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    The All Blacks will open their 2027 Rugby World Cup campaign against Chile in Perth on Saturday, October 2, a day after Australia start the tournament against Hong Kong in the same city

    The All Blacks will open their 2027 Rugby World Cup campaign against Chile in Perth on Saturday, October 2, a day after Australia start the tournament against Hong Kong in the same city


    Fifa governing body president Gianni Infantino has apologised for joking about English football fans' record of arrests at previous World Cups.



    A gold medal in embarrassment for hosts Italy before the start of the Winter Olympics on Friday - local biathlete Rebecca Passler has been suspended as the first competitor to fail a drugs test.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     03 Feb: Sam Ruthe is halfway towards fulfilling his part of the bargain for a chance to board the plane to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
     02 Feb: Super Rugby have announced five law innovations ahead of the 30th anniversary season starting late next week
     02 Feb: A trans-Tasman affair to open next year's Rugby World Cup has been bundled into touch
     01 Feb: The New Zealand men's and women's sevens rugby teams are both through to the semi-finals at the Singapore Sevens
     31 Jan: The Black Ferns Sevens have demolished Great Britain 64-nil to open their Singapore World Series campaign, running in 10 tries
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