Australian Rugby
Waratahs (14) 20 / Force (13) 21 (Final Score)
The Waratahs and Western Force did battle in Super Rugby at Allianz Stadium, Sydney at 10:40 SA Time (19:40 Sydney Time).
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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Chiefs (9) 29 / Brumbies (9) 22 (Final Score)
The Chiefs and Brumbies did battle in Super Rugby at Bay Park Stadium, Tauranga at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time).
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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Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they are announced for Week 4 of Super Rugby 2012.
The Team sheets are all up and can also be found under the Main menu, under SUPER RUGBY, 2012, Weekend Teams.
The latest news on the INJURY front in Super Rugby (apart from those reported already) is as follows:
The South African Rugby Union has written to its Sanzar partners, Australia and New Zealand, requesting a re-scheduling of a planned presentation on an expansion of Super Rugby to 16 teams in 2013.
South African referees boss André Watson says Lions coach John Mitchell was wrong to criticise the assistant referees after his side lost to the Sharks in Durban over the weekend.
The Sharks won their first Vodacom Super Rugby match of 2012 while the Vodacom Bulls let slip a great opportunity to remain top of the log as they lost at home to the Blues.
Reds (3) 11 / Rebels (6) 6 (Final Score)
The Reds and Melbourne Rebels did battle in Super Rugby at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane at 11:10 SA Time (19:10 Brisbane Time).
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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Highlanders (8) 18 / Waratahs (9) 17 (Final Score)
The Highlanders and Waratahs did battle in Super Rugby at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time).
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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Brumbies (10) 24 / Cheetahs (13) 23 (Final Score)
The Brumbies and Toyota Cheetahs did battle in Super Rugby at Canberra Stadium, Canberra at 06:35 SA Time (15:35 Canberra).
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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Force (10) 19 / Hurricanes (22) 46 (Final Score)
The Western Force and Hurricanes did battle in Super Rugby at NIB Stadium, Perth at 13:05 SA Time (19:05 NZ Time).
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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The Toyota Cheetahs have hit the road and will face the Brumbies in Canberra first up on their four-week Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour on Saturday.
The men from Bloemfontein are the first to leave South Africa this year as they travel to the Australian capital for a match against a team now coached by former Springbok boss Jake White.
On home soil, The Sharks will be aiming for their first victory of the season when they host the MTN Lions in Durban, before the Vodacom Bulls aim to prolong the Blues’ blues on the Highveld.
Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they are announced for Week 3 of Super Rugby 2012.
All the sides have been announced and have been updated. The Teams are also to be found on the Menu under the Header Graphics, under Super Rugby, 2012, Weekend Teams.
The latest news on the INJURY front in Super Rugby (apart from those reported already) is as follows:
Two of South Africa’s most successful coaches – Nick Mallett and Jake White – could go head-to-head in the race for the England job.
‘n Paar weke gelede het ons berig oor die manne van Reguit Rugby, wat hulle eie program bymekaarsit, as rugbyondersteuners, om Super Rugby te ontleed en bespreek.
Hierdie week het ons Episode 7, opgedeel in 3 dele, waarna julle gerus kan kyk.
Ondersteun die manne, hulle is rugbyliefhebbers soos ons. Reguit Rugby se webweft kan gevind word by www.reguitrugby.co.za en hulle videos is te sien op www.youtube.com op die Reguit Rugby Channel.
Some interesting snippets from various other rugby websites
South African referees boss Andre Watson has said that the rights of he Television Match Official (TMO) could be expanded after the Bulls were awarded an illegal try.
The Vodacom Bulls scored the first four-try bonus point of the season on local soil in Bloemfontein on Saturday as they beat the Toyota Cheetahs 51-19 to move to the top of the table after two weeks of Vodacom Super Rugby action.
Melbourne Rebels lock Adam Byrnes has been slapped with a 10 week ban from playing Super Rugby after he was found guilty of eye gouging.
Reds (23) 35 / Force (6) 20 (Final Score)
The Reds and Western Force did battle in Super Rugby at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane at 10:40 SA Time (19:40 NZ Time).
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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Rebels (6) 19 / Waratahs (22) 35 (Final Score)
The Melbourne Rebels and the Waratahs did battle in Super Rugby at AAMI Stadium, Melbourne at 10:40 SA Time (19:40 Melbourne Time).
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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Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they are announced for Week 2 of Super Rugby 2012.
All the teams are now out and available, here and under the TOP MENU, Super Rugby, 2012, Super Rugby – Weekend Teams.
The latest news on the INJURY front in Super Rugby (apart from those reported already) is as follows:
SANZAR have released the match officials for the second Round in the 2012 Super Rugby tournament and Keith Brown starts the action on Friday and Mark Lawrence brings it to a close.
This weekend has seven matches with three on Friday and four on Saturday. This weekend the Brumbies have the bye.
We have done it before and maybe we should pick a panel of Bloggers and pick our own team of the week.
Wales not only secured the Triple Crown for the first time ever at Twickenham following their 19-12 victory over England on Saturday, but have also climbed above their neighbours into fifth in the latest IRB World Rankings.
One could argue that the one coach who should be most sated after round one of Super Rugby was Michael Foley, who watched his Waratahs come within the brink of upsetting the defending champions – and finally ensure a NSW season begins with the amount of hype and expectation attached to Australia’s most prolific rugby state.
Waratahs (8) 21 / Reds (12) 25 (Final Score)
The Waratahs and Reds did battle in Week 1 of Super Rugby 2012 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney at 10:40 SA Time (19:40 Sydney Time).
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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Brumbies hold on for victory against Western Force
Brumbies (9) 19 / Force (12) 17 (Final Score)
The Brumbies and Western Force did battle in the Second Super Rugby game of 2012 at Canberra Stadium, Canberra at 10:40 SA Time (19:40 Canberra Time).
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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Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they were announced for Week 1 of Super Rugby 2012.
The last of the team sheets, that of the Highlanders, came in this morning as they waited till the last minute due to some serious possible injury concerns.
Following today’s metting between SARU and the “Big Five” SA Super Rugby Franchises, SARU released the following:
Representatives of the South African Vodacom Super Rugby franchises will accompany the delegates of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to present a case for competition expansion in 2013 to SANZAR partners next month.
Although we have seven games and only the Melbourne Rebels have a bye, my personal three Big games involve the top teams of each Conference. Crusaders vs Blues, Bulls vs Sharks and Waratahs vs Reds. Continue reading
Part two into Tony O’Sullivan’s insight into the Super Rugby Series, this time, he jumps the pond to Australia.
The Second installment therefore deals with the Teams from the Land where they call each other “Mate” in stead of friend, Australia.
They are the Reds, Melbourne Rebels, Waratahs, Western Force and Brumbies.