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Blues stay on top, Crusaders shift to second

Apr 1, 2007: Normal transmission resumed for the competition heavyweights in this weekend's Super 14, while two Australian rugby teams also improved their fortunes.

Hurricanes issue SOS for All Blacks

Mar 18, 2007: It's time to come clean, the Hurricanes really, really want their All Blacks back.

Woeful Wales face Wooden Spoon

Mar 15, 2007: It is time for a slumbering Wales rugby team and under-fire coach Gareth Jenkins to wake up and smell the coffee.

A sad year so far for Australian rugby

Mar 14, 2007: "Super 14 2007 has highlighted deficiencies in Australian Rugby that have put the game in its worst light since the dark days of the 1970s." - Rollo Manning reports

Blues on song atop Super 14

Mar 11, 2007: Say what you will of the Blues but when they are on song they are a joy to tune in to.

South Africans on high after historic round

Mar 4, 2007: Rest assured Breyton Paulse wasn't the only Springbok doing cartwheels as South Africa celebrated a ground-breaking round of Super 14 rugby domination.

Chiefs heartache spoils perfect weekend for NZ

Feb 25, 2007: More suffering for the Chiefs couldn't dampen a prosperous weekend for New Zealand rugby teams as the Super 14 burst into pointscoring life.

O'Brien issues warning about referee criticism

Feb 21, 2007: International Rugby Board (IRB) referees' boss Paddy O'Brien says there is no room for coaches publicly criticising referees, and they will be sanctioned for doing so at the World Cup.

All Blacks' absence starts to tell for NZ teams

Feb 18, 2007: The absence of the 22 All Blacks on a conditioning programme has started to bite the New Zealand Super 14 franchises going by the latest results.

Wallabies may look abroad for next coach

Feb 17, 2007: The Australian Rugby Union have announced that the next coach of the Wallabies is set to be earmarked before the end of the year and for the first time they may be selected from overseas.

South Africans to test mettle of NZ teams

Feb 15, 2007: South Africa is the backdrop as three New Zealand teams face important early junctures in their Super 14 rugby campaigns this weekend.

Australian optimism dented as big three fall

Feb 11, 2007: Australia's Super 14 rugby ambitions faced a rapid reality check as the joy of a successful opening assault was tempered by their three established franchises dipping out during this weekend's action.

Stage set for tournament of two halves

Feb 1, 2007: Sandwiched between a summer which only seriously got going a couple of weeks ago (the kids haven't even gone back to school after their long vacation!) and the World Cup which looms in September, the start of this year's Super 14 has attracted even

Refs to lose patience with sly time wasters

Jan 28, 2007: While referee's have been empowered to slow down the scrum engagement for safety reasons they will also take a dim view of so-called time wasters feigning injury during rugby's Super 14.

British & Irish Lions

Henry looks for the positives

Jul 15, 2001: A day after his Lions side lost the series decider against Australia in Sydney, coach Graham Henry was determined to reflect on the more positive ramifications

British & Irish Lions

'Plod' Harrison has last laugh

Jul 15, 2001: Justin Harrison, revelling after his influential Test debut in the Wallabies' series win over the British and Irish Lions, had the last laugh at outspoken Lion Austin Healey

British & Irish Lions

Johnson: We came up short

Jul 14, 2001: Lions skipper Martin Johnson apologised to the Lions fans after they were defeated 29-23 in the deciding match of their three-Test series with Australia in Sydney

November 3 down the years

Ella gets Wallabies' Grand Slam underway

Nov 3, 1984: November 3 down the years

December 24 down the years

Natives triumph on Welsh soil

Dec 24, 1900: December 24 down the years

November 16 down the years

Jonny Wilkinson kicks the French to World Cup defeat

Nov 16, 1900: November 16 down the years

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