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As they say in the classics: all good things must come to an end, and this weekend after five months of scintillating action the battle for the Super Rugby title will come down to a winner takes all battle in Hamilton. In one corner is the home town favourite Chiefs who, after a massive clean [...]
When the Sharks defeated Queensland at Suncorp Stadium a week ago, the feature of their victory was an intense, steadfast effort in defence. The Reds enjoyed most of the territory and possession, particularly in the second half, but they could not break through a mightily determined South African line. It was a similar story in [...]
Last week the season ended for the Reds and Bulls in two exhilarating finals that, it must be said, saw two teams not at the best relegated for 2012. That said, it seems that having watched basically every game of Super Rugby this season that the four best teams will contest the semi-finals this week. [...]
Well it is finally here: the last round of Super Rugby and with eight teams still alive for the finals race, there is a lot to play for. That said, this is a round of mismatches with the top seven teams facing the bottom seven teams which means that baring some upsets it seems likely [...]
Another week of Super Rugby has passed and not much has changed in the race for the finals with nine teams looking to squeeze into final six. The results, save for the Highlanders loss to the Chiefs, all fell to the favour of the finals combatants. The Hurricanes surprise victory against the Crusaders has contracted [...]
The three week break for the winter international tours is now over and it is time for Super Rugby again. The finals are only three weeks away and there are nine teams still in contention for the final six finals spots. There is not a round left that does not have two or three games [...]
The Super Rugby season has been in a three week hiatus while the internationals were played out so now it’s time to get back into it and take a look back at the performances of the teams in the fifteen rounds that have passed. In this week’s article I’m going to run the ruler over [...]
It was another riveting round of Super Rugby in round 14 that saw no real front runners for the wild card spots in the finals appear. The Hurricanes, Highlanders, Reds and Sharks all secured important wins. In the context of their seasons the points differential boosting flogging the ‘Canes imparted on the Rebels and the [...]
It was another intriguing week of fixtures in round 13 of Super Rugby last week that has given no real clarity to the ultimate make up of the final 6. Key victories to the Highlanders, the Sharks and the Reds see them continuing to jostle for 6th spot and while the Hurricanes lost last week [...]
Each week of the 2012 season of Super Rugby has brought with it more twists and turns than an Stuart MacBride novel (I know this is a rugby column but seriously you should check out his stuff) and last week was no different with the Crusaders falling to the Rebels, the Stormers pushed all the [...]
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