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Feb 22, 15 •
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Grant Jarrold has been elected the new Chairman of the Crusaders. Mr Jarrold said he was looking forward to stepping up to the role of Crusaders Chairman and continuing to contribute to the organisation. “I am passionate about this team and have enjoyed...
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Feb 5, 15 •
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Accolades are flowing for the All Blacks most capped centre and Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith, who has today confirmed he is leaving New Zealand rugby at the end of the 2015 season. 33-year-old Smith will join French club Pau on a two-year deal at the end...
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Jan 22, 15 •
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All Blacks prop Charlie Faumuina has re-committed to the Blues and New Zealand Rugby to the end of 2017. One of the most mobile props in the game, 28-year-old Faumuina has established himself as a dominant and versatile tighthead, with the ability to play...
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Jan 22, 15 •
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Crusaders and Highlanders fans will get their first opportunity to see their teams in action this weekend, when they meet in a pre-season clash in Timaru. The game kicks off at 2:30 at Alpine Energy Stadium and will be played in four quarters with rolling...
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Jan 18, 15 •
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Luke Masirewa and Kayla McAlister named players of the tournament Two new champions have been crowned after the Finals of the Bayleys National Sevens tournament in Rotorua today. The Waikato Mooloos took down Wellington in an entertaining nine-try men’s Cup...
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Jan 17, 15 •
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New Zealand Women’s Sevens speedster Kayla McAlister proved to be a devastating weapon for Auckland after scoring a tiebreaking – and Waikato heart-breaking – try after the final hooter, to catapult her team straight into the semifinals of this year’s...
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Dec 21, 14 •
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Photo: Anton Geyser One of world rugby’s leading coaches, Wayne Smith, is to return to the All Blacks coaching staff for the 2015 season, it was announced today. Smith, who was part of the All Blacks coaching staff from 2004 through to the team’s...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Daniel Carter, world rugby’s leading points scorer and one of the greatest players to ever don the All Blacks jersey, is to leave New Zealand rugby at the end of the 2015 season. The All Blacks and Crusaders first five-eighth has announced he has signed...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Photo: Getty Images – Michael Bradley Success celebrated at 2014 Steinlager Rugby Awards All Black Brodie Retallick has backed up his World Rugby International Player of the Year award by being named the Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year at the 2014...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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The Crusaders XI are preparing to take on the Todd Blackadder-led Tradies XI in the annual Crusaders Charity Cricket match next weekend. The event has been running for more than thirty years and raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Association of New Zealand....
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Nov 26, 14 •
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After a successful season where they retained their number one world ranking for the fifth consecutive year the All Blacks dominate the nominations for the 2014 Steinlager Rugby Awards. The All Blacks are nominated for the adidas Team of the Year, Steve...
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Nov 25, 14 •
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New Zealand’s newest fully contracted professional players will attend a New Zealand Rugby induction day in Wellington tomorrow. The induction day is designed to help players understand their new employment environment and their responsibilities and...
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Nov 17, 14 •
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New Zealand Women’s Sevens Head Coach Sean Horan has named 16 players to attend a final selection camp ahead of the opening tournament of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Dubai next month. The camp attendees were selected after the second and...
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Nov 14, 14 •
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The New Zealand Heartland XV squad to play Cook Islands Residents XV on Saturday has been named by Head Coach Kurt McQuilkin today. A decision on Jake Ashby’s avilability for the match will be made on Saturday morning (NZT). Kick-off for the match...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Preparations for the 2015 Junior World Championships have begun with the selection of 51 players to attend the New Zealand Under 20s camp. The camp, from 27 November to 3 December will be held at the Sport and Rugby Institute in Palmerston North. Further...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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150,564 registered rugby players 12 percent increase in number of female rugby players Teenage and Small Blacks numbers grow Two thousand more players laced up their rugby boots in 2014 than the previous year and many of them were women, teenagers and Small...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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New Zealand Rugby and its SANZAR partners have signed a conditional five year agreement with SKY for media rights in New Zealand from 2016. “We are thrilled to have achieved what is a great result for rugby in this country,” said Steve Tew, Chief...
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Oct 20, 14 •
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The Māori All Blacks squad to take on Japan next month was named in Wellington today and features 11 new caps. The team will be captained by Chiefs midfield back Charlie Ngatai with Tasman loose forward Shane Christie as vice-captain. While New Zealand Rugby...
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Oct 19, 14 •
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The best players from Pink Batts Heartland Championship have been named in the Heartland XV to play three matches, including two in the Cook Islands, by Head Coach Kurt McQuilkin today. The 24-strong squad will play New Zealand Marist XV on 8 November before...
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Oct 10, 14 •
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The team has been crunching the scenarios and worked out who you need to cheer for in the last round of the Pink Batts Heartland Championship before the semifinals. Things are looking pretty interesting, with the top eight teams all going through to a...
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Oct 9, 14 •
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Former All Black David Hill will join the coaching team at the Blues for the forthcoming Investec Super Rugby competition. Hill will take up the role as backs skills coach for the Blues, to complete their coaching group for the 2015 season under head coach...
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Oct 8, 14 •
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Canterbury and Crusaders midfield back Adam Whitelock has announced he will be taking up a contract with French rugby club, Bayonne, at the conclusion of this ITM Cup season. Whitelock, who has played over 50 games for both the Crusaders and Canterbury ITM...
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Oct 8, 14 •
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Hearing confirmed for red-carded East Coast player Wairarapa Bush loose forward Sam Marshall-Wilson has been banned from all rugby for five weeks – a sentence including the remainder of this year’s Pink Batts Heartland Championship and the start of next...
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Oct 5, 14 •
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Wellington Under 19 have secured the Graham Mourie Cup in the premiership division of the inaugural Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament after beating Canterbury 32-21 in Taupo this afternoon. Meanwhile Southland Under 19 beat Manawatu 26-21 in...
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Sep 11, 14 •
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Auckland coach Paul Feeney has made four changes to his starting line up to face Bay of Plenty in Rotorua this Saturday (kick off 2.35pm). Youngsters Blake Gibson and Leon Fukofuka are both promoted to the starting XV for the first time, after performing...
