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Blackie answers SOS call from Blues
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Auckland and the Blues are set to welcome former Highlanders and Otago captain Josh Blackie to the region to solve their problems at openside flanker. Taniwha too good
Blues in state of shock
Anzac rugby unions shape up for player war
By GREG FORD - Sunday Star Times
New Zealand and Australia are on the verge of a fully fledged turf war as our trans-Tasman neighbour mounts a new attempt to raid our player reserves to bolster its Super rugby franchises.
Economic threat to Aussie S14 expansion
By JACQUELIN MAGNAY - SMH
Expansion plans of the Super 14 competition to include a fifth Australian side may be cast aside in favour of fast-tracking a Japan-based team following the global credit turmoil.
Tasesa returns to the Blues
By DAVID LONG - Sunday News
Tasesa Lavea has confirmed he'll be back at the Blues next year.
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- Transfer system turns farcical
- Braid poaching strains trans-Tasman accord
- Injury wrecks Paulo's S14 hopes
- Williams moves to Blues; Highlanders swoop
- Lam: More of our stars will be lost to Oz
- Lam optimistic as he assembles Blues squad
- Transfer list released for S14 window
- Hobbs offers provinces Super stake
- Taniwha's S14 hopes: Rene no Lone Ranger
- Braid crosses Tasman to join Queensland
- Williams: It was toughest call I've made
- Force reveal pre-season Crusaders clash
- New look for S14 teams on travels
- The Force is with Mitch despite talk of rift
- Brumbies to host Super 14 big guns
- Gopperth a chance for desperate Blues
- Frustrated Waldrom to quit capital
- Super-sized Super 14 the saviour
- Veteran tips two Taniwhas for top
- Chiefs' coach denies undue sway from backers
- New Waratahs coach warms to the job
- Ieremia, Phillips join Canes coaching mix
- Vainikolo heads south to link with Highlanders
- Sharks name Wellington coach as assistant
- SA keen to change S14 and Tri-Nations ELVs
- Ali returns to Blues to link with Lam
- Foster's coaching term extended another year
- Fava puts quokkas and Force behind him at NSW
- Highlander heads to Reds
- Toopi in bid for Super 14 spot
- Force powerbrokers deny player rift
- Springboks consider joining Brumbies
- Mitchell faces player revolt at Western Force
- Supercoach hopes to build Blues dynasty
- Paul Williams lined up for Crusaders contract
- Blackadder shifts focus to Crusaders
- Foster has 'work experience' at Welsh club
- Phillips set to replace McLean in Hurricanes
- Revived Rathbone hopes for return to best
- Stormers chase Caucau for Super return
- Huxley rejoins Brumbies ranks
- Worrying losses mount for Lam
- NZRU signs up 16 Super 14 players
- Super 14 door open for Sonny Bill
- Foley quits Wallabies for Waratahs
- Reds warm up for Super 14 with European tour
- Cleared agent chases Giteau for fees
- Reds replace league convert with league convert
- Worried Crusaders apply pressure to NZRU
- Valentine leaves Waratahs for Force
- Chiefs get new trainer
- Crusaders CEO keen for Wallabies match
- Highlanders close in on their men
- Toddy embraces the Crusaders legacy
- Welsh club chasing Nutbrown's signature
- Tasman axing a worry for Crusaders
- Manawatu keen to link with Highlanders
- Aussies free to bring foreign stars into S14
- NZRU invited to talks as revamp gains ground
- Unions discuss radical shakeup of NZ rugby
- Aussies believe Super system is way forward
- NZRU won't back new comp without Sth Africa
- Waratahs keep close eye on Gasnier's progress
- Hurricanes keep Cooper in charge
- Howarth named Blues assistant coach
- Hurricanes assistant resigns
- Roe shouldered out of game
- Big gaps to fill in scrum for Crusaders
- Blackadder gets Crusaders job
- Pocock to lead Force on UK development tour
- New Crusaders trio made of right stuff
- In Todd they trust once more
- Super 14 goes for six-team finals format
- Howarth: It's one or the other
- Players survey shows ELVs are the future
- Waiting nearly over for would-be Crusaders coaches
- Wisemantel joins Waratahs coaching staff
- Overseas Super-stars loom - Highlanders safe
- McLean on Crusaders short list
- Hurricanes top of Super 14 money stakes
- Hansen's Crusaders bid squashed by NZRU
- Samoan CEO has Super idea
- Lam lands the Blues job - 'It's a real challenge'
- Force scrape home against Lions
- Aussies against S14 privatisation
- It's double trouble for Hansen
- Henry backs Hansen's Crusaders bid
- Reds recruit forward trio
- Kirwan playing Super rugby hardball
- Punch costs Highlander $5000 fine
- NZ boss wants March start for Super season
- Foster loses front row to player drain
- Concern over professional Waratahs board
- Cooper quits Blues
- Tahs to get new board in revamp
- Taranaki not aware of Chiefs proposal
Blackie answers SOS call from Blues
RugbyHeaven
Auckland and the Blues are set to welcome former Highlanders and Otago captain Josh Blackie to the region to solve their problems at openside flanker. Taniwha too good
Blues in state of shock
Phillips set to replace McLean in Hurricanes
By JIM KAYES - The Dominion Post
Little-known Hurricanes defence coach Jonathan Phillips is the preferred choice to replace Aussie McLean as the Super 14 team's backs coach for next season.
Hurricanes keep Cooper in charge
S14 stats - final
By PETER MARRIOTT - The Stats Man - RugbyHeaven
The Crusaders have won their seventh Super rugby final in nine attempts after their win over the Waratahs in Christchurch. Check out all the statistics from the final as well as a wrap of the 2008 Super 14 competition.
Timing was right for Gibson's return
By HAMISH BIDWELL - The Press
We have a lot to thank Daryl Gibson's triplets for. Had it not been for the one-year-olds, plus their elder sibling, the former All Black may not have come back to Christchurch and an assistant coach's role with the Crusaders.
Paul Williams lined up for Crusaders contract
Welsh club chasing Nutbrown's signature
By DUNCAN JOHNSTONE - RugbyHeaven
The Chiefs might be about to lose another leading halfback with Welsh regional outfit the Ospreys claiming they are close to signing Jamie Nutbrown as a replacement for departed All Black Justin Marshall.
Manawatu keen to link with Highlanders
By JIM KAYES - The Dominion Post
Fed up with being shunned by the Hurricanes, Manawatu have asked the Highlanders if they can host a Super 14 game in Palmerston North next year.
Highlanders close in on their men
No one has told the South Africans rugby and war are different
Sunday Star Times
By PHIL GIFFORD
The one thing guaranteed to have happened in the Super 14 semifinals overnight is the games will have been tough.
The changing face of schoolboy rugby
By GREG FORD - Sunday Star Times
They arrive at school before dawn, pull on rugby boots, train the house down, shower, head to class and then the gym.
Timing was right for Gibson's return
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- Braid poaching strains trans-Tasman accord
- Joker Hall heads to back of Southland scrum
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- Filipo desperate to leave a legacy in Wellington
- Tricky juggling act as ABs mix with local heroes
- Standards rise as the heat goes on
- Canterbury heap praise on Hawke's Bay
HOT TODDY: Todd Blackadder is the ideal man to take over at New Zealand most successful Super 14 franchise. No Crusader's blood runs a deeper shade of red than his.
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The changing face of schoolboy rugby
They arrive at school before dawn, pull on rugby boots, train the house down, shower, head to class and then the gym.
Banks rubbishes World Cup homeless roundup
Auckland Mayor John Banks has vowed the city council will not spend city money to put homeless people into hotels during the Rugby World Cup in 2011.
Foley focused on filling big gaps in Tahs pack
As if getting the much-maligned Wallabies scrum back on track was enough of a task for the new NSW forwards coach Michael Foley, he now has the onerous chore of renovating a Waratahs pack that next season will be without its three main structural supports.