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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    Former Ireland rugby captain Johnny Sexton insists he's surprised by the reaction to revelations surrounding his spat with All Black Rieko Ioane after last year's World Cup quarter-final

    Former Ireland rugby captain Johnny Sexton insists he's surprised by the reaction to revelations surrounding his spat with All Black Rieko Ioane after last year's World Cup quarter-final


    14 northern hemisphere-bound All Blacks will play this weekend's NPC quarter-finals.



    A failed bid to get to Europe has culminated in Australian footballer Stefan Colakovski signing with the Phoenix.



    Basketball's NBA has cancelled tomorrow's Orlando-hosted pre-season match between the Magic and the Pelicans due to the arrival of Hurricane Milton.

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     Other Rugby News
     15 Feb: Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina
     15 Feb: Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season
     15 Feb: Batter Daryl Mitchell believes the Back Caps will learn plenty from their seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Ahmedabad at the T20 World Cup
     15 Feb: The Blues are ruing the one that got away...with the Chiefs scoring three minutes from fulltime to win their Super Rugby contest 19-15 in Auckland
     15 Feb: Ireland has beaten Italy 20-13 in their Six Nations rugby clash in Dublin
     14 Feb: Blues fullback Zarn Sullivan has fresh motivation heading into the Super Rugby Pacific season
     14 Feb: News Chiefs recruit Kyren Taumoefolau is looking to continue his momentum after being named to start on the right wing for tonight's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Blues in Auckland
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    Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina More...


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    Rugby:
    Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina 21:57


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