Top rugby ref says if he'd had the benefit of video replays in 2007 he wouldn't be a target of Kiwi abuse.
There should be no surprise Sanzaar boss Andy Marinos has sided with Rugby Australia. Wellington Pride lost to Manawatū Cyclones in the South pool of the Farah Palmer Cup. Comment: New Zealand Rugby now has to back down or double down in the face of resistance. The Magpies take on the red-and-blacks in a Mitre 10 Cup clash at Napier’s McLean Park. World Rugby is set to pull all funding if the Tongan union fails to sign a tripartite agreement to work alongside the Tonga government and global governing body.
NZ and Australia's Pasifika players are enemies at Bledisloe Cup time, but they are strong allies when it comes to a Pasifika Super Rugby team. It's a girl. A pipe opener over 500m on Friday worked the oracle. Comment: Phil Gifford's reflections on Ranfurly Shield rugby in a time of plague. OPINION: Red faces will be spared when Lachlan Boshier surely gets his national call-up in the coming days.
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Facing 2nd division England club rugby with disgraced Saracens, the star shopped around France but demanded 10% of a club's wage bill to himself.
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The ex-Kiwi captain leaves with the record for most NRL appearances by a New Zealander. The match would have been the men's side's biggest test since the 2010 World Cup. Wellington have sent the message to the rest of the Mitre 10 Cup. All the action between Tasman and Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup. The latest rugby news, analysis, match coverage, live scores, fixtures, standings, video and photos. The oldest and most respected rugby magazine in New Zealand, published 10 times a year. Waikato will face that strong Tasman side this coming Saturday.