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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    Scott Robertson will get an opportunity to coach against the Springboks this year
     25 February 2026
    Scott Robertson will get an opportunity to coach against the Springboks this year
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    Crusaders captain David Havili insists his side can dig a way out of their early Super Rugby hole
    24 Feb: Crusaders captain David Havili insists his side can dig a way out of their early Super Rugby hole... more
    Early positive signs for young Highlanders' loose forward Lucas Casey
    23 Feb: Early positive signs for young Highlanders' loose forward Lucas Casey... more
    Moana Pasifika are on the hunt for a new venue for their round nine Super Rugby match against the Chiefs
    23 Feb: Moana Pasifika are on the hunt for a new venue for their round nine Super Rugby match against the Chiefs... more
    Scrutiny in the Crusaders after their 50-24 Super Rugby loss to the Brumbies in Christchurch
    23 Feb: Scrutiny in the Crusaders after their 50-24 Super Rugby loss to the Brumbies in Christchurch... more
    The Crusaders have been demolished by the Brumbies 50-24 in Christchurch to close out the second week of Super Rugby
    22 Feb: The Crusaders have been demolished by the Brumbies 50-24 in Christchurch to close out the second week of Super Rugby... more
    Carlos Alcaraz has cruised past Arthur Fils 6-2 6-1 to win the Qatar Open and extend his perfect start to the year
    22 Feb: Carlos Alcaraz has cruised past Arthur Fils 6-2 6-1 to win the Qatar Open and extend his perfect start to the year... more
    An injury blow for the Crusaders ahead of their home Super Rugby match against the Brumbies this afternoon
    22 Feb: An injury blow for the Crusaders ahead of their home Super Rugby match against the Brumbies this afternoon... more
    Chiefs coach Jono Gibbes believes the Super Rugby matches between New Zealand sides are as intense as any of the big rivalries he experienced while coaching in France
    22 Feb: Chiefs coach Jono Gibbes believes the Super Rugby matches between New Zealand sides are as intense as any of the big rivalries he experienced while coaching in France... more
    Wales' wretched run in Six Nations rugby has continued...losing 26-23 to Scotland in Cardiff - their 14th Six Nations loss in a row
    22 Feb: Wales' wretched run in Six Nations rugby has continued...losing 26-23 to Scotland in Cardiff - their 14th Six Nations loss in a row... 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 +++++++++++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: The Black Ferns Sevens will square off against Australia once again in a world series tournament decider later tonight +++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: Zoe Hobbs and Tiaan Whelpton are Poland-bound after posting world indoor athletics championships 60-metre qualifying times at the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland +++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++++
     05 Feb: Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley is bullocking past any criticism of the competition's latest law trials ++++++++++++++
     06 Feb: Coach Andy Farrell has questioned Ireland's intent in their 36-14 defeat by France in their Six Nations rugby opener in Paris +++++++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      3 Mar: Super rugby wrap: why chiefs skipper picked a fight he was never going to win (Stuff.co.nz)
      3 Mar: 'there were tears - but i had to peek behind curtain of head injuries in rugby' (BBCWorld)
      2 Mar: ‘the most attended, played and watched sport’: afl chief dillon shrugs off v’landys jab (Sydney Morning Herald)
      2 Mar: ‘it just seems like a waste’: inter-club rugby feud leaves clubhouse sitting empty for seven years (Stuff.co.nz)
      2 Mar: The new super rugby protocol which saw player miss start of force v moana match (Stuff.co.nz)
      2 Mar: Wallaby the guinea pig in super rugby’s new pre-game concussion protocol (Sydney Morning Herald)
      2 Mar: Brown the $13m man breaks even but ponga hits paydirt in vegas (Sydney Morning Herald)
      2 Mar: Super rugby pacific: five takeaways from drua and moana pasifika's round three matches (RadioNZ)
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