Saffers scuttle Super 14 grand final plans

South African newspaper Dispatch is quoting ARU rugby boss John O’Neill as saying that SA were the ones responsible for scuttling the Super 14 Grand final plans. 
The idea was to have an additional round of playoffs for the top 6 teams before we got to the semi-finals.  This due to the fact that the last [...]

NZ predict Saffer demise

NZ Herald has carried off some ostentatious onomatopoeia this week with its resounding snub of Saffer rugby which it reckons is being played in an ELV backwater: 
“The Lions, Cheetahs and Stormers are at the foot of the points table while the Sharks have scraped a couple of narrow wins without the panache, power, pace and [...]

Blatant anti dwarvish sentiment sweeps the nation

well well, and heres me thinking it was all an aussie plot to depower scrums and to keep the ball out of the darker reaches of those nasty forwards who have a habit of monstering their plucky little triers.
despite the blatantly anti-dwarvish tone of the last post i can only surmise that they are outlawing [...]

The elv’s are coming!

So the rules are changing with the new ELV’s (Experimental Law variations)  and every team thinks it going to benefit them.  Its not going to benefit me.  I didnt understand the rules before.
For the quick throw in, the elv’s state that they can throw backwards towards the defenders backline.  I thought we already had this. [...]