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Oct 26, 21 •
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Following a year hiatus due to COVID-19, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today confirmed the New Zealand Heartland XV will be back in 2021, with South Canterbury’s Nigel Walsh named as Head Coach. Joining Walsh at the helm as Assistant Coach is Steelform...
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Oct 22, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play the USA in the 1874 Cup Test match at FedExField in Washington DC on Saturday 23 October (Kick-off: 3.30PM EST, 8.30AM Sunday 24 October NZT). The matchday 23 is (Test caps in brackets. New caps in bold): Ethan de...
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Oct 19, 21 •
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Women’s rugby fans showed their excitement for Rugby World Cup 2021, playing in New Zealand in 2022 as the unique Mastercard RWC 2021 tournament pass offering sold out in just minutes. In response to the huge demand for tickets, New Zealand Rugby have...
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Oct 18, 21 •
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The Chiefs Rugby Club and the Northern Districts Cricket Association have joined forces for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific, Super Rugby Aupiki and Dream11 Super Smash competitions offering fans a unique multi code membership available from this Wednesday....
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Oct 18, 21 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is in mourning today following the tragic death of Sean Wainui in an early morning car accident. CEO Mark Robinson has extended all of rugby’s condolences to Wainui’s wife Paige, their children Kawariki and Arahia, and their wider...
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Oct 15, 21 •
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The Chiefs Rugby Club is encouraging the Waikato community to help increase the country’s vaccination efforts, teaming up with the Waikato District Health Board for the Super Saturday vaccination drive this weekend. To encourage locals to visit a...
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Oct 13, 21 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is encouraging the rugby community to support the country’s increased vaccination efforts, which will culminate with ‘Super Saturday’ this weekend. NZR Chief Executive Mark Robinson acknowledged that rugby plays an...
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Oct 13, 21 •
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The Chiefs Rugby Club is now home to both the All Blacks captain and Black Ferns captain, announcing today that Les Elder has put pen to paper committing to the Chiefs Women’s squad for the upcoming 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki competition. The 34-year-old loose...
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Oct 6, 21 •
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Allan Bunting announced as Chiefs Women Head Coach Four-team women’s competition confirmed for March 2022 Former Black Ferns Sevens Head Coach and two-time NZR Coach of the Year Allan Bunting has signed on as Head Coach for the Chiefs Women’s team ahead...
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Oct 6, 21 •
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Four-team women’s competition confirmed for March 2022Head Coaches announced The country’s leading women players will set the rugby landscape alight in 2022 with the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki. The Blues, Chiefs and Hurricanes, as well as a...
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Oct 5, 21 •
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It has been an incredible year for SANZAAR and its partners as the pandemic continued to cause huge disruptions across the sporting world. Despite this, rugby in the southern hemisphere continued to deliver high-quality action for fans amidst the continual...
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Oct 4, 21 •
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Taranaki and Chiefs lock Josh Lord has been called into the All Blacks squad for the Northern Tour to the USA and Europe. 20-year-old Lord, together with All Blacks Sam Cane, Samuel Whitelock, Dane Coles and Shannon Frizell, will meet up with the squad in the...
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Sep 30, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play in the final Test match of the Fortinet Rugby Championship against South Africa at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, on Saturday 2 October (Kick off: 8.05PM AEST / 11.05PM NZT). The matchday 23 is (Test caps in...
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Sep 28, 21 •
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Warren Gatland appointed Director of Rugby; Clayton McMillan to remain as Head Coach The Chiefs Rugby Club have announced a new coaching structure which will see returning coach Warren Gatland appointed to the new position of Director of Rugby, and 2021...
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Sep 23, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play in the historic 100th Test match against South Africa in the Fortinet Rugby Championship at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville, on Saturday 25 September (Kick-off: 5.05PM AEST, 7.05PM NZT). The matchday 23...
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Sep 16, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on Saturday 18 September (Kick-off: 8.05PM AEST, 10.05PM NZT). The matchday 23 is (Test caps in brackets): Joe Moody (51) Samisoni...
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Sep 15, 21 •
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All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith won’t be joining the All Blacks in Australia for the Fortinet Rugby Championship. 32-year-old Smith stayed in New Zealand to be with his family awaiting the birth of his second child. He will join his Manawatu Turbos team...
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Sep 13, 21 •
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The top schoolboy players in the country have been found with New Zealand Rugby today announcing the 2021 New Zealand Schools, New Zealand Barbarian Under 18 and New Zealand Māori Under 18 Ngā Whatukura Boys teams. The 75 players have been rewarded for...
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Sep 10, 21 •
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Brodie Retallick to captain team The All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on Sunday 12 September (Kick-off: 5.05PM AEST, 7.05PM NZT) The matchday 23 is (Test caps in...
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Sep 6, 21 •
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• Les Elder returns to Captain the Black Ferns• 12 players in line for Black Ferns debut• Portia Woodman, Kelly Brazier and Stacey Fluhler selected after Olympic gold Black Ferns Coach Glenn Moore has named a 34-player squad for the upcoming tour of...
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Sep 3, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Optus Stadium, Perth, on Sunday 5 September, (Kick-off: 2.00PM AWST, 6.00PM NZT). The matchday 23 is (Test caps in brackets): George Bower (5) Codie Taylor (60)...
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Aug 31, 21 •
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Māori All Black and former Highlanders first five-eighth Josh Ioane is set to join the Gallagher Chiefs next season, having signed with the club for their 2022 Super Rugby Pacific campaign. The 26-year-old, who holds one All Blacks Test cap to his name, said...
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Aug 30, 21 •
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Super Rugby Pacific will kick off a new era for the world’s most exciting professional rugby competition next February with a 15-week regular season and a refreshed finals format, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby Australia (RA) have announced. The 2022...
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Aug 26, 21 •
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The match officials for the remaining nine Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches to be played in Perth, Brisbane, Townsville and Gold Coast in the coming weeks were announced by World Rugby on Thursday, with Englishmen Luke Pearce and Matthew Carley in...
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Aug 26, 21 •
398 Views •
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SANZAAR today confirmed, in association with Rugby Australia, that the outstanding second-round match of The Rugby Championship (TRC) between Australia and New Zealand, that was due to be played on Saturday 28 August, has been rescheduled for 1400 (AWST) on...
