New Zealand Rugby
Chiefs (22) 41 / 26 (9) Blues (Final Score)
The Chiefs and Blues did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
FMG Stadium, Hamilton at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 06:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Force (12) 26 / 19 (12) Reds (Final Score)
The Western Force and Reds did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
nib Stadium, Perth, Australia at 12:30 SA Time (18:30 AWST, 20:30 AEST, 10:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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This week it is already Round 2 of Super Rugby 2017!
There is 1 game on THURSDAY 2 March 2017, then 1 games on FRIDAY 3 March 2017 and a full 7 games on SATURDAY 4 March 2017.
There are no BYE weekends for any teams this week.
The action is kicked off on Thursday by the Western Force and Reds who do battle in Perth at 12:30 SA Time (18:30 AWST, 20:30 AEST, 10:30 GMT). On Friday the Chiefs take on the Blues in Waikato at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 06:35 GMT).
The first South African team to see action, the Cell C Sharks, take on the Brumbies on Saturday in Canberra at 10:45 SA Time (18:45 AEST, 10:45 GMT).
But before that, nn Saturday morning the action again starts early when the Hurricanes host the Melbourne Rebels in Wellington at 06:15 SA Time (17:15 NZ Time, 15:15 AEST, 04:15 GMT), whereafter the Highlanders take on the Crusaders in Dunedin at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 06:35 GMT), then only followed by the Brumbies vs Cell C Sharks and then followed by the Sunwolves vs Southern Kings from Singapore at 12:55 SA Time (18:55 Singapore Time, 10:55 GMT).
On Saturday afternoon and evening the other South African Franchises as well as the Jaguares from Argentina are in action, firstly when the Emirates Lions host the Waratahs in Johannesburg at 15:05 SA Time (13:05 GMT), whereafter the DHL Stormers host the Jaguares at 17:15 SA Time (15:15 GMT) and the final game of the Round is when the Toyota Cheetahs host the Vodacom Bulls in Bloemfontein at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 GMT).
Grayson Hart
Scrumhalf Grayson Hart currently plies his trade with Glasgow Warriors after starting his rugby life in Scotland in the eastern side of the Central Belt at Edinburgh Rugby. The man born in Kaitai, New Zealand, played for New Zealand U20s back in 2008 and by virtue of heritage has also represented Scotland. He has Super Rugby experience having played for the Blues and Waratahs.
In between his rugby commitments Grayson spends some time working on his blog and doing podcasts. He draws on the many lessons he has learned in his life thus far and aims to provide help and inspiration to others to function better in life through his material.
Grayon’s most recent piece of work follows the tragic events surrounding the passing of Daniel Vickerman and while it may be a sombre read at times it also provides motivation and a very insightful look into life for some as professional sports people. One that I thought well worth sharing on our platform.
Stormers (24) 37 / 24 (0) Bulls (Final Score)
The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Kings (12) 26 / 39 (19) Jaguares (Final Score)
The Southern Kings and Jaguares did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
Nelson mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa at 17:15 SA Time (12:15 ARG Time, 15:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Cheetahs (6) 25 / 28 (6) Lions (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs and Emirates Lions did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa at 15:05 SA Time (13:05 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Waratahs (9) 19 / 13 (13) Force (Final Score)
The Waratahs and Western Force did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia at 10:45 SA Time (19:45 AEST, 16:45 AWST, 08:45 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Crusaders (12) 17 / 13 (3) Brumbies (Final Score)
The Crusaders and Brumbies did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEST, 06:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Sunwolves (5) 17 / 83 (45) Hurricanes (Final Score)
The Sunwolves and Hurricanes did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at Prince Chichibu Memorial
Stadium, Tokyo, Japan at 06:15 SA Time (13:15 Japan Time, 17:15 NZ Time, 04:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Reds (13) 28 / 26 (16) Sharks (Final Score)
The Reds and Cell C Sharks did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane at 11:00 SA Time (19:00 AEST, 09:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Highlanders (9) 15 / 24 (14) Chiefs (Final Score)
The Highlanders and Chiefs did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 06:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Rebels (15) 18 / 56 (25) Blues (Final Score)
The Melbourne Rebels and Blues did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
AAMi Park, Melbourne at 10:45 SA Time (19:45 AEST, 21:45 NZ Time, 08:45 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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It is finally time for Super Rugby 2017 and for Round 1 this week and weekend.
There is 1 game on THURSDAY 23 February 2017, then 2 games on FRIDAY 24 February 2017 and 6 games on SATURDAY 25 February 2017.
There are no BYE weekends for any teams this week.
The action is kicked off by the Melbourne Rebels and Blues who do battle in Melbourne at 10:45 SA Time (19:45 AEST, 21:45 NZ Time, 08:45 GMT)
The first South African team to see action, the Cell C Sharks, take on the Reds on Friday in Brisbane at 11:0 SA Time (19:00 AEST, 21:00 NZ Time, 09:00 GMT).
On Saturday morning the action starts early when the Sunwolves host the Hurricanes in Japan at 06:15 SA Time (17:15 NZ Time, 15:15 AEST, 04:15 GMT), whereafter the Crusaders host the Brumbies in Christchurch at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEST, 06:35 GMT)and then followed by the Waratahs who host the Western Force in Sydney at 10:45 SA Time (19:45 AEST, 21:45 NZ Time, 08:45 GMT).
On Saturday afternoon and evening the other 5 South African Franchises as well as the Jaguares from Argentina are in action, firstly when the Toyota Cheetahs host the Emirates Lions in Bloemfontein at 15:05 SA Time (13:05 GMT), whereafter the Southern Kings host the Jaguares at 17:15 SA Time (15:15 GMT) and the final game of the round is when the DHL Stormers host the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 GMT).
Vodacom Super Rugby 2017
RBS SIX Nations 2017
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The curtain has come down on the Autumn Internationals and there can now be little doubt that the gap has closed between the north and south. However, the prevailing question is: Have the Northern Hemisphere teams strengthened or have the Southern sides weakened?
In my book, it’s a 60:40 split. Forty per cent is owing to much better cohesion from Northern Hemisphere teams and continuity in terms of selection under the guidance of astute coaches. However, 60 per cent is due to the fact that Southern Hemisphere rugby has waned. Harsh questions have to be asked around competition structures in the south, as well as eligibility of foreign-based players.
France (6) 19 / 24 (10) All Blacks (Final Score)
France and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2016 Internationals at
Stade de France, Paris, France, at 22:00 SA Time (21:00 French Time, 20:00 GMT, Sunday 09:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Ireland (6) 9 / 21 (14) All Blacks (Final Score)
Ireland and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2016 Internationals at
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 GMT & UK Time, Sunday 06:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Holders England will face the USA, Italy and either Scotland or Spain in their opening pool at next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland.
Scotland will book their spot at next August’s tournament if they beat Spain in this month’s play-off over two legs.
Ireland are joined in Pool C by fellow 2014 semi-finalists France, Australia and either Fiji, Hong Kong or Japan.
New Zealand won four successive World Cups between 1998 and 2010 but were knocked out in the pool stage in France two years ago after suffering a surprise defeat by Ireland.
The winners of the Asia/Oceania qualifier between Fiji, Hong Kong and Japan will join 2013 and 2015 Six Nations champions Ireland, plus top seeds France and Australia in Pool C.
The Asia/Oceania runners-up will play in Pool A alongside Canada, New Zealand and Wales.
Italy head coach Conor O’Shea has selected a matchday 23 with youth and experience for their clash against the All Blacks in Rome on Saturday.
For his first Test in charge on home soil, O’Shea has handed Treviso’s Giorgio Bronzini an international debut at scrum as part of an untested halfback partnership with Carlo Canna, who has only 12 caps to his name.
Skipper Sergio Parisse will win his 120th cap in the back row, breaking the appearances record he had shared with prop Martin Castrogiovanni.
Zebre’s player Andries van Schalkwyk has been selected to start alongside Marco Fuser in the second row. This is an interesting selection as the player, who played for many South African unions, normally plays in the back row.
As Rory Best declared in his on-field post-match interview at a rowdy Soldier Field in Chicago, it’s been a long time coming. Just the 111 years, that’s all. But at last, that black stain in Irish rugby has been removed, with a first ever victory over the All Blacks in 29 attempts.
Fully deserved it was too. Soldier Field crackled with atmosphere, vast swathes of the 63,300 bedecked in green watched Ireland dominate vast swathes of the first-half and kept counter-punching in a riotous rollercoaster of a second half, ultimately outscoring the back-to-back world champions and runaway winners of the Rugby Championship by five tries to four, and thus end their world record 18-match sequence of test wins.
Ireland (25) 40 / 29 (8) All Blacks
Ireland and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2016 Internationals at
Soldier Field, Chicago, USA, at 22:00 SA Time (15:00 USA Time, 20:00 GMT, Sunday 06:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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This year we are doing it a bit differently and opened our Pools up to all readers of Rugby-Talk.com, but we encourage you to register as a subsciber on Rugby-Talk.com anyway, as our banter and commenting about our Pools will mostly take place here on the website and not on the SuperBru banter boards! It is so easy to register and such fun to discuss rugby here.
All Blacks (15) 37 / 10 (7) Wallabies (Final Score)
The New Zealand All Blacks and Australian Wallabies did battle in the final Bledisloe Cup Test of the 2016 season at
Eden Park, Auckland, at 08:35 SA Time (06:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Los Pumas (8) 21 / 33 (18) Wallabies (Final Score)
The Argentinian Pumas and Australian Wallabies did battle in The Rugby Championship 2016 at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England, at 20:30 SA Time (18:30 GMT, 15:30 ARG Time, Sunday 05:30 AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Springboks (9) 15 / 57 (12) All Blacks (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and New Zealand All Blacks did battle in The Rugby Championship 2016 at
Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban, at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 04:05 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Faf de Klerk and Damian de Allende were included in Springbok starting line-up to face the All Blacks in Durban on Saturday in the final Test of the 2016 Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
The two personnel changes are both due to injuries – scrumhalf De Klerk comes into the starting team again as a replacement for Rudy Paige, who suffered a concussion in the victory over the Wallabies in Pretoria, while De Allende replaces Jesse Kriel, who was ruled out of action as a result of his groin injury.
In a positional change in midfield, Juan de Jongh moves from inside to outside centre, with De Allende now wearing the No 12 jersey. The two wings, Bryan Habana and Francois Hougaard, will swap jerseys for this Test.
The rest of the match-day squad was kept unchanged from the line-up that defeated the Wallabies by 18-10 last Saturday.
Los Pumas (3) 17 / 36 (29) All Blacks (Final Score)
The Argentinian Los Pumas and New Zealand All Blacks did battle in The Rugby Championship 2016 at
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, at 00:10 SA Time (22:10 GMT, 19:10 ARG Time, Sunday 11:10 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Springboks (12) 18 / 10 (10) Wallabies (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and Australian Wallabies did battle in The Rugby Championship 2016 at
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 01:05 AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Wallabies (21) 36 / 20 (6) Los Pumas (Final Score)
The Australian Wallabies and Argentinian Los Pumas did battle in The Rugby Championship 2016 at
nib Stadium, Perth, Australia, at 12:05 SA Time (18:05 AWST, 20:05 AEST, 10:05 GMT, 07:05 ARG Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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All Blacks (15) 41 / 13 (10) Springboks (Final Score)
the New Zealand All Blacks and South African Springboks did battle in The Rugby Championship 2016 at
AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand, at 09:35 SA Time (07:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Warren Gatland and John Spencer
The 1971 and 1974 Lions were the greatest touring teams that have departed these shores, but the monopoly they appear to have on key positions in the Four Home Unions is now coming under scrutiny. The appointment of John Spencer, the 1971 Lions and England centre, as manager of the 2017 Lions is a case in point.
Spencer’s installation was not greeted with unanimous approval, and the same was true when Tom Grace, the 1974 Lions and Ireland wing, was appointed as Lions chairman.
The 1971 and 1974 Lions have rightfully had a major influence on the future of the touring side, and that has been recognised with luminaries from those sides being awarded the majority of the management, coaching and administrative roles in the intervening 40 plus years.
However, exactly how appointments are made in Lions rugby has always been shrouded in fog.
Four Home Unions appointments have always had a whiff of the clandestine about them, with vested national interests and horse-trading to the fore. As a result, in the professional era they have been a mixed bag.
Rugby administrators worldwide are nearing an agreement on a new rugby union calendar, which will come into effect after the World Cup in 2019.
It has been learned there will be fewer international matches, with summer tours set to be scrapped at least once per four-year cycle.
The Six Nations will not move from its traditional February to March slot.
The Lions are set to tour in July and August in 2021.
Wallabies (13) 23 / 17 (14) Springboks (Final Score)
The Australian Wallabies and South African Springboks did battle in The Rugby Championship 2016 at
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia, at 12:05 SA Time (10:05 GMT, 20:05 AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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