Tom Vinicombe is Southern Hemisphere features editor for RugbyPass. Tom has travelled the world covering rugby and lived in Europe, Asia and Oceania.
The Barrett brothers, Beauden, Scott and Jordie, are arguably three of the greatest ever rugby exports out of Taranaki. Finally, a…
Interview: There’s more than a touch of irony to the fact that four seasons on from his departure from the Blues, Bryn Hall is a…
Interview: On the back of an exceptional career in New Zealand, 2019 was supposed to be Ben Smith’s successful swansong. It’s …
New breakdown interpretations, empty stadiums and mid-season squad changes – it’s been a massive adjustment for Gallagher Prem…
2020 was a great year for the Blues, particularly during Super Rugby Aotearoa, but great years have come and gone for the team and…
Despite a promising start, 2020 was a dud year for the Chiefs and new coach Warren Gatland. The team still has a great backbone fr…
With rugby as a sport becoming more "complicated" and "boring" as the years have passed, an ambitious former administrator has his…
While the NZ Super Rugby sides are laden with talent across the park and there should be no issues recovering from the players los…
Luke Jacobson, despite having little experience at international or even Super Rugby level, was selected to travel to Japan with t…
When it came time for Jordie Barrett to make a decision about where he wanted to play Super Rugby, it’s fair to say that the tal…
New Zealand and Australia’s localised Super Rugby competitions have been widely-regarded as great successes but everything that …
When Jordie Barrett signed his latest contract with NZR almost a year ago to the day, a clause was included that allowed the 17-ca…
Will Jordan has always been destined for big things. Instead of looking for more action elsewhere, however, the talented outside b…
Liam Messam will be back for Waikato in this year’s Mitre 10 Cup. Despite the experience that comes with 179 Super Rugby caps, M…
The original apprehension surrounding Sam Cane's appointment as All Blacks captain has now developed into full-blown criticism due…
When the New Zealand secondary schools side beat their Australian counterparts 34-11 in 2017, five players in the NZ backline crac…
Exclusive: The Crusaders have a history of producing somewhat handy openside flankers. While it’s still early days yet, it appea…
When Super 12 was launched, the initial spots for teams were handed out based on merit. SANZAAR has since made the mistake of tryi…
Richard Kahui had all but come to terms with the fact that he was never going to play Super Rugby again. While the coronavirus pan…
It’s fair to say that Matt Duffie probably didn’t know what he was getting himself into when, in 2016, he made the switch from…
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