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Sam Smith

Roving reporter and RugbyPass Employee of the Month Runner Up, March 2016. Based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Report: Rugby Australia threatens to go alone with Super Rugby as 'all bets are off'

On the eve of the All-Kiwi Super Rugby Pacific final between the Blues and Crusaders a 'bombshell' has been dropped by Rugby Austr…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
15 Jun 2022, 23:08

Dalton Papalii will be a game time decision as Blues name team to face Crusaders

The forwards remain the same as the semi-final win over the Brumbies, which means that openside flanker Adrian Choat, the only pla…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
15 Jun 2022, 20:23

Just one change for Crusaders as team named for Super Rugby Pacific final

The Crusaders are preparing for a massive clash in front of a full house at Eden Park on Saturday night, when they take on the Blu…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
15 Jun 2022, 20:05

'Disappointed but motivated': Maori All Black head coach on Perenara and Weber

Maori All Black head coach Clayton McMillan says that TJ Perenara and Brad Weber are disappointed on missing out on the All Black …

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
15 Jun 2022, 19:07

'I feel like I'm carving him up': New All Black Fakatava's sights set on pushing Aaron Smith

New All Black halfback Folau Fakatava is one of six new faces in Ian Foster's All Blacks squad but the young No 9 is no stranger t…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
15 Jun 2022, 18:34

Follow the July 2022 Summer Internationals on RugbyPass

Follow the 2022 Summer Internationals on RugbyPass with exhaustive editorial coverage of Australia vs England, New Zealand vs Irel…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
14 Jun 2022, 23:14

Follow the 2022 July Internationals on RugbyPass

Follow the 2022 mid-year test fixtures with exhaustive editorial coverage on RugbyPass, home of the 2022 July Internationals.

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
14 Jun 2022, 21:56

'They probably would have known': Solace for some dropped All Blacks

For every success story that comes out of an All Blacks squad announcement, there are inevitably two or three players left feeling…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
14 Jun 2022, 11:57

'No pattern of concern' means Pablo Matera free to play in Super Rugby final

Despite receiving two yellow cards in the Crusaders' semi-final victory over the Chiefs and two further yellows throughout the sea…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
14 Jun 2022, 9:01

'Genuinely looks wide': Questions hang over Stormers match-winning conversion

With a pressure kick to win the game from out wide, Libbok's effort looked online to start and then began to fade high, over the p…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
11 Jun 2022, 21:37

'Gutless': Brumbies 'robbed' of chance to win by non-call in final moments of semi-final

Brumbies flanker Luke Reimer was first over the ball and looked to have secured a holding on penalty that would have given the Bru…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
11 Jun 2022, 17:29

The Will Jordan play that highlights his rugby IQ

After 20 minutes of next to no possession or territory, it looked like the Crusaders' defensive wall was about to break.

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
10 Jun 2022, 10:48

'Shambolic': Crusaders coaches blast Christchurch stadium construction delays

Two Crusaders coaches have blasted the ongoing delays that have halted the construction of a new stadium in Christchurch.

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
09 Jun 2022, 21:57

All Blacks star avoids court charge despite 'extremely excessive' speeding

All Blacks loose forward and Blues captain Dalton Papalii has avoided a court charge after he was accused by police of "extremely …

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
09 Jun 2022, 19:31

All Blacks lose loose forward for the season

Crusaders loose forward Ethan Blackadder will miss the rest of the season after scans confirmed he will need to undergo shoulder s…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
09 Jun 2022, 2:52

'Poison': How the 2013 Highlanders season was derailed by All Blacks stars

Current and former Highlanders stars have opened up on how the franchise went wrong in their dismal 2013 Super Rugby campaign.

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
07 Jun 2022, 23:33

Ex-All Blacks star Matt Todd joins Canterbury coaching staff for NPC

Former All Blacks flanker Matt Todd has been unveiled as one of four newly-appointed Canterbury coaches for this year's NPC.

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
06 Jun 2022, 22:53

New Zealand Rugby issues public apology to Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate

New Zealand Rugby has issued a public apology to Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate following the Black Ferns hooker's decline in wellbeing…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
06 Jun 2022, 20:05

Brodie Retallick's mammoth performance bodes well for Chiefs and All Blacks

Fears of Brodie Retallick's demise may have been somewhat premature - if the big All Black lock's performance against the Waratahs…

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
04 Jun 2022, 13:10

Just one Australian included in 2022 Super Rugby Pacific Dream Team

Only one Australian has been voted into a fan-selected Super Rugby Pacific Dream Team conducted by RugbyPass.

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
03 Jun 2022, 1:40
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