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Soon enough it will be again be time for the All Blacks. It will be time for the almost unbridled positivity of the Super Rugby season to be replaced by the almost completely unjustifiable pessimism of the All Black’s fan’s perspective. Though maybe a little of that pessimism is caused by the team not matching […] ....
A difficult decision for Hurricanes coach Jason Holland to leave out first-five Orbyn Ledger to face the Brumbies in Super Rugby Trans Tasman on Saturday in Canberra ....
A difficult decision for Hurricanes coach Jason Holland to leave out first-five Orbyn Ledger to face the Brumbies in Super Rugby Trans Tasman on Saturday in Canberra ....
Jona Nareki Photo: Photosport After twice being reduced to 14 men, and struggling for momentum in the first half, the Highlanders looked in trouble as the home team took a 20-11 lead into halftime. But the Chiefs organisation on defence proved too haphazard in the second spell, and Nareki was in punishing form. The two teams had exchanged early penalties in a cautious start, Damian McKenzie sinking two for the Chiefs while Josh Ioane kept the Highlanders in touch with one. But the Chiefs looked to have taken control after 20 minutes, capitalising after Highlanders second five-eighth Sio Tomkinson was sin-binned for infringing at the breakdown. ....
The Wrap: Lineout issues tower over Super Rugby A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size No matter what tinkering around the edges of laws is undertaken, one fundamental rugby truth remains the same: games are won and lost at the set piece. This is not an article bemoaning too many scrum penalties and lineout maul tries. Individual and pack strength must remain a key component of the contest, lest the big boppers are turfed from the game and rugby becomes a game for a certain body type only. Nobody wants this. ....