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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina
     15 February 2026
    Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina
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    Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season
    15 Feb: Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season... more
    Batter Daryl Mitchell believes the Back Caps will learn plenty from their seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Ahmedabad at the T20 World Cup
    15 Feb: Batter Daryl Mitchell believes the Back Caps will learn plenty from their seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Ahmedabad at the T20 World Cup... more
    The Blues are ruing the one that got away...with the Chiefs scoring three minutes from fulltime to win their Super Rugby contest 19-15 in Auckland
    15 Feb: The Blues are ruing the one that got away...with the Chiefs scoring three minutes from fulltime to win their Super Rugby contest 19-15 in Auckland... more
    Ireland has beaten Italy 20-13 in their Six Nations rugby clash in Dublin
    15 Feb: Ireland has beaten Italy 20-13 in their Six Nations rugby clash in Dublin... more
    Blues fullback Zarn Sullivan has fresh motivation heading into the Super Rugby Pacific season
    14 Feb: Blues fullback Zarn Sullivan has fresh motivation heading into the Super Rugby Pacific season... more
    News Chiefs recruit Kyren Taumoefolau is looking to continue his momentum after being named to start on the right wing for tonight's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Blues in Auckland
    14 Feb: News Chiefs recruit Kyren Taumoefolau is looking to continue his momentum after being named to start on the right wing for tonight's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Blues in Auckland... more
    Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives is lamenting a halfpipe that proved just a touch too short for the magnitude of his tricks in the Winter olympics final
    14 Feb: Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives is lamenting a halfpipe that proved just a touch too short for the magnitude of his tricks in the Winter olympics final... more
    A big start to the Super Rugby season for the Highlanders - edging the Crusaders 25-23 in Dunedin
    14 Feb: A big start to the Super Rugby season for the Highlanders - edging the Crusaders 25-23 in Dunedin... more
    Crusaders captain David Havili admits his side were second best on the field as their Super Rugby Pacific title defence got off to a rocky start
    13 Feb: Crusaders captain David Havili admits his side were second best on the field as their Super Rugby Pacific title defence got off to a rocky start... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby News
     07 Feb: Fabian Holland could miss the Highlanders' Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders next week ++++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes ++++++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: The Black Ferns Sevens will square off against Australia once again in a world series tournament decider later tonight +++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++
     31 Jan: Black Ferns Sevens vice-captain Jorja Miller thinks the strength in connections from playing both the seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side codes will help the team to defend their Singapore Sevens title this weekend ++++++++++++
     08 Feb: The Highlanders are keeping their fingers crossed for Fabian Holland as they prepare to find out more about the All Blacks lock's injury +++++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      22 Feb: Joey, sterlo, sticky: can manly swerve rugby league’s age-old halfback curse? (Sydney Morning Herald)
      22 Feb: Crusaders face early-season crunch during brutal stretch (Stuff.co.nz)
      21 Feb: Auckland blues v force - super rugby pacific (RadioNZ)
      21 Feb: Blues recover from perth wobble to clinch dominant win against force (Stuff.co.nz)
      21 Feb: Live: auckland blues v force - super rugby pacific (RadioNZ)
      21 Feb: Blues v force live updates: super rugby round two clash (NZ Herald)
      21 Feb: Highlanders v chiefs live updates: super rugby round two clash in dunedin (NZ Herald)
      21 Feb: Live: highlanders v chiefs - super rugby pacific (RadioNZ)
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