Luke McAlister slotted a 72nd minute long-range penalty to give the Auckland Blues a tight 16-13 victory over the Waikato Chiefs on Saturday.
Last Saturday at Loftus Versfeld the team that dominated the lineouts and scrums kicked well, and showed infinite patience as the minutes ticked by.
Stormers winger Bryan Habana scored a late try and flyhalf Peter Grant kicked 18 points to secure a 23-13 win over the Bulls on Saturday.
A ruthless Canterbury Crusaders juggernaut stormed to the front of the New Zealand Super 15 pack when they swept aside the Otago Highlanders 44-13.
The Sharks and Stormers remained unbeaten in rugby’s Super 15, though neither won with authority in a fourth round of mainly close games.
A penalty in the dying seconds enabled New Zealand’s Auckland Blues to snatch a lucky 22-22 draw with Australia’s Western Force.
The Queensland Reds ground down the ACT Brumbies 31-25 in a workmanlike performance on Saturday to end 15 years without a win at Canberra Stadium.
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/ 27 February 2011
New South Wales, Otago, the defending champion Bulls and Sharks remain perfect after two rounds of rugby’s Super 15 tournament.
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/ 26 February 2011
Flyhalf Patrick Lambie scored a try and kicked 16 points as the Sharks beat New Zealand’s Auckland Blues 26-12 on Saturday.
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/ 26 February 2011
Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn kicked the winning conversion two minutes from time to complete a stunning 25-23 win over the Cheetahs on Friday.
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/ 20 February 2011
The Bulls began their quest for a fourth Super title in five years with a 24-20 win over the Lions in an all-South African encounter at Ellis Park.
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/ 19 February 2011
The Sharks defeated the Cheetahs 24-9 in their opening Super Rugby match on Saturday after a dour battle of attrition in wet conditions
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/ 19 February 2011
A late try by Keven Mealamu saw the Auckland Blues out-gun the Canterbury Crusaders 24-22 in the Super 15 clash of the New Zealand rugby heavyweights.
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/ 19 February 2011
Ma’a Nonu will face a judicial hearing on Monday after being sent off during the Wellington Hurricanes’ season-opening loss to the Otago Highlanders.
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/ 18 February 2011
The Waratahs gave the Melbourne Rebels a rude welcome to Super rugby on Friday, running in seven tries in a ruthless 43-0 trouncing.
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/ 18 February 2011
The Otago Highlanders upset a 14-man Wellington Hurricanes team 14-9 in the opening match of the revamped Super 15 competition on Friday.
The new Super Rugby tournament kicks off this weekend without the Stormers. The Cape side have a bye, which may seem like a waste of time.
Three-time champions the Bulls launch their title defence against the Lions in this weekend’s kick-off to the revamped Super 15 season.
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/ 11 February 2011
The new kids on the Super 15 rugby block — the Rod Macqueen-led Melbourne Rebels — have been impressive in lead-up games.
The Super Rugby competition has expanded to 15 teams but the Bulls still look like the ones to beat.
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/ 17 September 2010
Young flyhalf Elton Jantjies has been instrumental in the Lions’ Currie Cup comeback.
Former Wallaby flyhalf Stephen Larkham has been appointed as the attack coach of the Brumbies for the coming Super 15 season.
Waratahs hooker Adam Freier has signed for new Super 15 franchise Melbourne Rebels as he bids to break back into the national team.
Former Australia captain Stirling Mortlock signed for the Rebels on Wednesday in a major boost for the new Super 15 team and the Wallabies.
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/ 20 February 2010
England fly-half Danny Cipriani may soon be joined at the Melbourne Rebels by several leading Springboks, according to reports on Saturday.
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/ 15 February 2010
The Melbourne Rebels want their player signing deadline to be brought forward to protect their interests ahead of their inaugural 2011 season.
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/ 5 February 2010
The final season of Super 14 rugby gets under way next week with a SA team the defending champions. It’s worth taking note of both those statements.
Melbourne has been selected as Australia’s sole contender for inclusion in the expanded Super rugby competition.