So'oialo: We still haven't hit our best – Stuff.co.nz
Published April 28, 2009 Stuff.co.nz | So'oialo: We still haven't hit our best Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand By SAM WORTHINGTON - The Dominion Post MORE IMPROVEMENT YET: Hurricanes captain Rodney So'oialo believes their is more improvement in his side, even after their thumping of the Brumbies. David Smith on the charge against the Brumbies. ... |
Mark McLinden gets a crack at Brumbies – Courier Mail
Published April 28, 2009Mark McLinden gets a crack at Brumbies Courier Mail, Australia - Jim Tucker IN-FORM Reds fullback Mark McLinden is relishing Saturday's shot at the ACT Brumbies, the club that never existed when he was a Canberra schoolboy tossing up a code choice. McLinden has come out the other side of a crash course in his new code to be ... |
Gopperth the Blues' secret weapon? – Stuff.co.nz
Published April 27, 2009 Stuff.co.nz | Gopperth the Blues' secret weapon? Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand David Smith on the charge against the Brumbies. Jimmy Gopperth calls it "balls to the wall" time. The moment of reckoning for a Blues side that has lurched its way through yet another wildly inconsistent Super 14 campaign. That it comes against his old ... |
Queensland Reds veteran Sean Hardman set to notch 135th Super 14 game – Fox Sports
Published April 27, 2009 Brisbane Times | Queensland Reds veteran Sean Hardman set to notch 135th Super 14 game Fox Sports, Australia Hardman will notch his 135th game on Saturday night against the Brumbies when he lines up opposite incumbent Wallaby Stephen Moore, the former Reds teammate who kept him on the bench many times during the previous three seasons. ... Hardman to become most capped Red Sean Hardman and Stephen Moore will oppose each other for the ... |
Cooper warns Canes: Keep up momentum – Stuff.co.nz
Published April 27, 2009 Nelson Mail | Cooper warns Canes: Keep up momentum Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand Up to six first-choice Blues players could be sidelined and while the quietly spoken Cooper was still wary, he nonetheless piled pressure on his players to maintain the lofty standards achieved against the Brumbies. "If we're serious contenders we've ... Schoolboy slips cost Canes |
Brumbies coach Andy Friend to utilise Stephen Moores's Reds knowledge – Fox Sports
Published April 27, 2009Brumbies coach Andy Friend to utilise Stephen Moores's Reds knowledge Fox Sports, Australia Brumbies coach Andy Friend will tap into hooker Stephen Moore's intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the Queensland pack but no one needs to tell him about the danger Digby Ioane presents to their Super 14 finals hopes. ... |
Sean Hardman and Stephen Moore will oppose each other for the … – Fox Sports
Published April 27, 2009Sean Hardman and Stephen Moore will oppose each other for the ... Fox Sports, Australia Hardman will eclipse Mark Connors' Queensland record of 134 state caps when the veteran hooker goes head to head with Brumbies rake Moore in Saturday night's Super 14 derby at Suncorp Stadium. They enjoyed a prolonged tussle for the Reds No.2 jersey ... |
Bulls starting to look like the real deal – Lions-Tour.com
Published April 26, 2009 Scrum.com | Bulls starting to look like the real deal Lions-Tour.com, New Zealand The Brumbies were thrashed, for lack of a harsher word, by the Hurricanes in Wellington and it is difficult to fathom how they could have beaten the Bulls, albeit by a single point, the previous week. Like the Crusaders, the Brumbies' hopes of a ... Rugby: Chiefs win only way to avoid trust issue Northern Bulls beat Waikato Chiefs 33-27 in Super 14 match |
Eight teams in Super 14 title race – Sydney Morning Herald
Published April 26, 2009Eight teams in Super 14 title race Sydney Morning Herald, Australia The Hurricanes soared to the top of the ladder with a 56-7 demolition of the injury-ravaged Brumbies in Wellington as the Western Force emerged as the most likely Australian side to squeeze into the playoffs. The Force climbed from ninth to sixth with ... Three NZ teams in Super 14 playoff contention |
Brumbies caned in club's worst loss – The Canberra Times
Published April 25, 2009 AFP | Brumbies caned in club's worst loss The Canberra Times, Australia BY PETER FITZGERALD The ACT Brumbies face a week of soul searching after succumbing to the biggest loss in the club's history last night. The Brumbies conceded eight tries to the awesome Wellington Hurricanes and scored only one themselves on their way ... Hurricanes blow hot as Brumbies wilt Brumbies handed horror caning in Wellington Hurricanes blow Brumbies away |