North Island prop returns for Wellington for Canterbury grudge match
The Wellington Lions will be hoping to secure a third consecutive win this weekend, taking on Canterbury at Orangetheory Stadium.
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30 Sep 2020, 21:03
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Injury blow sees All Black lock replaced by Crusaders teammate
Uncapped Crusaders lock Mitchell Dunshea has been called into the All Blacks squad in place of Crusaders teammate Quinten Strange.
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30 Sep 2020, 19:15
Leaked documents supposedly reveal agreed upon Rugby Championship dates
New Zealand Rugby has a fresh fight on its hands, with claims that leaked documents show they agreed to a schedule that would invo…
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30 Sep 2020, 16:38
Northampton issue statement on Courtney Lawes' injury
Northampton have issued a statement 24 hours after Courtney Lawes hobbled out of Premiership action, sparking fears about his Engl…
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30 Sep 2020, 14:24
Piers Morgan wades into fondle-gate, accusing AWJ of causing 'ridiculously overblown controversy'
It's nearly 30 weeks since Joe Marler and fondle-gate but contrarian TV presenter Piers Morgan has reignited the controversy by ca…
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30 Sep 2020, 12:09
Teams named for Springboks trial game, with Kolisi set to resume captaincy
The Springboks are finally set to get the show on the road for 2020 with Saturday's trial game in Cape Town that lists Siya Kolisi…
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30 Sep 2020, 7:52
'Like Sergio Parisse for the forwards, Ma'a Nonu will be the daddy of the three-quarters'
There was surprise last weekend when Toulon signed 38-year-old Ma'a Nonu, but club owner Bernard Lemaitre insists the deal makes p…
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30 Sep 2020, 6:09
'I will not support any SA team again' - Fans divided over expanded Pro14 move that would make the Cheetahs homeless
On the opposite side, some South African Rugby supporters were concerned whether their own rugby will improve in a league where th…
Online Editors
29 Sep 2020, 23:12
'We're not going to roll over': Sam Cane speaks out about All Blacks scheduling 'blindside'
Sam Cane has reiterated New Zealand's frustrations at being blindsided by the Rugby Championship scheduling announcement.
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29 Sep 2020, 22:41
The advice passed on to Noah Lolesio by new Wallabies coach Dave Rennie
Exciting young playmaker Noah Lolesio has the backing of his Wallabies coaches to play his natural game rather than try to switch …
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29 Sep 2020, 21:48
Rassie Erasmus elects his replacements for the injured Handre Pollard
South Africa’s Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber opened up about a possible replacement for …
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29 Sep 2020, 21:35
'No surprise': New Zealand Rugby issue response to South Africa's planned Super Rugby exit
New Zealand Rugby has issued a press release in response to the statement made by the South Africa Rugby Union overnight that outl…
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29 Sep 2020, 20:03
'We would be going in with a bit of a disadvantage': Springboks stars not sold on Rugby Championship
While the ongoing Rugby Championship scheduling stand-off continues between New Zealand and SANZAAR, South Africa have been prepar…
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29 Sep 2020, 18:25
Former All Blacks call on current crop to 'get on with it and adapt' to potential Christmas isolation
All Black great Sir John Kirwan has called on the current test rugby stars to follow the lead set by the Warriors during the virus…
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29 Sep 2020, 17:17
PRO14 set for expansion after South Africa vote, but it isn't good news for the Cheetahs
It was 2017 when the PRO14 welcomed two teams from South Africa and the SARU have now voted to replace them with its four current …
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29 Sep 2020, 12:35
Injured Sale lock de Jager lands new Springboks role
Unavailable for the 2019/20 Premiership title run-in with Sale, Lood de Jager is helping out the Springboks this week ahead of sho…
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29 Sep 2020, 11:45
Top England players face missing 11 of the first 14 2020/21 Premiership fixtures
The congested rugby calendar will see leading England players feature very little in the opening half of the 2020/21 Gallagher Pre…
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29 Sep 2020, 11:06
Bristol favourite Radradra heads 5-strong European player of the year award shortlist
Challenge Cup players don't usually make the European player of the year shortlist, but Semi Radradra has been on fire for Bristol…
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29 Sep 2020, 10:42
New era begins at Saracens with 3 academy players set for first Premiership starts
Euro loss at Racing was the end of the line for the old guard at Saracens and they have included multiple academy players for Worc…
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29 Sep 2020, 10:00
Ulster buck UK Government recommendation as fans set to attend PRO14 opener
The outlook looked bleak for spectator sport following last week's UK Government recommendations, but Ulster will do things differ…
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29 Sep 2020, 8:45
