An All Blacks prop misses the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific season. The Blues confirmed on Wednesday that Ofa Tu’ungafasi, who came off the bench in all five of their 2024 end-of-year Tests, requires neck surgery. No timeframe was given for the 32-year-old’s rehabilitation, putting him in doubt for the All Blacks’ three-Test series
The Hurricanes have asked shareholders for an additional NZ$1-million (R10.5-million) in capital after a NZ$700,000 (R7.4-million) loss in 2024. The Super Rugby Pacific franchise is owned by the Wellington Rugby Football Union (50%), offshore investors Y11 Sport & Media Group (34.38%), Coastlands chief executive Richard Mansell (12.5%) and Horowhenua Kapiti Rugby Football Union (3.12%). “We’re
Waratahs flyer Joseph Suaalii swoops in to stop the powerful Kini Naholo from scoring, but the Hurricanes still romped to a 50-point Super Rugby win in Wellington on Friday. Naholo bagged a hat-trick as the Canes triumphed 57-12 at Sky Stadium. He also nearly dotted down in the corner, only to be denied by a
Wallabies sensation Joseph Suaalii returns for the Waratahs, while veteran playmaker James O’Connor earns his first start of the season for the Crusaders. Sidelined for four matches of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season with turf toe, Suaalii slots back into outside centre for the Waratahs’ trans-Tasman clash, with O’Connor stepping up at flyhalf as
Clayton McMillan says elements of the Chiefs’ win over Moana Pasifika were “borderline embarrassing” despite scoring 50 points to extend their lead atop the Super Rugby log. The Chiefs coach said Friday’s 50-35 victory in Pukekohe, near Auckland, underlined why the Chiefs “aren’t the finished product” even though they’ve produced five compelling wins from six
Damian McKenzie scored 20 points to help the Chiefs claim a big win in round six of Super Rugby Pacific on Friday, despite four unanswered second-half tries from Moana Pasifika. The All Blacks playmaker was at the heart of a ruthless opening 40 minutes from the Chiefs as they stormed to a 50-35 victory in
Macca Springer’s reward for scoring five tries is a seat on the Crusaders bench for the Super Rugby showdown with the Blues at Eden Park on Saturday. The ace finisher lit up the Western Force last week, equalling the single-match try-scoring record set by former Chiefs winger Sean Wainui, only to find himself relegated to
The Cheetahs beat the Waratahs 23-3 in Sydney on 19 March, 2011 to claim their first victory outside the Republic in more than five years of Super Rugby. Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images The post On this day: Cheetahs win first overseas match appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Head coach Dan McKellar says the Reds are “as good as anyone” in Super Rugby after the Waratahs lost their unbeaten record in emphatic fashion. The dominant Reds outclassed their Australian rivals 35-15 in Brisbane on Saturday, a third win lifting them to third place overall. A first defeat in four matches for the Waratahs
Macca Springer notched a record five tries in a game, and fellow Crusaders flyer Sevu Reece a hat-trick, while Chiefs star Damian McKenzie banked 17 points in round 5 of Super Rugby Pacific. Springer stole the show on Saturday as the Saders ran riot in their Marvel-inspired Iron Man jerseys, thrashing the Force 55-33 in
Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham says Len Ikitau proved he is more than a world-leading defender by scoring a hat-trick of tries in their Super Rugby Pacific defeat of the Fijian Drua. The Wallabies midfielder Ikitau’s deeds helped the Brumbies stave off a second-half Drua fightback, pulling away late to win 38-21 in Canberra on Saturday.
Christchurch’s 30,000-seat capacity One New Zealand Stadium is on track to open in April 2026. It will become the new home of the Crusaders, who will leave Apollo Projects Stadium (Rugby League Park), which they have used since Lancaster Park was damaged in a 2011 earthquake. ALSO: What Newlands Stadium looks like now “To have
