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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    Further Super Rugby law innovations have been given the seal of approval by veteran hooker Codie Taylor
     4 February 2026
    Further Super Rugby law innovations have been given the seal of approval by veteran hooker Codie Taylor
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    Former Olympic downhill ski champion Lindsey Vonn intends to compete at the Winter Games, despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Saturday
    4 Feb: Former Olympic downhill ski champion Lindsey Vonn intends to compete at the Winter Games, despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Saturday... more
    Lindsey Vonn is drawing on previous hardship as she prepares to compete at a final Winter Olympics with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee
    4 Feb: Lindsey Vonn is drawing on previous hardship as she prepares to compete at a final Winter Olympics with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee... more
    Skier Lindsey Vonn looks set to test what's medically possible at the Winter Olympics
    4 Feb: Skier Lindsey Vonn looks set to test what's medically possible at the Winter Olympics... more
    A friendly jibe from the All Blacks towards their Australian rivals after organisers elected to bypass a blockbuster trans-Tasman clash as the 2027 World Cup opener
    3 Feb: A friendly jibe from the All Blacks towards their Australian rivals after organisers elected to bypass a blockbuster trans-Tasman clash as the 2027 World Cup opener... more
    The All Blacks will open their 2027 Rugby World Cup campaign against Chile in Perth on Saturday, October 2, a day after Australia start the tournament against Hong Kong in the same city
    3 Feb: The All Blacks will open their 2027 Rugby World Cup campaign against Chile in Perth on Saturday, October 2, a day after Australia start the tournament against Hong Kong in the same city... more
    Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo wants to leave a lasting impact on New Zealand rugby
    3 Feb: Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo wants to leave a lasting impact on New Zealand rugby... more
    Sam Ruthe is halfway towards fulfilling his part of the bargain for a chance to board the plane to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
    3 Feb: Sam Ruthe is halfway towards fulfilling his part of the bargain for a chance to board the plane to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games... more
    Super Rugby have announced five law innovations ahead of the 30th anniversary season starting late next week
    2 Feb: Super Rugby have announced five law innovations ahead of the 30th anniversary season starting late next week... more
    A trans-Tasman affair to open next year's Rugby World Cup has been bundled into touch
    2 Feb: A trans-Tasman affair to open next year's Rugby World Cup has been bundled into touch... 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 ++++++++++++
     20 Jan: Indiana have completed a remarkable turnaround to win college football's national championship for the first time ++++++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      18 Feb: Super rugby pacific power rankings: big test looms for highlanders (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Feb: He’s dominating english rugby. now this aussie star is coming home to win a world cup spot (Sydney Morning Herald)
      17 Feb: ‘we should be worried’: cotter sounds alarm as blues captain heads to france (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Feb: Blues coach praises honesty of officials after controversial chiefs try (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Feb: Blues captain dalton papali'i to leave new zealand rugby (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: All black confirms departure for france, ending world cup hopes (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: All black's try that helped chiefs to victory over blues shouldn't have been allowed (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Nrl to make landmark change to state of origin eligibility rules (Sydney Morning Herald)
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