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Brumbies power on in Super 15 as Chiefs falter
Mar 10, 2013 04:50 EDT
Jake White's ACT Brumbies swept aside the New South Wales Waratahs to extend their lead at the top of rugby's Super 15 series as defending champions Waikato Chiefs lost for the first time this weekend.
Brumbies power on in Super 15 as Chiefs falter
Mar 09, 2013 22:00 EST
Jake White's ACT Brumbies swept aside the New South Wales Waratahs to extend their lead at the top of rugby's Super 15 series as defending champions Waikato Chiefs lost for the first time this weekend.
Crusaders face Blues in Super 15 showdown
Feb 28, 2013 21:58 EST
Seven-time champions Canterbury Crusaders open their 2013 Super 15 campaign on Friday against bitter rivals Auckland Blues while South Africa stages a potentially torrid heavyweight clash.
Chiefs open title defence with win over Highlanders
Feb 22, 2013 12:05 EST
Reigning Super 15 champions the Waikato Chiefs held off a second-half fightback to defeat the Otago Highlanders 41-27 on Friday and launch their title defence with a convincing bonus-point win.
All Black Thomson signs on for Japanese stint
Feb 21, 2013 23:11 EST
Forward Adam Thomson has become the latest All Black to sign a lucrative contract to play club rugby in Japan, joining the Canon Eagles on a two-year deal.
Super 15 champs Chiefs hit by injuries
Feb 21, 2013 21:05 EST
Injuries to four key players and the return of star centre Sonny Bill Williams to rugby league have put the Waikato Chiefs on the back foot as they prepare to open their Super 15 title defence on Friday.
Kockott kicking up a storm with Castres
Dec 27, 2012 12:50 EST
A relative unknown to Top 14 rugby before his arrival at Castres, South African scrum-half Rory Kockott has been one of the season's sensations.
All Blacks' Hore gets five-week punching ban
Nov 28, 2012 16:08 EST
New Zealand hooker Andrew Hore is set to miss Saturday's international against England at Twickenham after receiving a five-week ban Wednesday for striking Wales lock Bradley Davies.
Crusaders, Hurricanes partially privatised: NZRU
Nov 12, 2012 01:51 EST
The licences for the Canterbury Crusaders and Wellington Hurricanes Super 15 franchises will be partially sold-off to private investors, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) said Monday.
All Blacks reward Coles, Kerr-Barlow with tour spots
Oct 28, 2012 22:13 EDT
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen on Monday named uncapped halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow and fellow rookie Dane Coles in his 32-man squad for New Zealand's upcoming Northern Hemisphere tour.
All Black Nonu to join Otago Highlanders
Oct 16, 2012 02:08 EDT
All Blacks centre Ma'a Nonu said Tuesday he plans to switch to the Otago Highlanders for the 2013 Super 15 season, ending his one-year stint with the Auckland Blues.
Goosen in, Steyn out for S. Africa
Sep 26, 2012 08:36 EDT
The fairytale rise of 20-year-old fly-half Johan Goosen continued Wednesday when he was named in the South Africa starting line-up for a Rugby Championship Test against Australia.
Unheralded Chiefs credit culture for Super 15 title
Aug 04, 2012 23:27 EDT
The jubilant Waikato Chiefs sense they are on the verge of something special after claiming their breakthrough Super 15 rugby title with a 37-6 trouncing of the Coastal Sharks in Saturday's final.
Six teams chase four 'Super Rugby' playoff spots
Jul 08, 2012 01:28 EDT
Western Stormers clinched the South African conference to join the Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby finals, with six other teams vying for the remaining four playoff spots after this weekend's penultimate round.
Rugby Super 15 battle resumes after break
Jun 29, 2012 02:53 EDT
New Zealand's Waikato Chiefs will be looking to consolidate top spot on the Super 15 table when the series resumes this weekend after the international season break.
England 'bad boy' Care gets chance of redemption
Jun 12, 2012 22:14 EDT
England 'bad boy' Danny Care makes his first appearance in nearly a year Wednesday and hopes to create headlines on the field for a change.
Crunch games in Super 15 playoff scramble
Jun 02, 2012 03:26 EDT
The Western Stormers and Northern Bulls vie for South African Conference supremacy in this weekend's Super 15 matches while New Zealand contenders Canterbury Crusaders and Otago Highlanders have a key clash.
Highlanders hold off Blues in Super 15
May 26, 2012 07:56 EDT
The Otago Highlanders broke a 10-year jinx as they held off a strongly finishing Auckland Blues to win 27-20 in their Super 15 clash at Eden Park on Saturday.
Stormers topple Bulls from top of Super 15
May 20, 2012 07:11 EDT
Western Stormers supplanted the Northern Bulls at the top of the Super 15 series this weekend with the ACT Brumbies, Canterbury Crusaders and Coastal Sharks keeping in the hunt for the playoffs.
Stand-in Michalak leads Sharks to vital win
May 19, 2012 14:35 EDT
Late inclusion Frederic Michalak scored 19 points as Coastal Sharks kept alive hopes of a Super 15 play-offs place with a 34-20 triumph over Central Cheetahs Saturday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Union | New Zealand Rugby Union | ||
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| Founded | 1996 | ||
| Location | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Region | Otago North Otago Southland | ||
| Ground(s) | Carisbrook | ||
| Capacity | 29,000[1] | ||
| Coach(es) |  Glenn Moore | ||
| Captain(s) | Jimmy Cowan | ||
| League(s) | Super 14 | ||
| 2009 | 11th | ||
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