A report claims that the Crusaders will reinforce their ranks by bringing in an experienced Wallabies international. According to the New Zealand Herald, playmaker James O’Connor is almost certain to sign a contract with the team before the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific campaign begins. O’Connor left the Reds at the conclusion of the previous Super…
Summertime acquisition This week, Rodrigo Isgro made his Harlequin debut by joining his new squad two days after making his Argentina debut on the wing against South Africa in the Rugby Championship final round on Saturday. The man who is currently the World Rugby men’s sevens player of the year has had an incredible summer…
Drua will go to Suva to play the Crusaders, Blues, and Brumbies The 2025 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season promises to be thrilling for rugby fans as the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will play host to the defending champion Blues, Crusaders, and Brumbies for the first time in Suva. With seven home games…
In an effort to address the problems that have plagued the All Blacks this season, the legendary Wayne Smith has joined the team ahead of Bledisloe II. Having only won one of their previous seven games in the capital, New Zealand’s goal for this week is to break their winless streak in Wellington. But the…
Semi Radradra, a former midfielder for the Fiji Water Flying Fijians, claims that he and the other players who voiced their opposition to Fiji Rugby may have just finished their Fijian careers. Radradra claims that by speaking up, they are jeopardising their job. The Trustees or the Board, according to Fiji Rugby’s Interim Chair Peter…
Waisea Nayacalevu, the former captain of the Flying Fijians, says he has made the decision to speak out about the Fiji Rugby Union’s treatment of Fijian rugby players in regards to unfulfilled promises and delayed pay because he is concerned for all the players involved as well as for the future of Fijian rugby players…
The 2024 Hurricanes Under-18 development camp will begin next month, and the next wave of rugby talent from around the region has been picked for it. The camp is held at the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS) in Trentham from October 8 to 12, and this year it will be attended by…
With the recruitment of a former Crusaders great back to New Zealand, Scott Robertson appears to have improved the playing stocks of the All Blacks. Under their present selection policy, New Zealand is unable to choose players who are based abroad, but it appears that Robertson has persuaded a player who impressed him while he…
After just one Test at fullback, All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has provided an explanation for his rather unexpected decision to switch Will Jordan back to the wing. Jordan will go back to the right edge for the All Blacks’ upcoming Test match against the Springboks, having worn the No. 15 jersey in the 18-12…
Murray Mexted, a former forward, has criticised the refereeing during the Springboks vs. All Blacks Rugby Championship match. Mexted feels that Test match “flow” is being negatively impacted, so he has requested World Rugby to look into the laws of the game and the work of English referee Matthew Carley. The referees were under pressure…