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Former Fiji Under 20 player Alex Hodgman who made his debut yesterday for the All Blacks says it was the confidence and support of the players that made it much easier for him to play his role on the field. The All
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has acknowledged standout performers Caleb Clarke and Beauden Barrett after the pair spearheaded his side's 27-7 win over the Wallabies at Eden Park. Clarke and Barrett were both nightma
There will be a new champion in the Digicel Escott Shield Competition this year after the RKS Old Boys team beat defending champions Army Green 17-12. In the other quarter-final matches Police Blue led by National
Sir Graham Henry says New Zealand Rugby made a mistake in appointing Ian Foster as All Blacks coach. Instead, Henry believed new Wallabies coach Dave Rennie should have got the job. Henry was part of the panel
Flying Fijians star, Semi Radradra has helped the Bristol Bears win their first European trophy as they beat French side Toulon 32-19 in the Challenge Cup final in France. Radradra's pace and quick hands helped set
Northland has secured their place in the Skipper Cup for next year after they beat Ba 17-0 in their Vodafone Vanua Championship semi-final yesterday. Inoke Ravuiwasa scored two tries while Eroni Leone scored one tr
All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu has warned they can’t expect the same scenario to play out at Eden Park on Sunday, as what happened in 2019. After losing 47-26 in Perth last year, the All Blacks rolled the Wall
The Rugby Championship has lost the World Cup winning Springboks. Tournament governing body Sanzaar have confirmed the South Africans will not be travelling to Australia for the competition. The Springboks ha
Alex Hodgman will make his debut for the All Blacks, Hoskins Sotutu is once again on the bench while Beauden Barrett returns for their second Bledisloe Cup match against the Wallabies. Sevu Reece has once again mis
Mal Meninga has sacrificed a month's pay with the NRL to become Wayne Bennett's assistant for this year's State of Origin series, forming one of the most powerful coaching duos in rugby league history. The Sydney M
Olympic gold medal-winning 7s players Jerry Tuwai and Samisoni Viriviri have been nominated for the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Decade. Tuwai won World Rugby Men's 7s Player of the Year Award last year
The All Blacks have confirmed that winger George Bridge will be out of rugby for up to six months after suffering a chest injury in field training yesterday. In a statement this evening, the All Blacks say Bridge w
All Blacks Assistant Coach John Plumtree says he can handle a missed call by a referee in test rugby - but "a consistent habit" of missed calls is where he says he draws the line. Plumtree feels they were hard done
The Fiji Rugby Union is looking at starting a local 7s series in December which will have a format similar to the HSBC 7s Series. FRU CEO, John O'Connor says they are looking at having four tournaments and they are
Senior All Blacks lock, Sam Whitelock is in doubt for the second Bledisloe test in Auckland after copping a head knock in Wellington while playmakers Beauden Barrett and Richie Mo’unga are both nursing less serious in
World champions, Springboks have been given a 48-hour deadline by SANZAAR to resolve their internal issues and confirm their participation in the Rugby Championship. There have been speculations that South Africa w
More than 40,000 tickets have been sold for Sunday's Bledisloe Cup match between the All Blacks and the Wallabies at Eden Park. Eden Park is a fortress for the All Blacks where they have not lost in 43 test matches
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan delivered a broadside against his New Zealand counterparts after a “wondrously ironic†16-16 draw undercut assertions that Australian teams don’t deserve equal billing in
Leone Nakarawa will be one of the experienced players in the Flying Fijians squad that will be tasked with guiding the new players. Coach Vern Cotter has injected a few of the experienced players in each position s
All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith says this weekend’s showdown with the Wallabies will be less 'rusty' and 'clunky than their draw in Wellington last weekend. Smith says the team is using their week of preparation
