Prop praying to end NSW dominance
Taniela Tupou has been a Queenslander for less than five years yet an unguarded moment in the dressing room has captured just how much it will mean to break the Waratahs’ 10-game stranglehold.
Super Rugby
New enemy targets luckless Waratahs
From the moment this season kicked off, the Waratahs have been cursed, relentlessly punished both on and off the field, with NSW’s latest antagonist coming in the form of referee Egon Seconds.
Folau’s dangerous call-to-arms to Christian brothers
Israel Folau has contacted Pacific Islander players urging them to stand in solidarity with him for expressing his Christian beliefs in a move that would create a public-relations nightmare for RA.
Unrepentant Folau refused chance to save career
New details have emerged around Israel Folau’s code of conduct hearing, with the Wallabies star given numerous opportunities to ensure his contract could not be terminated.
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Quarterfinal teams: Crusaders, Highlanders name teams
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Impressive Mafi gets Rebels best player nod
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Kafer to seek an Australian rugby style
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Lame Tahs to get Super final lesson
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Inspiring Lealiifano back to give Brumbies lift
CANCER survivor Christian Lealiifano will make a remarkable return for the Brumbies in Friday’s Super Rugby quarter-final against the Hurricanes.
Tahs’ worst defence record under review
WARATAHS defence coach Nathan Grey said he’ll conduct an exhaustive review after a “shattering” season that ended with the worst ever NSW defensive record.
Damning stat that underlines Aussie woes
AUSTRALIA’S ailing Super Rugby fortunes are best summed up by one out of many damning statistics. No, it’s not the horrendous 0-25 record of all the Aussie sides against their New Zealand opponents.
NZ View: ‘Super Rugby is idiots-ville’
THE much maligned format for the Super Rugby finals series is coming in for more criticism, especially from New Zealanders, now that the protagonists have been settled.
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