The Waikato Rugby Union was established in 1921 and boasts a proud history of international and domestic success. The province has produced players, coaches, referees and administrators of the highest standard. Based in Hamilton they play out of Rugby Park, and are the major province in the Chiefs Super XV franchise, the side which claimed its first ever Super Rugby title this … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
North Harbour ITM Cup 2012 Preview
The North Harbour Rugby Union Team was formed in 1985 to compete in the National Provincial Cup. The team home ground is North Harbour Stadium, a new 25,000 capacity stadium in Albany, on Auckland’s North Shore. Harbour Rugby encompasses a geographical area that is situated in North Shore City, Rodney District and part of Waitakere City. Colours and Logo North Harbour play … [Read more...]
2012/13 RaboDirect Pro12 Wk1 – Look out for Scarlets hosting Leinster
The RaboDirect Pro12 kicks off today Friday 31 August 2012. The first game of the weekend sees the new addition to the competition Zebre travel to Rodney Parade to face the Dragons. Though we think they will compete this should be the easiest of starts for the Dragons. The other two Friday games see the Glasgow Warriors travel to Ravenhill to face Ulster and Ospreys in Italy to … [Read more...]
Premiership 2012/13 Rd1 – Tigers to Maul the Welsh Dragon
Round One of the 2012/13 Aviva Premiership season kicks off on Saturday with some exciting clashes as we look forward to what should be a classic season. We will have to wait until Sunday to see Leicester Tigers take on new boys London Welsh at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford. We see this as an awful opening for the new boys who will be taken apart by the power and might … [Read more...]
Canterbury Get Campaign On Track With Win Over Auckland
Reigning champions Canterbury hosted arch-rivals Auckland in Christchurch last night, with the red and blacks looking to kick-start their campaign for a five consecutive title after an upset loss to Tasman in the opening round of the ITM Cup. It was a helter-skelter start to the match, with Auckland counter-attacking in the third minute and wing Ben Lam, who was the stand … [Read more...]