While Brodie Retallick won't feature for the All Blacks in Christchurch this weekend, the former World Rugby Player of the Year could be back on deck for the national side next weekend following a broken cheekbone suffered in July.
Moana Pasifika added talent and experience to their inaugural playing squad by signing two Hurricanes stars ahead of next year's Super Rugby Pacific.
Moana Pasifika have announced promising young playmaker Lincoln McClutchie as the ninth player signing of their inaugural Super Rugby Pacific squad.
Hawke's Bay have secured their third Mitre 10 Cup Championship title in nine years after cruising to a 36-24 victory over Northland in Napier.
Hawke's Bay are one game closer to keeping the Ranfurly Shield locked away in Napier over the summer.
Hawke's Bay will welcome back Gareth Evans from lengthy spell on the sidelines when the Magpies host Canterbury in Napier on Saturday.Â
Exciting locally-bred talent Kianu Kereru-Symes, Devan Flanders, Folau Fakatava, Lincoln McClutchie, and Danny Toala have re-signed with the Hawke's Bay Magpies for the next two years.
Exclusive: Historically, the path to playing professional rugby has followed a fairly standardised route. Hawke's Bay star Lincoln McClutchie has shown that young professionals are no longer required to follow such a regimented tradition.
Brad Weber and Liam Coltman are third-in-line for the All Blacks in their respective positions and both took to the field in Thursday night's Mitre 10 clash between Hawke's Bay and Otago.
The Hawkes Bay Magpies announced their 2018 Mitre 10 Cup squad yesterday which included an astounding six members of last year's national schoolboy champions, Hastings Boys High School.Â