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Nov 30, 21 •
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All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea has signed a four-year deal with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) which will keep him in Aotearoa through to the end of the 2025 season. Savea, who captained the All Blacks for the first time in 2021 and produced consistently...




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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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May 10, 21 •
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All Blacks and Hurricanes halfback TJ Perenara is heading home – inking a new deal with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his former Super Rugby team through to 2023. Perenara has finished up his time with the NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes in Japan’s Top League...




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Apr 19, 21 •
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n a move which will be welcomed by all New Zealand rugby fans, All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby and his Super Rugby team, inking a deal through to 2023. Coles’ re-signing is a major announcement for both...




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Dec 3, 20 •
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Experience and continuity run through the 2021 Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa squads announced today with just 26 rookies across New Zealand’s five clubs and just nine player transfers. The 26 ‘rookies’, defined as those players who have signed their first...




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Nov 10, 20 •
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• Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa 2021 draw confirmed• The competition will kick off on Friday, 26 February• There will be a Final to decide the Tū Kōtahi Aotearoa trophy• Sky is the new Super Rugby Aotearoa naming rights sponsor New Zealand Rugby (NZR)...




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Apr 27, 20 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the five NZ Super Rugby Clubs are undertaking a review of New Zealand’s Super Rugby model to ensure the future success for the clubs and competition on and off the field. The review, called Aratipu – is about growing,...




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Apr 1, 20 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced an emergency grant will be made available to New Zealand’s five Super Rugby clubs to ensure the clubs and competition are in the best position possible for when the Investec Super Rugby competition resumes. NZR Chief...




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Jul 30, 19 •
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All Blacks and Hurricanes outside back Jordie Barrett has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby and his Hurricanes team, extending his time in New Zealand for at least another three years, through to 2022. 22-year-old Barrett, the younger brother of Beauden and...




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Jun 20, 19 •
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The Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks will be flying the South African flag during the 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby quarterfinals this weekend. Handre Pollard and his Vodacom Bulls team face the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday morning with the men from...




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Jun 18, 19 •
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Player-development, on-field success and huge growth in online fan engagement are among the 2019 Investec Super Rugby regular season highlights being celebrated by New Zealand Rugby (NZR). For the fourth year running, four of New Zealand’s five Investec...




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Jun 16, 19 •
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After 18 Rounds and 120 matches of the regular season the quarter-finalists for the 2019 Super Rugby tournament have been confirmed by SANZAAR in accordance with the tournament rules. After a very competitive season the configuration of the...




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May 9, 19 •
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The Say My Name Round is back in Investec Super Rugby this week, with all five New Zealand clubs stepping up to celebrate rugby’s diverse community by focussing on what makes people truly unique and reflects their identity – their name. Building on...




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Apr 2, 19 •
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The Scarlets have bolstered their pack for next season with the signing of second row Sam Lousi from the Hurricanes. The 27-year-old has been a regular for the New Zealand Super Rugby side since making his debut in 2017 and was in the starting line-up that...




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Feb 7, 19 •
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Powerful midfielder Ngani Laumape has become the latest player to commit to New Zealand, after extending his contract with New Zealand Rugby and his Hurricanes Super Rugby team. 25-year-old Laumape made his Investec Super Rugby and provincial debut...




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Jan 24, 19 •
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All Blacks hooker and Hurricanes captain Dane Coles has confirmed he is staying in New Zealand after extending his contract through to 2021. His recommitment means New Zealand Rugby and the Hurricanes can continue to rely on his outstanding leadership, skill...




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Oct 31, 18 •
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Thirty-three new faces feature among the 190 professional players contracted by New Zealand’s five Investec Super Rugby clubs for the 2019 season. The Blues, Chiefs, Wellington, Crusaders and Highlanders have named their 38-strong squads today after...




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Jul 22, 18 •
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The Emirates Lions qualified for a third successive Vodacom Super Rugby semi-final with their impressive 40-23 victory over the Jaguares on Saturday afternoon in Johannesburg. They will meet the Waratahs next Saturday at Emirates Airlines Park from 15h05 in...




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Jul 22, 18 •
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Following the completion of the four quarter-finals the semi-finalists for the 2018 Super Rugby tournament have been confirmed by SANZAAR in accordance with the tournament rules. Semi-Final 1: Winner Quarter-Final 1 v Winner Quarter-Final 2 Semi-Final 2:...




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Jul 19, 18 •
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Hurricanes prop Jeffery To’omaga-Allen will become New Zealand’s latest Investec Super Rugby centurion when he appears in his 100th match in the competition against the Chiefs tomorrow night. The popular Wellingtonian will achieve the milestone in front...




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Jul 16, 18 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Hurricanes have re-signed two key players, with loose forward Ardie Savea and outside back Jordie Barrett re-committing to the national body and the Super club. 24-year-old Savea and 21-year-old Barrett have recommitted through...




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Jul 15, 18 •
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After 19 Rounds and 120 matches of the regular season the quarter-finalists for the 2018 Super Rugby tournament have been confirmed by SANZAAR in accordance with the tournament rules. The four quarter-final hosts: The three Conference Winners –...




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Jun 27, 18 •
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The colour, action and stars of Investec Super Rugby return this weekend as the Highlanders, Crusaders, Hurricanes, Chiefs and Blues push for a place in this year’s competition playoffs rounds. A super finish is in store with four New Zealand teams – the...




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Jun 18, 18 •
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Julian Savea confirmed this evening that he will be leaving New Zealand at the end of the 2018 Investec Super Rugby season to join French Top 14 club Toulon. New Zealand Rugby, Hurricanes and Wellington Rugby have collectively praised Savea for his massive...




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Jun 12, 18 •
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SANZAAR has announced the tournament dates for the 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby competition that will kick-off on Friday 15 February when the Chiefs host the Highlanders in New Zealand, with the Cell C Sharks getting local proceedings underway with an away clash...



