Rain disrupts Lions, Stormers
Bad weather is hampering the Lions and Stormers' preparations for their Vodacom Super Rugby matches this weekend.
Bad weather is hampering the Lions and Stormers' preparations for their Vodacom Super Rugby matches this weekend.
Flank Adam Hill and fullback James Marshall will start for the Hurricanes against the Brumbies in Wellington on Friday.
Wallabies speedster Rod Davies has returned for his first Super Rugby game of the season, against the Cheetahs on Friday.
Strong runs and bone-crunching tackles from the past weekend.
Former Kings flanker Wimpie van der Walt has joined the Vodacom Bulls on a short-term contract.
Richie McCaw will miss the next eight rounds of Vodacom Super Rugby after breaking a thumb in the Crusaders' defeat to the Blues in Auckland on Friday.
Peter Grant has joined up with the Stormers in New Zealand after his club Kobe Kobelco Steelers were knocked out of the All-Japan Championship.
Featuring Corey Flynn, Tevita Li, Scott Higginbotham, Jayden Hayward, Israel Folau, Jan Serfontein, Julian Savea, Tim Nanai Williams, John Hardie and Charlie Ngatai.
Jacques-Louis Potgieter kicked 20 points as the Bulls beat the Lions 25-17 in wet conditions at Loftus on Saturday, reports SIMON BORCHARDT.
The Brumbies won 27-14 in Perth on Saturday after two late tries from the Western Force.