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Dianne Manson/Getty Images Just weeks short of his 20th birthday, Ruben Love will start at first-five for the Hurricanes against the Crusaders. In a pre-season interview, Hurricanes coach Jason Holland didn’t hesitate when asked to label his player to watch from the 38-man squad. Now, seven weeks into Super Rugby Aotearoa, all eyes will be on 19-year-old Ruben Love in his first start in the No 10 jersey opposite All Blacks pivot Richie Mo’unga at Sky Stadium on Sunday (3.35pm). After thre...

“Its been an honest week, thats the first thing. To get better you need to be honest,” Robertson said. “We looked at ourselves, our preparation, some individual performances, and also our coaches’ preparation for it. Well be better for that.” Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images The Crusaders took a good, hard look at themselves this week after a record defeat to the Highlanders last Friday in Christchurch. Last weeks stinker was the reality check the Crusaders pride themselves on not needin...

Leading All Blacks and Black Ferns arent completely against New Zealand Rugbys proposed $465 million deal with US company Silver Lake says All Black players Dane Coles. Coles, All Blacks captain Sam Cane along with Sam Whitelock, Aaron Smith, Dane Coles and Black Ferns Sarah Hirini and Selica Winiata signed a letter from the Rugby Players Association expressing concern about the proposal to sell a 15 percent stake in New Zealand Rugbys commercial rights. Photo: PhotoSport / Clay Cross But Coles...

Stuff is counting down the 50 most influential players in world rugby. Here are those ranked 50-41. OPINION: Who are the most influential rugby players in the world? It’s a question asked in the stands at Eden Park, in bars down Courtenay Place, in clubrooms in rural Canterbury, and in the comments section on Stuff. First we assembled a panel of nine – Stuff rugby writers Aaron Goile, Marc Hinton, Paul Cully, Richard Knowler, and Robert van Royen; former All Black Aaron Mauger, former A...

Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images “There’s no point sulking, that’s not going to solve anything. “If you’re honest about your game, honest about your preparation and honest with your feedback and use that as a way to get better and fix things, then you give yourself the best chance on the weekend. “If you’re sluggish about it, whinge, then you’re not doing anything for yourself or the team. “As the leaders and coaches we’ve got to drive that. We’ve got to meet it head on, ...

Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images Blues centre Rieko Ioane makes a run against Julian Savea of the Hurricanes at Eden Park on Saturday. The Blues are well and truly back in the championship race after a strong second half saw them snap their two-game losing skid and bank the winning points against the Hurricanes on Saturday night at Eden Park. On a Super Rugby Aotearoa Easter weekend when the runaway leaders made a surprise stumble, Leon MacDonald’s men made a decisive thrust to move within four...

Hurricanes coach Jason Holland will combine Julian Savea with Salesi Rayasi on the wings against the Blues. Hurricanes coach Jason Holland will reunite powerhouse wings Salesi Rayasi and Julian Savea for their clash with a dangerous Blues backline in Auckland. Savea returns to the starting lineup on the right wing for Saturday night’s (7.05pm) round six match amid three changes from the side who beat the Highlanders 30-19 in Dunedin last Friday, their first win of Super Rugby Aotearoa. Wes ...

Rugby: All Blacks stars reveal their toughest opponents in Q&A video 1 Apr, 2021 06:15 PM 2 minutes to read All Black stars have opened up on some big questions. Video / RugbyPass NZ Herald All Blacks stars have revealed their toughest opponents and the test matches most challenging in their careers. Scott Barrett, Dane Coles, Sevu Reece and Shannon Frizell answered a number of big questions in a Q&A video for RugbyPass.com. When asked "what game had been the hardest in their career so far", on...

RNZ Jordie Barrett Photo: Photosport All Black Jordie Barrett won’t be moved to first five to resolve the mounting injuries woes the Hurricanes have. Jackson Garden-Bachop aggravated an achilles injury against the Crusaders in round two and is in doubt for Saturday’s game against the Chiefs. Backup first-five Simon Hickey is already out for the season due to a knee injury. Despite their lack of depth in the position, Hurricane’s defensive coach Corey Jane says they won’t move be giving...

1. CRUSADERS (3-0) PREVIOUS RANKING: 1 Replacing either Leicester Fainga’anuku or Sevu Reece on the wing will take some call, given the outstanding start the aforementioned duo have made to the season. Brett Phibbs/Photosport The Blues were far too good for the Highlanders in Auckland on Sunday. And what about All Blacks centre Braydon Ennor, who is set to return from a knee injury for either the Australian component of Super Rugby, or the third round of SRA? To think the reigning champio...