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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    Ireland's depth will be tested in this morning's Six Nations rugby opener against France in Paris
     6 February 2026
    Ireland's depth will be tested in this morning's Six Nations rugby opener against France in Paris
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    Crusaders fullback Will Jordan has dismissed suggestions Super Rugby isn't preparing All Blacks players for the reality of test matches
    5 Feb: Crusaders fullback Will Jordan has dismissed suggestions Super Rugby isn't preparing All Blacks players for the reality of test matches... more
    Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley expects this season's new 50-22 rules to open up defences
    5 Feb: Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley expects this season's new 50-22 rules to open up defences... more
    Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley is bullocking past any criticism of the competition's latest law trials
    5 Feb: Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley is bullocking past any criticism of the competition's latest law trials... more
    All Blacks centurion Codie Taylor believes the distraction of the coaching saga will be put to one side when Super Rugby gets underway next week
    4 Feb: All Blacks centurion Codie Taylor believes the distraction of the coaching saga will be put to one side when Super Rugby gets underway next week... more
    Former All Black Dane Coles will sit on the panel charged with finding the coach to replace Scott Robertson
    4 Feb: Former All Black Dane Coles will sit on the panel charged with finding the coach to replace Scott Robertson... more
    Further Super Rugby law innovations have been given the seal of approval by veteran hooker Codie Taylor
    4 Feb: Further Super Rugby law innovations have been given the seal of approval by veteran hooker Codie Taylor... more
    Former Olympic downhill ski champion Lindsey Vonn intends to compete at the Winter Games, despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Saturday
    4 Feb: Former Olympic downhill ski champion Lindsey Vonn intends to compete at the Winter Games, despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Saturday... more
    Lindsey Vonn is drawing on previous hardship as she prepares to compete at a final Winter Olympics with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee
    4 Feb: Lindsey Vonn is drawing on previous hardship as she prepares to compete at a final Winter Olympics with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee... more
    Skier Lindsey Vonn looks set to test what's medically possible at the Winter Olympics
    4 Feb: Skier Lindsey Vonn looks set to test what's medically possible at the Winter Olympics... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby News
     08 Jan: Kiwi Ben Robb will be throwing stress-free at the professional darts tour qualifying school in Germany starting overnight ++++++++++++++++
     14 Jan: An unhappy All Blacks camp has been painted following the review into last year's end of season tour ++++++++++++++++
     25 Jan: Former Wallaby coach Eddie Jones has called on New Zealand Rugby to come clean on the REAL reason for Scott Robertson's sacking +++++++++++++
     26 Jan: The New Zealand women's hockey team have lost 2-1 to the United States in the final of their international tournament in Dunedin - after also losing to them earlier in the week ++++++++++
     17 Jan: Former All Blacks wing Grant Batty has died ++++++++++
     20 Jan: Indiana have completed a remarkable turnaround to win college football's national championship for the first time ++++++++++
     18 Jan: Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has posted a cryptic message on social media following speculation linking his assistant Tony Brown with a move to the All Blacks ++++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      6 Feb: Super rugby pacific preview: moana pasifika (RadioNZ)
      6 Feb: France v ireland - six nations rugby championship (Stuff.co.nz)
      6 Feb: Preview: fiji 7s teams brace for tougher challenges at perth 7s (RadioNZ)
      5 Feb: ‘i had a chip on my shoulder’: ex-all black, 36, says divine power guided super rugby return (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Feb: ‘most ridiculous decision’: aussie rugby boss rips ref behind infamous bledisloe call (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Feb: Six new faces to watch in the six nations (BBCWorld)
      4 Feb: Wallabies guns preview super rugby season (Sydney Morning Herald)
      4 Feb: All blacks face awkward glare as razor sacking hangs over super rugby (Stuff.co.nz)
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