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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    Provincial women's teams have been given the green light to return to the rugby pitch later in the year

    Provincial women's teams have been given the green light to return to the rugby pitch later in the year


    NZ Rugby have confirmed a Farah Palmer Cup competition to kick off on August 22.

    13 teams will compete, divided into North and South pools, with seven weeks of round-robin play before two weeks of finals.

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