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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    Injuries have ruled flanker Sam Cane and wing Mark Tele'a out of Sunday's All Blacks test against France - Du'Plessis Kirifi and Chay Fihaki have been called in as cover

    Injuries have ruled flanker Sam Cane and wing Mark Tele'a out of Sunday's All Blacks test against France - Du'Plessis Kirifi and Chay Fihaki have been called in as cover


    Scott Barrett has stepped down as Crusaders captain to concentrate on his national duties as New Zealand skipper.



    Premier League football referee David Coote has been suspended, after the emergence of a video which appears to show him making derogatory comments about the Liverpool club and former manager Jurgen Klopp - Coote claims the footage is fake.

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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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