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A Crusaders loose forward recruit will provide a point of interest in this afternoon's pre-season Super Rugby match against the Highlanders in Timaru

30 January 2026

A Crusaders loose forward recruit will provide a point of interest in this afternoon's pre-season Super Rugby match against the Highlanders in Timaru

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Ireland's Auckland-born midfielder Bundee Aki will sit out half of Ireland's Six Nations rugby campaign over referee abuse
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All Blacks are returning to Super Rugby franchises while the hunt for a new national coach remains the talking point
	29 Jan: All Blacks are returning to Super Rugby franchises while the hunt for a new national coach remains the talking point... more

All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard is adamant the axing of Scott Robertson will not cause further fallout once they're in camp later in the year
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A new name for Wellington's stadium
	28 Jan: A new name for Wellington's stadium... more

The All Blacks head coaching vacancy came too late for Vern Cotter's consideration
	27 Jan: The All Blacks head coaching vacancy came too late for Vern Cotter's consideration... more

Vern Cotter feels he's achieved what was asked of him at the Blues
	27 Jan: Vern Cotter feels he's achieved what was asked of him at the Blues... more

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	27 Jan: New Zealand Rugby interim boss Steve Lancaster has confirmed the urgency with which they need a new All Blacks coach is why they have limited their search parameters... more

New Zealand's second gold medallist at this edition of Aspen's X Games has seemingly completed the feat on a whim
	27 Jan: New Zealand's second gold medallist at this edition of Aspen's X Games has seemingly completed the feat on a whim... more

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