One of the dark arts! Regardless of which team had the ball at any given hit, no players hit more effective rucks than Jaguares Lucas Paulos (33) and Sunwolves Brendon O’Connor (30).
Player welfare and preventing dangerous high tackles remains a high priority for SANZAAR and Super Rugby will therefore feature a Tackle Technique Review Process trial in 2020.
Super Rugby is 25-years-old this year, it kicks-off in Auckland on Friday and will see a host of new talent and coaches, and several new match cities...
A player who can keep the scoreboard ticking over regularly will go a long way in helping his team win the match... let’s take a look at the players who averaged the most points per game last season.
New Zealand Rugby and its five Super Rugby teams have officially launched the new season 10 days out from kick-off and it promises to be an intriguing and closely fought out tournament in 2020.
Super Rugby has announced the 12-man referee team that will officiate the 2020 season and clarified the World Rugby Law Trial that will be utilised in the tournament.
It was once said, "The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination", can Jaguares overcome the statistics and create history?
We had four action-packed quarter-finals that saw the top four seeded teams progress to the semi-finals and they are well represented in the TOTW with Brumbies leading the way...
Following the completion of the four quarter-finals the semi-finalists for the 2019 Super Rugby tournament have been confirmed by SANZAAR in accordance with the tournament rules.
The Crusaders produced a classy second-half performance to book their spot in the Super Rugby semi-finals with a 38-14 victory over the Highlanders in Christchurch.
It is crunch time for the teams sitting a few games away from glory... some boast vast finals experience with other sides less used to the pressure of the playoffs...