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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    Crusaders coach Rob Penney's revealed what's on his 'Dear Santa' wish list as he plots their Super Rugby title defence in 2026
     25 December 2025
    Crusaders coach Rob Penney's revealed what's on his 'Dear Santa' wish list as he plots their Super Rugby title defence in 2026
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    Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr is giving a sneak peek into the weekly schedule of a world champion
    25 Dec: Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr is giving a sneak peek into the weekly schedule of a world champion... more
    A new season, but the goals for Scott Dixon remain the same
    25 Dec: A new season, but the goals for Scott Dixon remain the same... more
    Whitney Hansen will mix business with relaxation over the Christmas break
    25 Dec: Whitney Hansen will mix business with relaxation over the Christmas break... more
    A shorter than usual Christmas break for newly appointed Black Ferns rugby coach Whitney Hansen
    25 Dec: A shorter than usual Christmas break for newly appointed Black Ferns rugby coach Whitney Hansen... more
    All Blacks prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi is embracing his role as a locker room leader for the Blues
    25 Dec: All Blacks prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi is embracing his role as a locker room leader for the Blues... more
    Four-time Formula One world drivers champion Max Verstappen has revealed he won't carry any scars from this season
    24 Dec: Four-time Formula One world drivers champion Max Verstappen has revealed he won't carry any scars from this season... more
    Aussie surprise packet Joe Comito has lost his second round World Darts Championship clash against Northern Ireland's Josh Rock in London
    24 Dec: Aussie surprise packet Joe Comito has lost his second round World Darts Championship clash against Northern Ireland's Josh Rock in London... more
    Jonny Tata's quest to become the first kiwi to advance to the third round at the world darts championship has been dashed
    24 Dec: Jonny Tata's quest to become the first kiwi to advance to the third round at the world darts championship has been dashed... more
    Kiwi darts player Jonny Tata sits on the cusp of history at the world championships in London
    23 Dec: Kiwi darts player Jonny Tata sits on the cusp of history at the world championships in London... more

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     14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch ++++++++++++
     29 Nov: Jorja Miller feels at home as a leader in the Black Ferns Sevens +++++++++++
     29 Nov: A glass half full mindset for the Tall Blacks basketballers after letting a chance slip for a rare victory over their Australian counterparts +++++++++++
     29 Nov: Ryan Papenhuyzen and Zac Lomax are free to return to rugby league's NRL after rebel rugby union competition R360 pushed back their planned launch by two years - until 2028 ++++++++++
     09 Dec: New Zealand Rugby are open to early kickoff times and other initiatives to get fans through the gate ++++++++++
     03 Dec: Striving to compete with a specialist American medley training squad is the reason behind two-time Olympian Lewis Clareburt making the move to Australia +++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      25 Dec: Nz rugby’s teams in black have big problems. what happens next? (Stuff.co.nz)
      24 Dec: Can rugby star's stolen caps be found after 40 years? (BBCWorld)
      23 Dec: ‘unconvincing explanations’: hundreds of rugby brain injury claims in jeopardy (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Dec: New salford team granted championship status (BBCWorld)
      22 Dec: Force and brumbies table deals for lomax as ra considers top-up payment (Sydney Morning Herald)
      19 Dec: Could this memorable shot in a thrilling wallabies win be a penalty in the future? (Sydney Morning Herald)
      18 Dec: Will smith visits antarctica with ex-rugby star in seven-continent adventure (BBCWorld)
      17 Dec: ‘one of the best decisions i made’: why all blacks hooker knew he needed to avoid rugby (Stuff.co.nz)
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