Super Rugby

Super Rugby is arguably the best pro rugby – at least that’s what the folks in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Argentina and Japan will tell tell you.

Ewen McKenzie Walks From Wallabies. Who’s To Blame?

October 20, 2014 Jamie Loyd 13

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – After two weeks of spectacular fallout from Kurtley Beale’s idiocy, Australia Wallabies Head Coach Ewen McKenzie, has had enough. The […]

Teboho Mohoje, Springboks and Super Rugby: Race Issues and Merit

October 6, 2014 Jamie Loyd 14

CAPE TOWN, S.A. – In any other country, a fringe Test player who is picked for an international squad would tend to be played – […]

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The Medical Joker – Rugby’s Rare Breed

September 16, 2014 James Harrington 9

CASTRES, FRANCE – Even in rugby, a game known for its strange and often highly specialised specimens, medical jokers are a rare and unusual breed. […]

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Reds win the Hunt for Karmichael, Tongan Thor to follow?

September 11, 2014 Jamie Loyd 14

Many of you will never have seen Karmichael Hunt play with Israel Folau for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and then in State of […]

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Super Rugby Season Wrap-Up

August 10, 2014 Jamie Wall 2

AUCKLAND, NZ – Well, this site is called Rugby Wrap Up, so it makes sense to have a wrap of Super Rugby 2014. There’s awards, […]

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Super Rugby Final Review: Waratahs 33 Crusaders 32

August 3, 2014 Jamie Wall 12

AUCKLAND, NZ – Epic. That one word sums up the finale of possibly the best season of Super Rugby ever, both teams rewarding the record […]