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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    Finding the balance between staying sharp and staying fresh has been the biggest focus for the Auckland Tuatara ahead of tonight's second semifinal in the National Basketball League

    Finding the balance between staying sharp and staying fresh has been the biggest focus for the Auckland Tuatara ahead of tonight's second semifinal in the National Basketball League


    They host the Franklin Bulls on the North Shore from 8pm - but a combination of the competition schedule and court availability issues mean it's been two weeks since they last played a game.

    Tuatara guard Cam Gliddon explains how they've been trying to stay locked in.



    Top qualifiers the Canterbury Rams await the winner in Sunday's grand final.

    BASKETBALL WITH BK'S RODEO MEGA STACKERS. ATTACK YOUR STACK.

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     30 Jan: Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell will remain a thorn in the side of the Black Ferns
     30 Jan: This year's first Super Rugby Pacific pre-season matches take place across New Zealand this afternoon
     29 Jan: Ireland's Auckland-born midfielder Bundee Aki will sit out half of Ireland's Six Nations rugby campaign over referee abuse
     29 Jan: All Blacks are returning to Super Rugby franchises while the hunt for a new national coach remains the talking point
     28 Jan: All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard is adamant the axing of Scott Robertson will not cause further fallout once they're in camp later in the year
     28 Jan: Three-time world surfing champion John John Florence has stunned the sport by revealing he will not return to competition on the 2026 Championship Tour, extending his sabbatical for a second successive year
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