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Tuesday Morning Round Up

Rebels sign Will Genia The Melbourne Rebels have landed the prized signing of Wallabies vice-captain Will Genia until the end of 2019. Full story   Springbok Injury Update Springbok prop Frans...

Counties Manukau Steelers sign Stephen Donald

Iconic New Zealand rugby player Stephen Donald is to return home to re-join the Counties Manukau Steelers for the Mitre 10 Cup.   The 33-year-old former Waiuku and Wesley College student is returning...

SBW cleared for Rugby Championship opener

  An appeal by New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams against the matches which a disciplinary committee counted towards his four-week suspension following his red card for dangerous charging contrary...

Chiefs sign halfback trio for 2018

The Chiefs have secured the signing of 3 skilful halfbacks for 2018.   The Chiefs welcome Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi who will join the team on a two-year term. The 22-year-old Taranaki halfback has...

SBW will miss the Rugby Championship opener

The World Rugby Judiciary dashed New Zealand's hopes of fielding suspended centre Sonny Bill Williams in the All Blacks' opening Rugby Championship/ Bledisloe Cup match against the Wallabies.   Williams...

SBW Available for Rugby Championship Opener

Sonny Bill Williams will have served his red card ban from the second Test against the British & Irish Lions and will be eligible to face Australia in New Zealand's Rugby Championship opener on 19th...

Ben Smith fit, while Coles still out

Dane Coles won't be available for at least the next two weeks, leaving the Super Rugby champions without their captain until a potential semi-final, while All Blacks coach Steve Hansen declared Ben Smith...

Gregor Paul: Why breaking routine doesn't work

International rugby teams run on routine. The players are creatures of habit, firmly so and like most simple beasts, they don't react so well when they are taken out of their environment.The British &...

All Blacks v Lions: Woodward questions Steve Hansen's decision making

Former England coach Clive Woodward has criticised Steve Hansen's decision making in Saturday's second test defeat to the British and Irish Lions in Wellington.The 2003 World Cup winning coach has also...