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    Black Ferns hooker Georgia Ponsonby feels their prospects for next year's Rugby World Cup have improved - despite three consecutive defeats

    Black Ferns hooker Georgia Ponsonby feels their prospects for next year's Rugby World Cup have improved - despite three consecutive defeats


    A shock loss to Ireland and defeats by England have come less than 11 months out from New Zealand's title defence in the UK.

    But Ponsonby says the tour's been exactly what they needed, given they don't get a lot of games.



    New Zealand complete their WXV1 campaign against France on Sunday.

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     27 Jan: New Zealand's second gold medallist at this edition of Aspen's X Games has seemingly completed the feat on a whim
     27 Jan: A former All Black and Crusaders lock is back with the Super Rugby champions in a coaching capacity
     26 Jan: New Zealand Rugby insists it won't have to work to lure back the coaches it wants to apply for the vacant All Blacks role
     26 Jan: New Zealand Rugby interim CEO Steve Lancaster says their All Blacks coaching policy change, to only accept candidates with test experience, isn't admitting they got it wrong with Scott Robertson
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