pro12, respectively, but one champion is yet to be named. Due to the lack of European action in recent days, there hasn’t been a great deal of change in our rankings of the continent’s top 15 outfits, but a few French fancies have seen a change in... 

Biggest Headlines in World Rugby for Weekend of June 5-7

The rugby community came together in mourning during the most recent weekend of action after news emerged that Jerry Collins and his partner, Alana Madill, died in a car crash in the French department of Herault on Friday. The former New Zealand flanker was remembered as a great member of not just the All Black fraternity but as a terrific servant of rugby, and he is a major loss to the sport. Just as that devastating news impacted the rugby world, Super Rugby continued, and it’s fitting Collins’ former club, the Hurricanes, advanced their position as one of this season’s... 

Best XV in World Rugby for Weekend of June 5-7

The quiet before the storm of this year’s Rugby World Cup is an agonising one, but the giants of France and the Southern Hemisphere ensure fans still have plenty of action to enjoy. Europe’s campaign now sits largely in the backdrop, and only those still vying for Top 14 glory compete on the continent. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes’ march toward Super Rugby success continued this weekend. Their triumph over the Highlanders cemented a first-place finish in the New Zealand conference and a home semi-final as a result, but there were other star displays to watch out for as we broke down... 

Women’s Rugby 7s Player Georgia Page Breaks Nose, Gets Up, Makes Huge Tackle

Don’t mess with Georgia Page, because she is one tough rugby player.  The USA Sevens Rugby Facebook page shared a video of the Lindenwood women’s player making a crushing tackle and clearing out a ruck just moments after getting her nosed smashed up.  Think of her next time you see a sports star flopping, diving or rolling around the floor.  Respect. Page, interviewed by Buzzfeed, said: “I hope that it does empower girls to want to play rugby.” [Facebook: USA Sevens Rugby, h/t SportsJoe.ie] Read more Rugby Union news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

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