Archive for February, 2009

Super 14 09 Round 2 Results & Standings

Round 2 is over in the Super 14 2009 and after the dust has settled on another great weekend of Rugby here is the official standings.
Friday, February 20
Hurricanes 22 Highlanders 17
Waratahs 11 Chiefs 7
Force 16 Cheetahs 10
Stormers 27 Reds 24
Saturday, February 21
Brumbies 18 Crusaders 16
Bulls 59 Blues 26
Sharks 25 Lions 10

2009 Super 14 2009 Standings [...]

S14 Round 1 Results + Hightlights

Round 1 of the Super 14 09 is done and dusted. I personally expected a few rusty players however i was proven wrong and this year’s tournament will be a ferocious one.
Friday, Feb 13
Highlanders 31 Brumbies 33
Force 19 Blues 25
Lions 34 Cheetahs 28
Saturday, Feb 14
Crusaders 19 Chiefs 13
Hurricanes 22 Waratahs 26
Stormers 15 Sharks 20
Bulls 33 [...]

Crusaders missing 3 All Blacks

This Saturday we will have the pleasure of watching 2 club Giants The Crusaders and The Brumbies go head to head at Canberra Stadium. Bad news for Crusaders fans is that they will be 3 All Blacks light. Richie McCaw, Brad Thorn and Leon MacDonald will all miss the match due to injury.
McCaw banged his [...]

Every England fan will tell you that the team’s performance against Wales on Saturday was much closer to the type of display they should be making. They may have lost the match, but Martin Johnson’s side were much better than they were against Italy in the Six Nations opener.
The game in Cardiff was a thrilling [...]

We are now only a few days away from the Six Nations opener as England take on Italy at Twickenham. It will hopefully be the start of better fortunes for Martin Johnson’s side, but one man that won’t be able to influence this is Danny Cipriani.
The 21-year-old has been left out of England’s revised squad [...]