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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    England coach Steve Borthwick's responded to their Six Nations rugby defeat to Scotland by making three changes to his run-on side for Sunday's match with Ireland at Dublin
     18 February 2026
    England coach Steve Borthwick's responded to their Six Nations rugby defeat to Scotland by making three changes to his run-on side for Sunday's match with Ireland at Dublin
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    Irish rugby to investigate racial abuse towards Test debutant Edwin Edogbo
    17 Feb: The Irish Rugby Football Union has said it will launch an investigation after turning comments off a social media post that congratulated the country's newest Test debutant.... more
    A Dunedin man who sent a secretly-recorded sex tape to dozens of rugby mates, has failed to have his conviction quashed
    17 Feb: A Dunedin man who sent a secretly-recorded sex tape to dozens of rugby mates, has failed to have his conviction quashed... more
    Blues coach Vern Cotter is applauding Super Rugby for their honesty, but is frustrated at what might have been after the Chiefs were wrongly awarded a try in round one
    16 Feb: Blues coach Vern Cotter is applauding Super Rugby for their honesty, but is frustrated at what might have been after the Chiefs were wrongly awarded a try in round one... more
    Let's go to Livigno... and qualifying for the freeski big air
    16 Feb: Let's go to Livigno... and qualifying for the freeski big air ... more
    Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina
    15 Feb: Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina... more
    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

     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
      23 Feb: ‘pacific’s no.1 sport’: nrl trumpets record $845m revenue ahead of broadcast negotiations (Sydney Morning Herald)
      23 Feb: From silverwater to sin city: bulldogs hit the ground running at home of nfl giants (Sydney Morning Herald)
      23 Feb: Super rugby wrap: were the highlanders robbed by controversial quinn tupaea dropout? (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Feb: Nz rugby agrees to new deal with players (RadioNZ)
      23 Feb: Moana pasifika can't afford to play in tonga, look for alternative venue for chiefs match (RadioNZ)
      23 Feb: ‘heartbroken’: why moana pasifika won't play the chiefs in tonga (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Feb: 'level playing field': umaga doubles down on call for world rugby financial support (RadioNZ)
      23 Feb: Why one of australian rugby’s hottest prospects turned away from nrl shot (Sydney Morning Herald)
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