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Hawke’s Bay & Manawatu players cop suspensions

Hawke’s Bay’s Tony Lamborn and Manawatu’s Newton Tudreu have both received suspensions for their roles in an incident in the final round robin match of the Mitre 10 Cup on Sunday 15 October. Both...

New four year deal for TJ Perenara

New Zealand Rugby has been boosted by the news that Hurricanes scrum-half TJ Perenara has put pen to paper on a new four-year contract.   The 25-year-old's new four-year contract with NZR will also...

Bordeaux sign Volavola and Fidow

Bordeaux-Begles have confirmed the signings of medical jokers Ben Volavola and Ed Fidow.    26-year-old Volavola can play at flyhalf and fullback and has 19 test caps for Fiji to his name and...

Canterbury Assistant Coach Joe Maddock previews the Mitre 10 Cup Final

Crusaders sign Bateman and Delany for Super Rugby 2018

The Crusaders have injected some significant experience into their backline for 2018, with midfielder Tim Bateman re-signing with the team and first five-eighth Mike Delany also joining the squad.  Both...

SEMIFINAL HIGHLIGHTS: Taranaki v Tasman

The Tasman Makos edged Taranaki 30-29 in a thrilling Mitre 10 Cup Premiership semi-final. Taranaki crossed for two first half tries to one, but Tasman kept the scoreboard ticking over with...

SEMIFINAL HIGHLIGHTS: Canterbury v North Harbour

Canterbury secured their spot in the Mitre 10 Cup final with a fantastic victory over North Harbour. The defending Champions were put on the back foot as Ben Volavola scored 10 points in 10 minutes to...

Semifinal Highlights: Bay of Plenty v Otago

Dominant performance by the home side as they cruise into the Championship Final to face Wellington next week. Karpik, Foketi and Delany stood out for the Steamers while Otago struggled to get into the...

Friday Evening Round Up

Champions Cup LINEUPS   Irish sides  An overview of the Irish provinces starting XV’s for this weekend’s #EuropeanRugby action 🇪🇺 📲 https://t.co/47UODQKAXr pic.twitter.com/hAR6Vnf4qP —...

SEMIFINAL HIGHLIGHTS: Wellington v Northland

Wellington secure their spot in the Championship final of the Mitre 10 Cup with a fantastic second-half performance that saw them score 33 points. Julian Savea had a really impressive game setting...