Under-fire referee Ben O’Keeffe has responded to the abuse he received following the Super Rugby Pacific final won by the Crusaders against the Chiefs, saying some fans had “crossed the line”. He added that he is worried about the direction the game is going in. The experienced New Zealand match...
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With Super Rugby Pacific having ended and Test action on the horizon, Two Cents Rugby picks five takeaways from the Chiefs v Crusaders final from an All Blacks perspective. It was some game between the New Zealand sides in Hamilton and with the Rugby Championship and Rugby World Cup looming...
Referee Ben O’Keeffe, booed along with his assistants by some Chiefs supporters after the Crusaders’ Super Rugby Pacific final victory at Waikato Stadium last night, has been subjected to a tirade of abuse on social media. The Crusaders’ 25-20 victory was their seventh straight championship under head coach Scott Robertson...
Good evening and welcome to 1News’ live updates of tonight’s Super Rugby Pacific final between the Chiefs and Crusaders from Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. For the latest updates, please refresh your page. 64min: CHI 20-15 CRU Another slick Crusaders move off their lineout and Jordan is in space on the...
Good evening and welcome to 1News’ live updates of tonight’s Super Rugby Pacific final between the Chiefs and Crusaders from Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. For the latest updates, please refresh your page. 64min: CHI 20-15 CRU Another slick Crusaders move off their lineout and Jordan is in space on the...
Scott Robertson is a man of routine. Most mornings he’s up with the sun, surfing at Sumner Beach and letting the new day wash over him much like the waves. “It’s important for me to start the morning doing something I love,” he told 1News. “This is where I think...
Stu Loe was no Flash Harry. Rugged farmer; tough, uncompromising front-rower. A classic country rugby man. And in the halls of Crusaders’ Rugby Park headquarters, Christchurch, on the wall, there he is, front and foremost: Crusader #01. The original. Not a playboy outside back with slick footwork and slicker hair,...
Stu Loe was no Flash Harry. Rugged farmer; tough, uncompromising front-rower. A classic country rugby man. And in the halls of Crusaders’ Rugby Park headquarters, Christchurch, on the wall, there he is, front and foremost: Crusader #01. The original. Not a playboy outside back with slick footwork and slicker hair,...
Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan concedes the Crusaders are in “phenomenal” form but believes his side has good reason to take confidence into the Super Rugby Pacific final. Next Saturday’s all-New Zealand decider in Hamilton will pit the top-qualifying Chiefs against a Crusaders side who have bulldozed past their opponents in...
Six talking points from this weekend’s Super Rugby Pacific semifinals, as we look forward to an enthralling decider. Clash of the Titans On Saturday in Hamilton, our rugby will get the final it needs. The Chiefs, who beat the Brumbies 19-6 in one semifinal, and the Crusaders, 52-15 victors over...