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Jul 5, 22 •
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The Steinlager Series is officially sold out with rugby fans taking up the final few tickets at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin and Sky Stadium in Wellington where the All Blacks will play Ireland in the second and third Tests respectively. “It’s pretty...
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Jul 4, 22 •
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The best of women’s talent will get the chance to impress Black Ferns coaches this Friday with the Black Ferns Trial being played at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe (kick off 7.05pm). The trial brings together 46 of the country’s leading players to...
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Jun 30, 22 •
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New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) newest Team in Black, the All Blacks XV, will embark on a 3-week global tour playing in North America, the UK and Europe. Matches against Canada and the Barbarians have been confirmed, with two additional high profile matches to be...
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Jun 30, 22 •
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Head Coach Ian Foster said the selectors were excited to name the first All Blacks test team for 2022. “This is doubly exciting for us playing at a packed Eden Park for our first test of the year, leading into a sold out Steinlager series.” “After what...
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Jun 27, 22 •
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All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster has asked Joe Schmidt come in to help the team prepare this week, with a third All Blacks Coach Scott McLeod, testing postive for Covid 19. Foster and Assistant Coach John Plumtree tested positive for Covid 19 at the weekend...
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Jun 27, 22 •
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10 debutants named, Bailyn and Zarn Sullivan named together for first time Māori All Blacks first test against Ireland since 2010 New partner, Chemist Warehouse presents the Māori All Blacks v Ireland The Māori All Blacks team has been named to play...
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Jun 13, 22 •
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The 36-strong squad is as follows: *denotes new cap ForwardsHookersDane Coles (Hurricanes, Wellington)Codie Taylor (Crusaders, Canterbury)Samisoni Taukei’aho (Chiefs, Waikato) PropsAidan Ross* (Chiefs, Bay of Plenty)George Bower (Crusaders, Otago)Nepo...
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May 4, 22 •
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Months out from Rugby World Cup 2021 playing in 2022, New Zealand rugby fans get their first taste of Black Ferns action with the Pacific Four Series squad named today. Black Ferns coaches Wayne Smith, Wesley Clarke and Whitney Hansen have named 31 players in...
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Apr 4, 22 •
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One of the countries most successful coaches, Wayne Smith, has signed on as Technical Coach with the Black Ferns through to Rugby World Cup 2021, played in 2022. Smith is no stranger to World Cup success, as part of the All Blacks coaching set up for the...
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Mar 16, 22 •
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Due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19 in New Zealand Round 5 has been amended COVID outbreaks in the Blues, Highlanders and Crusaders squads have forced amendments to the Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 schedule in New Zealand. Moana Pasifika will now play the...
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Mar 4, 22 •
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Almost eight months since lighting up the rugby fields in Tokyo, the All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens are set to make their return to international sevens in Fiji later this month. With confirmation that the borders will open for vaccinated New...
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Feb 22, 22 •
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STATSports, the world’s leading company in GPS performance data, has today announced they will become the official high-performance supplier of the All Blacks, the most successful national men’s rugby team of all time. STATSports will provide their...
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Feb 14, 22 •
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The Black Ferns programme has received a welcome boost in 2022 with 29 contracted players leaving behind their day jobs to focus their attention on rugby. Building on the professional performance contracts introduced in 2018, the new contracting model...
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Feb 11, 22 •
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The Super Rugby Pacific Competitions Committee has today confirmed that due to several Moana Pasifika players testing positive to COVID-19 their match against the Blues on Friday 18 February will be postponed. Further planning work will now be carried out...
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Jan 21, 22 •
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The countdown to the start of Sky Super Rugby Aupiki is officially on with the draw and naming rights partner announced today. Mirroring the first ever women’s Super Rugby match in New Zealand last May, the Blues will host the Waitomo Chiefs Manawa at Eden...
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Dec 7, 21 •
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All Blacks, Chiefs and Bay of Plenty loose forward Sam Cane has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby, inking a new deal with his national union, Super Rugby club and province through to 2025. 29-year-old Cane has been a mainstay of the national game since making...
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Nov 25, 21 •
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All Blacks Captain Sam Whitelock, High-Performance Coach Nic Gill and Assistant Coach Brad Mooar to ride bikes for 24 hours to raise money for Bowel Cancer Prevention. The three are taking on the challenge of peddling for 24 hours on a stationary Watt Bike...
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Nov 19, 21 •
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29-year-old Gallagher Chiefs hooker Nathan Harris has announced today he has opted to retire from rugby, signing out on an impressive career. Gallagher Chief Nathan Harris said it was time for him to move onto his next chapter following the continued...
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Nov 19, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play France for the Dave Gallaher Trophy in the final Test of their Tudor Northern Tour at Stade de France, Paris, on Saturday 20 November (Kick off: 9.00PM CET / 9.00AM Sunday NZT). The matchday 23 is: In several changes...
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Nov 18, 21 •
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All Blacks Sevens Co-Captain Scott Curry will play a pivotal role in the build up to the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2022, extending his contract which includes a stint playing in Japan. Under the terms of the contract announced today,...
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Nov 15, 21 •
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The Gallagher Chiefs fixtures for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific competition have been confirmed. The competition will include a Super Round Melbourne in Round 2 that will see all 12 teams gather at AAMI Park in Melbourne for three straight days of...
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Nov 11, 21 •
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The Black Ferns team to face France, at Stade de Hameau in Pau on Saturday (3pm kick off / 3am Sunday NZT) has been named. Pip Love (13) Grace Houpapa-Barrett (2) Aleisha Pearl Nelson (37) Joanah Ngan-Woo (4) Maiakawanakaulani Roos (1) Dhys Faleafaga (1) Les...
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Nov 11, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play Ireland at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday 13 November. (Kick-off: 3.15PM / 4.15AM Sunday NZT). The matchday 23 is: Joe Moody (55)Codie Taylor (65)Nepo Laulala (38)Brodie Retallick (90)Samuel Whitelock...
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Nov 4, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play Italy at Stadium Olimpico in Rome, on Saturday 6 November (Kick-off: 2.00PM CET / 2.00AM NZT Sunday) in the third match of the Tudor Northern Tour. The matchday 23 is: George Bower (9) Dane Coles (77) Tyrel Lomax...
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Nov 4, 21 •
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Chiefs Women Head Coach Allan Bunting has named a 27 strong squad for the upcoming 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Ten of the twenty-seven talented players selected will be in line to make their Chiefs debut when the competition kicks off next year. The...
