More details revealed on Warren Gatland's role with the Chiefs
The Chiefs will enter the 2022 season with a re-jigged coaching structure following the departure of forwards guru Neil Barnes and…
Tom Vinicombe
28 Jan 2022, 5:22
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Tom Vinicombe is Southern Hemisphere features editor for RugbyPass. Tom has travelled the world covering rugby and lived in Europe, Asia and Oceania.
Senior hooker says continuity puts Blues in good stead ahead of Super season
The Blues will head into the coming Super Rugby Pacific season knowing that it will take a monumental effort to continue their suc…
Tom Vinicombe
25 Jan 2022, 7:35
Caleb Clarke's 'hard sessions' with new Blues recruit Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Blues fans will have plenty to cheer about when Super Rugby Pacific kicks off next month, thanks in part to the return of Caleb Cl…
Tom Vinicombe
25 Jan 2022, 6:15
Interview
'It was kind of playing with my head': Tupou Vaa'i on the All Blacks season that was
After making his test debut in 2020 on the back of a breakout campaign with the Chiefs, 2021 was another big year for 21-year-old …
Tom Vinicombe
23 Jan 2022, 20:48
Marika Koroibete, Lachlan Boshier and Vince Aso named for Wild Knights debuts
After forfeiting their opening two matches of the new League One competition, the Saitama Wild Knights will finally take the field…
Tom Vinicombe
21 Jan 2022, 5:40
Kiwi pivots set to face off as Folau-less Shining Arcs take on Green Rockets
The top flight of Japan's League One competition enters its third round this weekend and while every match has a Kiwi connection o…
Tom Vinicombe
20 Jan 2022, 10:52
Wallabies' breakout star preparing for backline competition
Len Ikitau has begun preparations for his first Super Rugby season post his test rugby debut.
Tom Vinicombe
20 Jan 2022, 7:23
Opinion
Will the next great Argentina playmaker please stand up?
There’s an impending problem arising for Argentina in the No 10 jersey.
Tom Vinicombe
19 Jan 2022, 10:21
Succession planning can't take a back seat in All Blacks' second row
For one reason or another, the All Blacks locks have really struggled to hit their stride over the past three years.
Tom Vinicombe
19 Jan 2022, 9:40
Opinion
Coming season career-defining for two of the All Blacks' finest of 2021
While 2022 won't necessarily be pivotal for the All Blacks as a whole, it does loom as a crucial year for a number of key players …
Tom Vinicombe
13 Jan 2022, 8:03
Opinion
Opening weekend of League One highlights big issue for Japan
Japan's premier club rugby competition has always attracted its fair share of foreign talent but the opening weekend of the new Le…
Tom Vinicombe
12 Jan 2022, 6:50
'I didn't want to play anymore': D'Angelo Leuila's rise from the ashes
D'Angelo Leuila had every intention of giving up on rugby at the beginning of 2021. Now, he's an NPC champion.
Tom Vinicombe
11 Jan 2022, 16:30
McKenzie's Sungoliath fire as Deans' champion Wild Knights take double blow
The opening week of the new season of Japan's Rugby League One has resulted in mixed fortunes for last year's finalists.
Tom Vinicombe
09 Jan 2022, 5:45
Patrick Tuipulotu to partner former Chief in Verblitz second row
The Verblitz have named an all-Kiwi second row for their opening game of the 2022 Japan Rugby League One season, with new recruit …
Tom Vinicombe
07 Jan 2022, 5:32
Damian McKenzie to don fullback jersey in first Sungoliath appearance
Despite suggesting that he sees his long-term future at flyhalf, Damian McKenzie has been named in his more traditional position o…
Tom Vinicombe
06 Jan 2022, 7:59
Israel Folau named for rugby union return after extended absence
Over 1,000 days since Israel Folau last played a professional match of rugby union, the former Wallabies fullback will make his re…
Tom Vinicombe
06 Jan 2022, 6:48
Opinion
Unfortunate consequences of revised Super Rugby Pacific draw
The continuing impacts of the global pandemic have curtailed some of those important changes to Super Rugby Pacific for 2021 and l…
Tom Vinicombe
23 Dec 2021, 7:39
Opinion
England match adds to All Blacks' revenge mission in 2022
Given how the 2021 international season ended, with the All Blacks going down to Ireland and France in successive weeks, Ian Foste…
Tom Vinicombe
15 Dec 2021, 11:26
Opinion
The biggest benefit of bringing in Joe Schmidt as an All Blacks selector
Joe Schmidt will add some fresh thinking to the All Blacks selection process next season and there's more than a few problem posit…
Tom Vinicombe
14 Dec 2021, 11:55
Jordie Barrett's midfield move 'not a matter of if, it's a matter of when'
Just when it looks like Jordie Barrett has well and truly locked down the No 15 jersey for New Zealand and come of age in the blac…
Tom Vinicombe
10 Dec 2021, 9:43
