Thursday March 29 2007
Waratahs number eight Wycliff Palu is out of Saturday's Super 14 clash with the Crusaders after suffering a grade one hamstring tear in training. 
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Thursday March 29 2007
With neither of their Springboks props, Os du Randt and CJ van der Linde, available the Cheetahs' young guns will go up against one of the most experienced front rows in Super 14 rugby when they face the Highlanders on Friday.
Thursday March 29 2007
Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has backed up his earlier comments and selected All Black scrum-half Piri Weepu at fly-half for the home clash against the Bulls on Saturday in Wellington.
Thursday March 29 2007
Blues coach David Nucifora has continued his unique approach of only slowly re-integrating his returning conditioning squad All Blacks.
Thursday March 29 2007
Brumbies inside centre Gene Fairbanks will return to his side's backline for their Super 14 match against the Lions at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Wednesday March 28 2007
The Western Force will welcome back a host of their top stars - backs Matt Giteau and Matt Henjak, along with forwards Tai McIsaac, Troy Takiari and Matt Hodgson - when they meet the Sharks in their Super 14 Round Nine match at Subiaco Oval in Perth on Friday.
Wednesday March 28 2007
Bulls coach Heyneke Meyer has decided to unleash one-cap Springbok Hilton Lobberts on the Hurricanes when the two sides meet in a Super 14 Round Nine match at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday.
Tuesday March 27 2007
All Black and Hurricane flanker Jerry Collins is in doubt for Saturday's clash against the Bulls at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, after turning his ankle against the Lions last weekend in his sides comprehensive defeat at the hands of the Johannesburg side.
Tuesday March 27 2007
European clubs continue the extension of their shopping list down south, as the focus shifts from New Zealand and the likes of Aaron Mauger and Chris Jack to some Springboks.
Tuesday March 27 2007
Queensland Rugby Chief Executive Ken Freer said today the report circulating from Australia that Reds coach Eddie Jones is facing the sack is untrue.
Tuesday March 27 2007
There is one change to the starting team, while Richard McCaw assumes the captaincy of the Crusaders side named to tackle the embattled Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday.
Tuesday March 27 2007
The loss of a third lock to injury has forced Waratahs selectors to shift Wallaby number eight David Lyons into the tight five for Saturday's Super 14 clash against the Crusaders at Aussie Stadium in Sydney.
Tuesday March 27 2007
It has been reported that Reds coach Eddie Jones must resign from his post immediately, or face the sack on Wednesday this week.
Friday March 23 2007
The Blues moved back to the top of the Super 14 standings, for 24 hours at least, when they smashed an out of sorts Waratahs team 34-6 in the Round Eight match in Auckland on Friday.
Friday March 23 2007
The Stormers, facing the most successful and consistent team in the history of the Super 14 tournament, suffered a double blow on the eve of their encounter with the Crusaders on Saturday.
Thursday March 22 2007
The Chiefs' All Blacks, Byron Kelleher and Sitiveni Sivivatu, have been named in the starting line-up to face the Reds in a Super 14 Round Eight match in Brisbane on Saturday.
Thursday March 22 2007
Reds coach Eddie Jones has named a largely unchanged side to play the Chiefs in their Super 14 Round Eight match at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday.
Tuesday March 20 2007
Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira, a 21-year-old Zimbabwean-born player, does not even feature in the official Super 14 media guide. It is almost as if he was brought into the tournament as an afterthought.
Friday March 16 2007
South Africa versus Australasia. This is what the Saturday matches in Week Seven of the Super 14 competition has produced - at a time when the tournament reaches the halfway stage.
Thursday March 15 2007
We reach the halfway stage of the League phase of the Super 14 competition, the last week that the tournament will be without the World Cup reconditioned All Blacks.
