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Sunday, April 30 2023
Woeful Moana Pasifika beaten by Rebels, slump to ninth straight defeat

Moana Pasifika 33

Rebels 43

Moana Pasifika are in dangerous territory.

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Sunday, April 30 2023
Leon MacDonald’s side keep touch with Super Rugby Pacific leaders

Blues 30

Fijian Drua 14

The Blues have kept in touch with the Super Rugby pace-setters by overcoming a host of challenges to hold off the Fijian Drua this afternoon.

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Saturday, April 29 2023
New Black Ferns manager Janelle ‘Nelly’ Strickland is taking care of business

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By Suzanne McFadden

The world champion Black Ferns have a new manager - with a winning pedigree. And Nelly Strickland can’t wait to turn coach Allan Bunting’s brainwaves into reality again.

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Saturday, April 29 2023
Ian Foster says picking overseas-based players for All Blacks would be a ‘disaster’ for New Zealand rugby

All Blacks coach Ian Foster is against the idea of selecting players from overseas for the national team, saying it would be a “disaster” for New Zealand rugby.

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Saturday, April 29 2023
Leon MacDonald’s side keep touch with Super Rugby Pacific leaders

Blues 30

Fijian Drua 14

The Blues have kept in touch with the Super Rugby pace-setters by overcoming a host of challenges to hold off the Fijian Drua this afternoon.

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Thursday, April 27 2023
Next All Blacks coach Scott Robertson open to idea of picking overseas-based players

Scott Robertson is open to the idea of selecting overseas-based players for the All Blacks when he takes over as coach after the Rugby World Cup.

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Thursday, April 27 2023
New Zealand Rugby posts $47 million loss for 2022

New Zealand Rugby has reported a financial loss in 2022 of over $47 million.

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Wednesday, April 26 2023
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi in doubt for Rugby World Cup after injury - report

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi is in doubt to lead his country’s Rugby World Cup defence because of a knee injury, according to a report from South Africa.

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Wednesday, April 26 2023
Fight breaks out between rival coaches in American Major League Rugby clash

A rugby game in America descended into ugly scenes as two opposing coaches got into an on-field scrap.

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Tuesday, April 25 2023
Blues stop concerning trend with big win

Blues 55

Waratahs 21

The second half of the Super Rugby Pacific season for the Blues is about showing they belong in the conversation as potential title winners.

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Tuesday, April 25 2023
Highlanders lose to Force in dismal defeat

Force 30

Highlanders 17

In their trip to Perth to meet the Western Force, the Highlanders dug themselves a hole they couldn’t get out of.

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Monday, April 24 2023
Chiefs beat Fijian Drua to remain unbeaten

Chiefs 50

Drua 17

The Chiefs title quest marches on.

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Monday, April 24 2023
Crusaders need improvements after surviving scare against Rebels

Crusaders 43

Rebels 27

Don’t let the scoreline fool you. The time has come to ask serious questions of the Crusaders stuttering Super Rugby campaign.

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Friday, April 21 2023
Injuries bite as Super Rugby Pacific heads downhill towards playoffs

Super Rugby Pacific heads into the second half of its season with a downbeat series of matches in round nine.

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Friday, April 21 2023
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to make bombshell Warriors NRL return in 2024

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is making a shock return to the New Zealand Warriors.

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Monday, April 17 2023
Chiefs take down Hurricanes to move to top of Super Rugby standings

Chiefs 33

Hurricanes 17

The unbeaten Chiefs have charged back to the top of the Super Rugby standings with a defensive dominance to suggest they may be there to stay.

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Saturday, April 15 2023
Moana Pasifika fall short against Reds in historic Samoa match

Reds 40

Moana Pasifika 28

Moana Pasifika’s first Super Rugby Pacific match in Samoa wasn’t short of action for the vocal Apia Park crowd, but it ended in an all too familiar manner for the hosts.

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Wednesday, April 12 2023
All Blacks hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho re-signs with New Zealand Rugby until 2027 World Cup

Samisoni Taukei’aho has become the first All Black signed until the end of the next Rugby World Cup cycle.

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Monday, April 10 2023
Cam Roigard sends message to All Blacks selectors with brilliant performance

Hurricanes 29

Highlanders 14

Irrepressible halfback Cam Roigard underlined his ever-mounting All Blacks credentials with another influential performance as the Hurricanes continued on their merry way with a comfortable victory over the Highlanders.

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Monday, April 10 2023
Blues bounce back with nine-try win over Rebels

Blues 54

Rebels 17

Across two halves of rugby against the Rebels, the Blues displayed the importance of execution.

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Sunday, April 09 2023
Crusaders overcome big scare in Super Rugby Pacific

Crusaders 38

Moana Pasifika 21

Richie Mo’unga eventually celebrated his century-notching occasion for the Crusaders. The story of Good Friday in Christchurch, though, was Moana Pasifika giving the defending champions an unforeseen scare.

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Saturday, April 08 2023
Nearly 400 ex-rugby, football players in concussion lawsuit

The number of former players from rugby union, rugby league and football who are taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to nearly 400, a British law firm said today.

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Tuesday, April 04 2023
Sir Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford on his axing from the All Blacks and what’s wrong with the haka

One of the greatest All Blacks of all time, Sir Wayne “Buck” Shelford, has spoken about his sensational axing from the national team, the Bring Back Buck campaign, racism in rugby ranks and a lack of tikanga around Ka Mate.

Posted by: AT 02:58 am   |  Permalink   |  Email
Tuesday, April 04 2023
Blues No 10 Beauden Barrett ‘lacks confidence’ and should be moved to fullback, says All Blacks great Mils Muliaina

All Blacks great Mils Muliaina believes a move to fullback could help Beauden Barrett out of his recent form struggles for the Blues.

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Monday, April 03 2023
Chiefs hold off Blues to set record with sixth straight win

Chiefs 20

Blues 13

The Chiefs are venturing where none of their predecessors have gone before.

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Monday, April 03 2023
Hurricanes win tryfest to move into second in Super Rugby Pacific

Hurricanes 45

Force 42

The Hurricanes continue to build.

Posted by: AT 02:49 am   |  Permalink   |  Email
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