itmcup

Preview: South Africa v New Zealand

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The first rugby contacts between New Zealanders and South Africans was in wartime and sometimes it seems that it is still so - brave young men going into battle, 'putting their bodies on the line'. It...

Preview: South Africa v New Zealand

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

If Saturday's clash at Ellis Park is even half as good as the spectacle this fixture produced last year, it'll still rank as one of the best Test matches of the year. The 2013 Rugby Championship decider...

Auckland have top-four destiny in their own hands

1 decade ago by TVNZ New Zealand

Auckland want to ensure they're in charge of their own destiny and they can go a long way towards that with a victory over Waikato in their ITM Cup battle at Eden Park tonight. Auckland sit fourth on...

Preview: Argentina v New Zealand

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The focus this week may have been on Richie McCaw's record-equalling 133rd Test appearance, but there is another - perhaps more pressing - issue at hand. McCaw will equal a 43-year record when New...

Preview: Argentina v New Zealand

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

New Zealand can seal a third straight Rugby Championship title on Saturday if they claim victory over Argentina at Estadio �nico Ciudad de La Plata. It is now 21 games unbeaten for the All Blacks,...

Cruden joins NZ's hall of shame

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Aaron Cruden is the latest to join New Zealand's ever-growing 'Bad Boys' club, a list that already features some of the most famous names in the sport. The flyhalf's reputation may have suffered and...

Wednesday Round-Up

1 decade ago

Cowan to Blues: Former All Black star Jimmy Cowan has been recruited by the Blues with a view to making a return to the Southern Hemisphere big time next season. Having plied his trade in England over...

Canty win three-in-a-row

1 decade ago by The Press

The Canterbury women's rugby team showed they are building nicely for major upcoming assignments against unbeaten Otago and Waikato with a 33-13 win against Wellington at Rugby Park on Saturday. ...

Nonu out for rest of year

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

14 September 2014The 32-year-old suffered the injury during the first half of the All Blacks' hard-fought 14-10 Rugby Championship victory over South Africa in Wellington on Saturday. He...

Preview: New Zealand v South Africa

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Go back to the beginning of the 20th century and the battle between All Blacks and Springboks was regarded as the battle for unofficial first place in the rugby world. Now it is still the case even...