Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara joined an elite group of cricketers on Saturday when he became only the fifth to make 12 000 runs in his career.
South Africa and New Zealand’s derby matches will determine which team holds the lead in the Super 15 when the competition goes into recess in June.
SA teams occupy three of the top six places in the Super 15 after the 12th round as the campaigns of New Zealand and Australian teams began to falter.
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw might play his first match since the Rugby World Cup after being included on the bench for Canterbury’s Super 15.
Super Rugby title holders Queensland Reds head home to face the Brumbies in their first home match in a month, hoping to end their losing streak.
Chris Martin has missed out on a hat-trick, but bowled out South Africa’s three best bestmen in the first Test between the Proteas and the Kiwis.
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/ 22 February 2012
The Super 15 tournament starts this week amid fears the elongated seven-month-long season will test the patience of the rugby public.
After 24 years of stumbles, disappointments and plain old chokes, New Zealand finally lived up to its billing as world rugby’s premier side in 2011.
Graham Henry has quit as coach of the All Blacks after their World Cup win, ending one of the most successful rugby coaching careers of all time.
While the other teams in the World Cup quarterfinals have made a show of being blasé, Bok captain John Smit admits the heat is on: "It’s do or die."
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/ 30 September 2011
Fans clamoured have condemned the leniency of Rugby World Cup organisers toward England after fining Samoa for wearing the wrong mouthguard.
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/ 13 September 2011
Former Wallabies front rower Michael Foley will help prepare Fiji’s forwards for their Rugby World Cup clash with South Africa on Saturday.
New Zealand boosted its confidence when it trounced closest rival Australia 30-14 in a Tri-Nations test at Eden Park.
The Super Rugby final between Queensland Reds and Canterbury Crusaders will see flyhalf greats Dan Carter and Quade Cooper face each other.
The Auckland Blues and Canterbury Crusaders will attempt to become the first teams since 1999 to win Super Rugby semifinals on foreign soil.
The Blues and injury-ravaged Waratahs are due to launch Super Rugby’s extended play-offs series 78 days before the Rugby World Cup begins.
The Queensland Reds and the Stormers will have to lie in wait for the two survivors of this weekend’s first Super Rugby play-offs round.
The NZ Rugby Union signed Daniel Carter to a new four-year contract on Wednesday, ensuring the star flyhalf will continue to play for the All Blacks.
The Auckland Blues maintained their lead atop the Super 15 rugby standings with a 17-10 win over the Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday.
Auckland Blues beat the Wellington Hurricanes 17-11 in Super 15 rugby on Friday.
The impact of injuries will be heavily felt in the Super 15 tournament as teams with the ability to replace key players are favoured in matches.
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/ 23 February 2011
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is hopeful that Rugby World Cup matches to be played in Christchurch will go ahead as planned later this year.
A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s already-bruised city of Christchurch on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and burying vehicles under debris.
The Springboks have promised a sharply improved performance in the second Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
The suspension of Bakkies Botha and a calf injury to Jannie du Plessis forced South Africa to make two changes on Tuesday to its starting line-up.