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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    Rugby Australia has shown its desire to retain young talent after re-signing star Wallabies outside back Max Jorgensen through to the 2031 World Cup
     30 January 2026
    Rugby Australia has shown its desire to retain young talent after re-signing star Wallabies outside back Max Jorgensen through to the 2031 World Cup
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    Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell will remain a thorn in the side of the Black Ferns
    30 Jan: Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell will remain a thorn in the side of the Black Ferns... more
    This year's first Super Rugby Pacific pre-season matches take place across New Zealand this afternoon
    30 Jan: This year's first Super Rugby Pacific pre-season matches take place across New Zealand this afternoon... more
    Ireland's Auckland-born midfielder Bundee Aki will sit out half of Ireland's Six Nations rugby campaign over referee abuse
    29 Jan: Ireland's Auckland-born midfielder Bundee Aki will sit out half of Ireland's Six Nations rugby campaign over referee abuse... more
    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
    28 Jan: 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... more
    Three-time world surfing champion John John Florence has stunned the sport by revealing he will not return to competition on the 2026 Championship Tour, extending his sabbatical for a second successive year
    28 Jan: Three-time world surfing champion John John Florence has stunned the sport by revealing he will not return to competition on the 2026 Championship Tour, extending his sabbatical for a second successive year... more
    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

     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
      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)
      16 Feb: All blacks du'plessis kirifi and jordie barrett to captain hurricanes (RadioNZ)
      16 Feb: Huge origin shake-up clears way for kalyn ponga to represent kiwis and queensland (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Nz rugby’s search for abs coach and ceo continues - but other top brass appointed (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Barrett to lead hurricanes alongside kirifi (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Auckland's eden park to host state of origin match in 2027 (RadioNZ)
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