Rugby

Super Rugby: Chiefs Beat Travel-Weary Sharks in One-Sided Final
Bleacher Report
The Chiefs have beaten the Sharks by 37-6 to claim their first Super Rugby
championship. It was a one-sided affair that the Chiefs dominated from the
word go, with the Sharks hardly firing a shot all night. It was hardly a
surprise. Despite the rich vein of form ...
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Rugby: Hansen backs SBW to return to All Blacks
New Zealand Herald
Hansen, who approached Williams about remaining for the opening two tests
of the Rugby Championship against the Wallabies following Conrad Smith's
eye injury, praised the controversial former league player for his form,
attitude to the black jersey and ...
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Rugby: Clarke's courage leads way for Chiefs
New Zealand Herald
The records will show that Craig Clarke played 80 minutes for the Chiefs as
they claimed their first Super Rugby title with a 37-6 win over the Sharks
at Waikato Stadium, but not what his influence meant or the fact he
shouldn't have been playing at all. Clarke's ...
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Rugby: Injured Williams still in All Blacks' frame
New Zealand Herald
Ali Williams remains firmly in the All Blacks frame and would have been
considered for the final matches of the inaugural Rugby Championship but
for a setback with his knee injury. Blues' lock Williams was a
controversial selection by the then new All Blacks' ...
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Unheralded Chiefs credit culture for Super Rugby title
Business Day
The victory put them into an elite group of Super Rugby champions, joining
the seven titles), Bulls (three), Auckland Blues (three), ACT Brumbies
(two), and Queensland Reds (one). It also capped a remarkable season for a
team that began with a new coach ...
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Chiefs sense special period
SPORT24
Hamilton -The jubilant Chiefs sense they are on the verge of something
special after claiming their breakthrough Super Rugby title with a 37-6
trouncing of the Sharks in Saturday's final. The team of relatively
unknowns sidestepped talk of a "dynasty" but they ...
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Rugby: Chiefs open a new era
New Zealand Herald
As sporting fairytales go, the Chiefs as 2012 Super Rugby champions is
right up there. Their transformation from conference easy beats to title
holders in the space of 12 months should really raise suspicion were it not
for the fact they owe everything to hard ...
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Was Div right about Sonny Bill Williams?
Times LIVE (blog)
As Sonny Bill Williams celebrated his try by jumping into the crowd in his
last Super Rugby game during the Chiefs' demolition of the Sharks in the
final, it got me thinking: What legacy has he left behind, especially in
the mind of the South African schoolboy ...
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RugbyU: Unheralded Chiefs credit culture for Super title
Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)
wellington, Aug 5, 2012 (AFP) - - The jubilant Waikato Chiefs sense they
are on the verge of something special after claiming their breakthrough
Super rugby title with a 37-6 trouncing of the Coastal Sharks in Saturday's
final. The team of relatively unknowns ...
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Hamilton street parade to celebrate Chiefs' win
TVNZ
Super Rugby champions the Chiefs will celebrate their victory with a parade
through central Hamilton tomorrow. The Hamilton-based team, who defeated
the Sharks in last night's final at Waikato Stadium, will parade down
Hamilton's Victoria Street, from ...
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