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Super Rugby: Teams for the weekend - Round 15

Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they are announded for Round 15 of Super Rugby 2013.

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Super Rugby: Match Officials - Round 15

Super RugbySANZAR has released the names of the match officials for Round 15 of Super Rugby 2013. Steve Walsh starts the action between the Chiefs and Crusaders on Friday after Chris Pollock was originally named to be in charge of the match at Waikato Stadium but a minor leg injury has ruled him out, Walsh coming in as replacement.

We have 7 matches this weekend, 2 on Friday and 5 on Saturday.

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Super Rugby: Ted heavily criticises ‘Blind’ officials

Graham HenryWorld Cup-winning coach Graham Henry has heavily criticised the influence of the assistant match officials following the Blues’ 23-3 Super Rugby loss to the Crusaders at the weekend.

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Super Rugby: Review Round 14 - Stormers go down but Sharks, Bulls and Cheetahs rule for SA Rugby (4 Highlites videos included)

Super RugbyTwo rounds of relative disappointment were reversed this weekend as three of the four South African teams in action won their Vodacom Super Rugby matches against Australasian opposition.

In the process the Vodacom Bulls moved up to second spot on the overall log, although they made very hard work of recording a try-scoring bonus point in their 35-18 win over the struggling Highlanders in Pretoria on Saturday.

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History: 1956 Springbok tour - Springboks vs NZ Maori (25 August, Eden Park, Auckland)

56-NZ-MaorisIt was the Springboks’ best performance of the tour. A real confidence booster after the shock defeat against the University side but at the same time a game that had a negative impact in more than one way. It showed New Zealand the danger of allowing the Springboks space to play the Craven-linking pattern. Not that New Zealand was unaware of the Springbok style but it re-affirmed the necessity of keeping the Springboks on the back foot.

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Super Rugby: Vodacom Bulls vs Highlanders - Live Game Article

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The Vodacom Bulls and Highlanders did battle in Super Rugby at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Super Rugby: Crusaders vs Blues - Live Game Article

CrusadersBluesCrusaders (13) 23 / 3 (3) Blues (Final score)

The Crusaders and Blues did battle in Super Rugby at AMI Stadium, Christchurch at 09:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 07:35 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.

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Super Rugby: Hurricanes vs Chiefs - Live Game Article

HurricanesChiefsHurricanes (9) 12 / 17 (12) Chiefs (Final Score)

The Hurricanes and Chiefs did battle in Super Rugby at Westpac Stadium, Wellington at 09:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 07:35 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.

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Super Rugby: Teams for the weekend - Round 14 (Final Revision)

Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they were announded for Round 14 of Super Rugby 2013.

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Super Rugby: Chiefs blow as Cane is out of Canes clash

ChiefsThe Chiefs suffered a cruel blow with the news that star All Black Sam Cane has been ruled out of their Super Rugby crunch match with the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday.

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Doug Howlett hangs up his boots

Doug HowlettMunster have announced that current squad captain Doug Howlett will retire from professional rugby at the end of this season.

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Super Rugby: Match Officials – Round 14

Super RugbySANZAR has released the names of the match officials for Round 14 of Super Rugby 2013. Lourens van der Merwe is tasked to start off this weekend’s action in Wellington, New Zealand on Friday.

This weekend sees 7 matches, 3 on Friday and 4 on Saturday.

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Internationals: Hansen names 38 for All Black training group

New ZealandAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has named 10 uncapped players in a 38-man training squad ahead of New Zealand’s Test series against France.

Hansen says that he has called up an enlarged squad at first as he wants to assess emerging talent in New Zealand Rugby.

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Super Rugby: Game measures and referee statistics update – THE SCRUM with Lyndon Bray

imagesWe bring you the first of a four part series focusing on specific game measures for Super Rugby, that is, how scrums, tackles, work on areas and the referee team have been tracking so far in 2013 Super Rugby, today we bring you the scrum.

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Super Rugby: Review Round 13 - Kings the only shining light on a dark weekend for SA Rugby (4 Highlites videos included)

Super RugbyThe Southern Kings bounced back in fine style in the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament on Saturday to score a four-try bonus point win against the Highlanders at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, beating the New Zealand team 34-27 in what saved the South African conference from being white-washed.

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