It doesn’t take many brain cells to see that the ?Super 18 system is penalising attacking play.
Poor form leaves Durbanites with an uphill climb to overcome Super Rugby’s unforgiving structure.
The new 18-team rugby model has advantages for SA franchises but there are some drawbacks.
The red card against Springbok Bismarck du Plessis in Saturday’s rugby test between South Africa and New Zealand has been removed from his record.
The last round of Super 15 log fixtures will see Pretoria’s finest looking to seal their dominance. Andy Capostagno reports.
The Wallabies should team up with the All Blacks and the Springboks to tackle the British and Irish Lions, says Australia’s rugby union chief.
In the third season of a 15-team structure for Super Rugby, questions are being asked about inconsistencies in the format.
Superior local support has given the union an advantage in dividing up Super Rugby sponsorship revenue.
The new format for 2012 Super Rugby means that in the early stages of the tournament it is hard to judge the real strength of the teams.
Rebels lock Adam Byrnes has been found guilty of eye-gouging and suspended for 10 weeks after he was cited during the match against the Waratahs.
As the 2012 Super Rugby season kicks off, <b>Andy Capostagno</b> analyses the three conferences and looks ahead to a weekend of local derbies.
Rugby union’s announcement of Southern Kings’ inclusion in Super rugby tournament is a thorny issue.
Addition of Southern Kings to the competition adds spice to the closing stages of log play.
Super Rugby matches in the three-week play-offs starting this weekend will be decided by penalty shoot-outs if teams are deadlocked after extra time.
Argentina, set to play in a revamped Four Nations from 2012, have moved a step closer to joining the tournament’s governing body Sanzar.
Wellington Hurricanes chief executive Greg Peters has been appointed the first permanent head of southern hemisphere rugby’s governing body.
A misconduct charge against Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has been dismissed, Sanzar said on Tuesday.
While results on the field may be far from satisfactory, the South African Rugby Union was in a bullish mood this week.
Sanzar says a misconduct charge against South Africa rugby coach Peter de Villiers will be heard in Cape Town on Friday.
International Rugby Board (IRB) president Bernard Lapasset is backing Argentina’s integration into the Tri-Nations tournament by 2012.
