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Naas Oliver  © Gallo ImagesVodacom Cheetahs crush Hurricanes
The Vodacom Cheetahs produced a scintillating forward performance to down the previously unbeaten Hurricanes 28-12 in their Vodacom Super 14 match in Bloemfontein on Saturday. read...
Francois Louw © Gallo ImagesVodacom Stormers reaffirm their pedigree
The Vodacom Stormers reaffirmed their pedigree as possible Vodacom Super 14 semifinalists with an emphatic 33-0 whitewash of the Highlanders at Newlands on Saturday night. read...
Sharks denied victory in Sydney
The Sharks were denied their first victory of this year’s Vodacom Super 14, when the Waratahs held out for a close 25-21 victory in Sydney on Saturday. read...
Carter shines in Crusaders win
All Black star Dan Carter won the battle of the flyhalves as his Crusaders team pulled away in the second half to defeat the Blues 33-20 in their Vodacom Super 14 match in Christchurch on Saturday. read...
Francis Fainifo © Gallo ImagesA&G Lions deny Brumbies a bonus point
Auto & General Lions coach Dick Muir's desicion to make eight changes and field six new caps for Friday’s Vodacom Super 14 clash with the Brumbies did not result in a victory in Canberra, but it could have a positive spin-off. read...
Will Chambers © Gallo ImagesResurgent Reds scalp the Chiefs
The resurgent Reds overturned a 0-15 deficit to pull off yet another giant slaying act by beating the Chiefs 23-18 in their Super 14 rugby match played in Hamilton on Friday. read...
Wynand Olivier © Gallo ImagesBulls save SA from nightmare weekend
The Vodacom Bulls saved South Africa from a nightmare weekend as they produced a magnificent second-half performance to come from behind again and beat the Waratahs 48-38 at Loftus Versfeld. read...
Israel Dagg © Gallo ImagesHighlanders down lethargic Cheetahs
A freakish try by Fetu’u Vainikolo made the crucial difference as the Highlanders beat the Cheetahs 31-24 in their Super 14 match played in Bloemfontein on Saturday. read...
Lelia Masaga © Getty ImagesChiefs get third win on the road
The Chiefs continued their impressive start to this year’s Vodacom Super 14 when they downed the Western Force 37-19 in Perth. read...
Alby Mathewson © Getty ImagesAuckland give Reds the 'blues' in Brisbane
The Auckland Blues overcame a half-time deficit in often heavy rain to beat the Queensland Reds 27-18 and spoil the Reds' return to their traditional Ballymore home in Brisbane in Super 14 rugby on Saturday. read...
Andrew Hore © Getty imagesHurricanes tame Lions attack
The Hurricanes produced a workman-like performance to grab a bonus point and defeat a game Auto and General Lions team 33-18 in their Vodacom Super 14 match in Wellington Saturday. read...
Josh Valentine © Gallo ImagesLate Stormers mistake proves costly
The Brumbies snatched a 19-17 Super 14 win from under the noses of the Stormers after a hard fought game of patience at Newlands on Friday night. read...
Zac Guildford© Gallo ImagesCrusaders spear floundering Sharks
The Crusaders scored three tries in the final quarter to thrash the Sharks 35-6 in their Super 14 rugby match played at the AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Friday. read...
Harris considered SA's top talents
He can still play over 100 games for Western Province and the Green and Gold may well beckon after next year’s World Cup. read...
Stormers drum out a statement
The Vodacom Stormers needed to make a statement and they did that with an impressive 27-6 win over the Waratahs in their first home Vodacom Super 14 match of the season at Newlands on Saturday evening. read...
Steyn powers Bulls to victory
Inspired by another exceptional performance by Morné Steyn, the Vodacom Bulls stormed home in the second half to beat the Brumbies 50-32 in their Vodacom Super 14 match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. read...
Maa Nonu © Gallo ImagesHurricanes make it two from two
The Hurricanes made it two from two as they whipped the Force 47-22 in their Super 14 rugby match played at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday. read...
Stephen Donald © Gallo ImagesChiefs edge Lions in 18-try thriller
Tries rained down on Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Friday night as the Chiefs beat the Auto and General Lions 72-65 in their Vodacom Super 14 match. read...
Riaan Viljoen © Gallo ImagesRiaan’s heroics sink the Sharks
Riaan Viljoen was the Cheetahs’ hero as they beat the Sharks 25-20 in their Vodacom Super 14 rugby match played at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Friday night. read...
Quade Cooper © Gallo ImagesCooper the hero as the Reds stun Crusaders
The Reds inflicted a heavy defeat on the Crusaders in Brisbane on Friday with a stunning 41-20 Vodacom Super 14 victory. read...
Stephen Brett © Gallo ImagesBlues on top in Dunedin
The Blues held out to clinch a tense Vodacom Super 14 game against the Highlanders, winning 19-15 away from home in Dunedin on Friday. read...
Banned Mumm to miss two tour games
Wallaby flanker Dean Mumm will miss the New South Wales Waratahs' two South African Super 14 tour games this month after receiving a suspension on Sunday. read...
Liam Messam © Gallo ImagesDonald sinks Sharks at the death
Chiefs flyhalf Stephen Donald sunk a last-minute penalty to give his team a dramatic 19-18 win over the Sharks in their Vodacom Super 14 match in Durban on Saturday night. read...
Stormers win game of contrasting halves
The Stormers have gone into the season with high expectations and if you had stopped watching at halftime, you would have left Coca-Cola Park feeling the hype was justified. read...
Will Caldwell © Gallo ImagesPalu breaks Reds' hearts
A late try on full time by Wallaby No 8 Wycliff Palu broke the Queensland Reds' hearts in Brisbane on Saturday, as his 14-man Waratahs side stole the result in the final minutes of the game, winning 30-28. read...
Daniel Carter © Getty imagesCarter steers Crusaders to victory
Flyhalf Daniel Carter kicked 12 points as the Crusaders beat the Highlanders 32-17 in Super 14 rugby in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday. read...
Wynand Olivier © Gallo ImagesLights out for Cheetahs in Bloem
The Vodacom Bulls made the perfect start to their defence of their Vodacom Super 14 title on Friday night, scoring six tries in a drama-filled extravaganza to down arch-rivals, the Vodacom Cheetahs 51-34. read...
Stirling Mortlock © Gallo ImagesBrumbies sound early warning
The Brumbies laid down an early marker in the Vodacom Super 14 with an emphatic 24-15 away win over the Western Force in Perth on Friday. read...
Victor Vito © Gallo ImagesHurricanes too strong for ill-disciplined Blues
The Hurricanes overcame a five point deficit at half time to convincingly beat the Blues in Albany on Friday. read...
Victor Vito © Gallo ImagesHurricanes blow Blues away
Auckland Blues' new signing Stephen Brett was the first half hero and second half villain as the Wellington Hurricanes opened the 2010 Super 14 season with a come-from-behind 34-20 victory. read...
Australians told to do it in style
Not only are Australia's four provinces expected to perform better in this year's Super 14 rugby series but they have been ordered to do it in style after hitting rock bottom. read...
Botha's 50th cap brings scrum secrets
Springbok hooker Gary Botha will be a key man when the Vodacom Bulls open their defence of their Vodacom Super 14 crown on Friday night. read...
Plumtree selection poser ahead of opener
Sharks coach John Plumtree has a selection poser ahead of Saturday’s Super 14 opener against the Chiefs at the Absa Stadium. read...
Australia relax foreign player quota
The new Melbourne team will be allowed up to ten overseas players in its inaugural roster for next year's Super Rugby season under new player concessions announced by the Australian Rugby Union on Monday. read...
Two Kiwis to rule on Super 15 team
An independent arbitrator will decide which new team will join the expanded Super 15 in 2011 after the SANZAR Executive Committee failed to reach an agreement on Wednesday. read...
Schalk Burger © Gallo ImagesBurger to captain the Stormers
Schalk Burger will be given the task of leading the Stormers in the 2010 Super 14 as the franchise looks to build on the impressive momentum picked up by Western Province in the Absa Currie Cup. read...
Mils Muliaina © Gallo ImagesMuliaina granted extended leave
All Blacks fullback Mils Muliaina will miss the first three rounds of next season's Super 14 tournament after being granted extended leave by the New Zealand Rugby Union. read...
2010 S14 opens with six national derbies
South Africa's Bulls begin defence of their Super 14 rugby title with a Friday night match against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein when the 2010 tournament begins on February 12. read...
Bulls’ trophy awash with records
The Bulls were always starting as favourites to win their second Super 14 title, but few would have envisaged a 61-17 massacre over a Chiefs team that was outclassed almost from first whistle to last. read...
Chiefs aim to defeat history
Getting a first feel of the Super 14 trophy will require the Chiefs to do something no team has ever done before in the history of the southern hemisphere competition. read...
Sitiveni Sivivatu © Gallo ImagesSivivatu out of final, may miss tests
Waikato Chiefs winger Sitiveni Sivivatu has been ruled out of next week's Super 14 final against South Africa's Bulls with a dislocated left shoulder and could miss the international season. read...
Pierre Spies © Gallo ImagesBrilliant Bulls secure Loftus final
Morné Steyn kicked the Bulls into the 2009 Super 14 Final and in all probability himself into the Springbok squad as the Bulls beat the Crusaders 36-23 in their semifinal in Pretoria on Saturday. read...
Mils Muliaina © Gallo ImagesChiefs first team into final
There can only be two venues for next week’s Super 14 final - Pretoria or Hamilton - after the Chiefs edged out the Hurricanes 14-10 in a dramatic and entertaining first semifinal in Hamilton on Friday. read...
George Smith © Gallo ImagesSmith wins Australia's Super 14 player award
Wallabies flanker George Smith has claimed the Australian Player of the Year in the Super 14 competition for a fourth consecutive season. read...
Bakkies Botha © Gallo ImagesThe Bulls have the special players
The Vodacom Bulls will go into their Super 14 semifinal against the Crusaders at Loftus on Saturday with two crucial aspects in their favour. read...
Injuries strike Chiefs before semifinal
The Waikato Chiefs have lost three key players to injury in the lead-up to Friday's Super 14 semifinal against the Wellington Hurricanes in Hamilton. read...
John O Neill © Gallo Images Super Rugby to stretch into August
The Super Rugby competition will stretch from the last weekend in February to the first weekend of August as part of a new-look tournament agreed by the Sanzar partners. read...
Mark Gerrard © Gallo ImagesWhat a dog fight that was
If the Super 14 semifinals are anything like the exciting and absorbing tussles that marked the final weekend of the league stage, read...
Danie Rossouw © Gallo ImagesCool Bulls set up Loftus semifinal
The Bulls maintained steely composure under pressure to beat the Sharks 27-26 in their Super 14 match in Durban on Saturday to go top of the final log and set up a semifinal in Pretoria. read...
Joe Pietersen © Gallo ImagesStormers finish season with a flourish
Another great performance from Joe Pietersen was the spark that the Stormers needed as they finished their Super 14 season with a 28-22 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. read...