10. Frans Steyn missed the All Blacks test

Kicking our list off this year was the news that the Springboks' very own howitzer boot was unable to play the All Blacks in their test in Soweto.

Photo by Getty Images Dec 20, 2012

Top rugby stories of 2012

There may have been a certain sporting event on in London this year, but that doesn't mean everyone forgot about rugby! And here are the top stories from this year.

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  2. The road to the NBA finals

  3. David Beckham hangs up his boots

  4. The Fortunate 50

  5. London stunners see New Zealand glory

  6. Sports stars taken too soon

  7. Artemis left crippled on the water

  8. Sir Alex Ferguson from then to now

  9. The glitz and the glamour from the Kentucky Derby

  10. The best Sevens costumes from 2013

  11. Best sporting images of the week

  12. Super Rugby mid-season power rankings

  13. Start your engines! Maria Sharapova and Porsche team up

  14. London Marathon crazy costumes

  15. Kiwis fail to break Kangaroos' 14-year dominance

  16. 20 reasons why we love cheerleaders

  17. Sports world reacts to Boston Marathon bombings

  18. Unbridled joy: Cardiff finally secure promotion

  19. Breakers celebrate title with fans

  20. Breakers celebrate historic three-peat

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Results

2013 Super Rugby Tournament

Cheetahs 27 - 13 Reds
Bulls 35 - 18 Highlanders
Waratahs 28 - 22 Brumbies
Crusaders 23 - 3 Blues
Force 13 - 23 Sharks
Rebels 30 - 21 Stormers

Schedule

2013 Super Rugby Tournament

Chiefs vs Crusaders

7:35pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Rebels vs Waratahs

9:40pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Blues vs Brumbies

7:35pm NZST Sat, 25th May

Force vs Highlanders

9:40pm NZST Sat, 25th May

Kings vs Cheetahs

1:00am NZST Sun, 26th May

Stormers vs Reds

3:05am NZST Sun, 26th May

League

Results

2013 English Super League

Rhinos 22 - 30 Saints

2013 NRL Premiership Season

Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles

2013 NRL Holden Cup

Storm 30 - 10 Sea Eagles

2013 English Super League

Rovers 44 - 18 Wildcats

Schedule

2013 NRL Holden Cup

Bulldogs vs Broncos

7:20pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Tigers vs Cowboys

7:20pm NZST Fri, 24th May

2013 NRL Premiership Season

Bulldogs vs Broncos

9:35pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Tigers vs Cowboys

9:35pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Tennis

Live

2013 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur

Set 3
Live
John Isner 4 6 2
Robin Haase 6 1 3
Full Scorecard
Set 3
Live
Paul-Henri Mathieu 7 3 2
Carlos Berlocq 5 6 3
Full Scorecard

2013 Brussels Ladies Open

Set 1
Live
Roberta Vinci 0
Yulia Putintseva 1
Full Scorecard
Set 1
Live
Romina Oprandi 3
Julia Goerges 2
Full Scorecard

2013 Power Horse Cup

Set 3
Live
Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 3 3
Igor Sijsling 3 6 4
Full Scorecard

2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg

Set 2
Live
Alize Cornet 6 5
Magda Linette 3 4
Full Scorecard

Results

2013 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur

Yen-Hsun Lu lost to Pablo Andujar

2-6 0-6

Sergiy Stakhovsky lost to Sam Querrey

5-7 3-6

Edouard Roger-Vasselin def. Ricardas Berankis

2-6 6-4 6-2

2013 Brussels Ladies Open

Varvara Lepchenko def. Elena Baltacha

6-2 6-0

Shuai Peng vs Olga Govortsova

4-6 7(7)-6 6-6

Shuai Zhang lost to Sloane Stephens

4-6 0-6

Kaia Kanepi def. Jana Cepelova

6-3 6-3

2013 Power Horse Cup

Janko Tipsarevic lost to Guido Pella

6-7(7) 1-6

Juan Monaco def. Andre Ghem

6-4 6-4

Viktor Troicki def. Grega Zemlja

6-3 7(7)-6

Tobias Kamke def. Aljaz Bedene

6-1 6-4

Tommy Haas def. Ivan Dodig

3-6 6-4 7-5

2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg

Camila Giorgi lost to Eugenie Bouchard

3-6 0-6

Lucie Hradecka def. Lauren Davis

6-2 6-2

Chanelle Scheepers def. Shelby Rogers

2-6 6-3 6-4

Flavia Pennetta def. Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor

6-2 6-3

Schedule

2013 Davis Cup 1st Rnd - KAZ v AUT

E. Korolev vs. A. Haider-Maure

2:00am NZDT Sun, 3rd February

2013 Davis Cup World Group I 1st Rnd - TPE v AUS

T. Chen vs. L. Hewitt

2:00am NZDT Sun, 3rd February

2013 Fed Cup 1st Rnd - CZE v AUS

L. Safarova vs. S. Stosur

2:00am NZDT Sat, 9th February

L. Safarova vs. J. Gajdosova

2:00am NZDT Sun, 10th February

2013 Fed Cup 1st Rnd - ITA v USA

R. Vinci vs. V. Lepchenko

2:00am NZDT Sat, 9th February

2013 Open 13

G. Simon(6) vs. J. del Potro(2)

2:00am NZDT Fri, 22nd February

T. Berdych(1) vs. J. Janowicz(7)

2:00am NZDT Fri, 22nd February

2013 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur

G. Rufin vs. G. Simon(2)

2:00am NZST Wed, 22nd May

F. Fognini(6) vs. G. Monfils

2:00am NZST Wed, 22nd May

2013 Brussels Ladies Open

K. Flipkens(5) vs. J. Hampton

2:00am NZST Thu, 23rd May

Cricket

Live

2013 Indian Premier League

2nd Innings
Live
Hyderabad 7/132 (20.0)
Rajasthan 5/92 (14.1)
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Live Scores

Results

2013 Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 (1st v 2nd) - CSK v MUM: Chennai Super Kings won by 48 runs

Indian Premier League Match 72 - SUN v KKR: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets

Indian Premier League Match 71 - PWS v DEL: Pune Warriors won by 38 runs

Schedule

2013 Ireland v Pakistan [ODI]

Ireland v Pakistan 1st ODI

23 May 9:45pm

2013 Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 (Winner Eliminator v Loser Qual. 1) - TBD v TBD

25 May 2:30am

2013 England v New Zealand

England v New Zealand 2nd Test

24 May 10:00pm

Football

Live

2013 AFC Champions League

H1 (00:45)
Live
Esteghlal 0
Al-Shabab 0
Azadi Stadium Live Scores

Results

2013 AFC Champions League

Lekhwiya 2 - 2 Al-Hilal (FT)

Guangzhou 3 - 0 Central Coast (FT)

Kashiwa 3 - 2 Jeonbuk FC (FT)

2013 International Friendlies

Oman 3 - 1 Iran (FT)

Schedule

2013 International Friendlies

Venezuela v El Salvador

23 May 11:30am

Namibia v Zambia

25 May 4:00am

Qatar v Latvia

25 May 4:15am

Malawi v Zimbabwe

26 May 12:30am