Rugby News - Southern Hemisphere

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  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    De Villiers to salvage sinking ship?

    Stormers captain Jean de Villiers has explained that getting his side back to winning ways is the most important thing for him at the moment.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Can Oz up the ante?

    Take a World Cup and increase the pressure and intensity even more and that is what you get from a British and Irish Lions Tour according to Wallabies coach Robbie Deans.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Kings ready to 'tackle' Cheetahs

    Defence again holds the key for the Kings, when they take on the Cheetahs in their all-South African derby match in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    The maul the merrier

    Reds captain James Horwill admitted that his side have spent a fair amount of time this week preparing to counter the Stormers' driving maul.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Rebels break their Waratahs duck

    The Rebels achieved another first - a win over the Waratahs. The men from Melbourne edged their Sydney rivals 24-22 on Friday.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Auelua named for Combined Country

    Brumbies tackle-busting loose forward Fotu Aeleua has been named in the preliminary Combined Country team to face the British and Irish Lions in Newcastle on June 11.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Force unchanged for Highlanders

    The Western Force has named an unchanged line-up to face the Highlanders at NIB Stadium on Saturday.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Chiefs outlast Crusaders

    The Chiefs cemented their place at the top of the Super Rugby standings with a 28-19 win over the Crusaders in Hamilton on Friday.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Horne blow for SA Sevens

    Influential Springbok Sevens captain Frankie Horne will miss the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow next month because of a shoulder injury.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Ali Williams calls time on his career

    Veteran All Black lock Ali Williams called time on his international career Friday, after playing 77 Tests over the past 11 years.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Highlanders hit the panic button

    Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph hit the panic button, making seven changes to the team to play the Western Force in Perth on Saturday.

  • Friday, 24. May, 2013

    Samo called to ignite Reds

    Powerhouse Radike Samo is set ignite the Reds' back row when he makes his first starting appearance of 2013 against the Stormers.

  • Thursday, 23. May, 2013

    S15 Preview: Round 15, Part Two

    Confidence and desperation will collide when the Bulls travel to Durban to face the Sharks in the final Super Rugby clash of Round 15 on Saturday.

  • Thursday, 23. May, 2013

    These Sharks are no soft touch

    The Bulls are not buying into the public perception that the Sharks are floundering like the proverbial fish out if water.

  • Thursday, 23. May, 2013

    Kirsten to scrum down for Bulls

    The Bulls confirmed on Thursday that prop Frik Kirsten, and not Werner Kruger, would start against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.