Super Rugby News

The 2018 15-team Super Rugby tournament kicks-off in four weeks time on Saturday 17 February in South Africa when the Stormers host the Jaguares in Cape Town. 

 

Wallabies assistant coach Mario Ledesma has confirmed that he will return home to his native Argentina, to take up the role as head coach of the Jaguares for the 2018 Super Rugby season.

SANZAAR has announced the match schedule for the restructured  2018 Super Rugby tournament that comprises a 15-team three-conference format.

The Jaguares ended their Super Rugby season on a positive note on Friday as they beat the Rebels 32-29 at AAMI Park in Melbourne.

The Round 16 (South Africa and Australia only) Super Rugby team of the week has representatives from seven of the 10 teams in the five-match round. Player of the Week is Stormers fullback Dillyn Leyds who scored two tries, carried 20 times, beat 3 defenders and ran for 240 metres.

The Jaguares returned to the victory trail when they claimed a deserved 40-27 triumph over the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday.

Round 16 continues on Saturday with the Waratahs hosting the Jaguares in Sydney before action shifts to South Africa with the Bulls hosting the Kings and Stormers hosting the touring Sunwolves. 

The Kings claimed their fifth victory of the Super Rugby campaign after edging the Jaguares 31-30 at Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires.

Super Rugby is back with the completion of Round 15 with a South African smorgasbord. All six South African teams will take to the field this weekend, with two local derbies and two more games featuring the Jaguares and Sunwolves.

The Round 14 Super Rugby team of the week has representatives from ten of the 18 teams after the nine-match round and includes three Highlanders and three Cheetahs. Player of the week is Sharks fullback David Havili who scored a try, carried 18 times, beat 10 defenders and ran for 191 metres.

The Brumbies finished their overseas tour on a high when they claimed a deserved 39-15 bonus-point victory over the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

SANZAAR has announced the referee appointments for Round 14 of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

The Round 12 team of the week has representatives from eight of the teams and includes four Reds and three Blues players. Player of the week is Reds captain and Wallaby Centre Samu Kerevi who scored two tries, beat 9 defenders and ran for 150 metres.

The Force claimed only their third victory of the season and first away from home as they overcame the Jaguares in Buenos Aires, winning 16-6 at Vélez Sarsfield.

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The Round 11 team of the week has representatives from seven of the teams and includes four Sharks and three Jaguares players reflecting the high scoring and open nature of the matches they won. Player of the week is Highlanders and All Black wing Waisake Naholo who scored two tries and beat 12 defenders - the most by any player in a match since 2013.

The Jaguares outscored the Sunwolves by seven tries to five to clinch an entertaining 46-39 win in Buenos Aires.

The Round 10 team of the week has representatives from seven of the teams and includes four Lions and three Kings players. Player of the week is Crusaders wing George Bridge who scored a hat-trick of tries for the second week in a row.

The Sharks got the job done but were made to graft for their 33-25 victory over the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

Shortly Matt Todd will join the six players currently playing in the Crusaders squad that have earned 100 games of experience in the competition, more than any other team in the competition.