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	Wed, 3 Dec 2025: All Blacks' 2027 Rugby World Cup draw revealed RadioNZ - 3 Dec (RadioNZ) The tournament might not be for almost another two years, but a potential blockbuster opening match is on the cards. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ Sport



	Wed, 3 Dec 2025: Rugby World Cup 2027 draw live updates: Which teams will the All Blacks be grouped with? NZ Herald - 3 Dec (NZ Herald) Live updates of the draw for the Rugby World Cup 2027. Read... Newslink ©2026 to NZ Herald Sport



	Wed, 3 Dec 2025: It started as a cross-code schoolboy exhibition. Now Hybrid Rugby could save the English Super League Sydney Morning Herald - 3 Dec (Sydney Morning Herald) There are at least three million reasons for a historic cross-code extravaganza between league and rugby union clubs to go ahead. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Sydney Morning Herald Sport



	Wed, 3 Dec 2025: What tonight’s Rugby World Cup draw means for the All Blacks Stuff.co.nz - 3 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) The All Blacks will discover who will be in their pool at the Rugby World Cup in Australia when the draw takes place on Wednesday night. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Wed, 3 Dec 2025: Searches for British hiker missing in Romanian mountains BBCWorld - 3 Dec (BBCWorld) His rugby club says its thoughts are with him, family and friends in this `incredibly worrying time`. Read... Newslink ©2026 to BBCWorld Sport



	Wed, 3 Dec 2025: ‘A standout athlete’: Western Force praise Lomax after Perth tour Sydney Morning Herald - 3 Dec (Sydney Morning Herald) The demise of R360 hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of Zac Lomax to make a switch to rugby. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Sydney Morning Herald Sport



	Wed, 3 Dec 2025: Why NFL boss Roger Goodell could lock Wallabies out of MCG during Rugby World Cup Sydney Morning Herald - 3 Dec (Sydney Morning Herald) A clause in the deal between the Victorian government and the NFL to host games at the MCG could stop Australia playing at the iconic venue in the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Sydney Morning Herald Sport



	Mon, 1 Dec 2025: Ex-cop ‘had seen it all’ – until a coward punch killed his son Stuff.co.nz - 1 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Daniel Nganeko was fatally hit outside a rugby prize-giving. His parents are campaigning to stop coward punches from taking more lives. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Mon, 1 Dec 2025: Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa aims for return as he recovers from brain surgery RadioNZ - 1 Dec (RadioNZ) Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa says his recovery from brain surgery is going well and he hopes to return to the sport. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ Sport



	Mon, 1 Dec 2025: Abject failure becoming the norm - where does Welsh rugby go from here? BBCWorld - 1 Dec (BBCWorld) BBC Sport Wales ask where does Welsh rugby go from here after another record defeat dished out by South Africa. Read... Newslink ©2026 to BBCWorld Sport