Richie Mo’unga returns to the All Blacks at Ellis Park almost three years after the World Cup final
Richie Mo’unga starts at first five-eighth against the Lions in Johannesburg, his first game in black since the 2023 World Cup final.
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Black Sticks women face their worst ever World Cup finish while the men play for ninth
New Zealand’s women meet Chile in the fifteenth place playoff on Thursday while the men take on Ireland for ninth after winning their classification pool.
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Liam Lawson scores his first points as a Red Bull driver with seventh at Zandvoort
Liam Lawson finished seventh at the Dutch Grand Prix standing in for the injured Isack Hadjar, scoring the first points of his career in a Red Bull.
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Jonty Williamson wins the junior downhill World Cup series with two rounds to spare
The Palmerston North 17-year-old won at Les Gets in the wet to seal the junior men’s downhill World Cup series, the first New Zealand man to take an overall downhill…
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Warriors reach the top of the NRL ladder by a single point after beating South Sydney
A late field goal from rookie Luke Hanson sent the Warriors past Penrith by one point of for and against.
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Black Ferns score 10 tries against the Wallaroos in Auckland and keep the O’Reilly Cup
The Black Ferns scored 10 tries at Go Media Stadium in Auckland on Saturday afternoon to beat the Wallaroos 66-19, holding on to the Laurie O’Reilly Cup and stretching a…
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New Zealand Cricket forecasts a $7.3 million deficit and pulls 40 Super Smash games off television
New Zealand Cricket has forecast a preliminary deficit of $7.3 million for the financial year that ended on 31 July, four times the $1.8 million shortfall it had budgeted for,…
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Northland take the Ranfurly Shield off Canterbury for the first time since 1978
Northland beat Canterbury 36-12 in Christchurch to win the Ranfurly Shield for the first time in 48 years, and defend it against Tasman in Whangarei on 30 August.
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Andrew Webster signs with the Warriors until 2032 and will become their longest serving coach
The Warriors have added four years to Andrew Webster’s contract, tying him to the club until the end of the 2032 NRL season.
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Liam Lawson returns to Red Bull at Zandvoort after Isack Hadjar injures his wrist
Liam Lawson is back in a Red Bull for the Dutch Grand Prix after Isack Hadjar hurt his wrist in the summer break, 17 months after the team dropped him.
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All Blacks take an unbeaten tour record into the first test against the Springboks at Ellis Park
The All Blacks have beaten the Stormers, Sharks and Bulls on tour, but the first test at Ellis Park on Saturday is a different problem entirely.
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Corey Webster returns to the Tall Blacks a year after tearing his Achilles
Corey Webster will pull on the black singlet again this month, more than a year after a torn Achilles tendon ended his season and left the Tall Blacks wondering whether…
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State of Origin comes to Eden Park on 16 June 2027 in a first for New Zealand
Game Two of the 2027 State of Origin series will be played at Eden Park on Wednesday 16 June 2027, the first time the Blues and Maroons have met in…
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Erika Fairweather wins three bronze medals at the Pan Pacific championships in California
New Zealand swimmer Erika Fairweather has come home from the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships with three bronze medals, equalling a national mark that has stood for 12 years. The 22…
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Tim Seifert hits 72 at Lord’s to win the Hundred for Manchester
Black Caps opener Tim Seifert hit 72 from 38 balls at Lord’s to win the men’s Hundred final for the Manchester Super Giants and take the player of the tournament…
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New Zealand eventers qualify for the Los Angeles Olympics with sixth at the world championships
New Zealand’s eventing team finished sixth at the world championships in Aachen, securing a team place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a costly cross-country day.
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Warriors women match the Wests Tigers try for try and lose on goalkicking
The New Zealand Warriors women crossed the line as often as the Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium in Sydney on Sunday and still lost, going down 30-22 in a round…
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Codie Taylor scores twice in his first match as All Blacks captain
Codie Taylor has led the All Blacks for the first time in his career, and marked it with two tries in a 50-19 win over the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld…
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Warriors thrash the Broncos in Brisbane but lose Luke Metcalf again
The Warriors scored seven tries to one in a 40-6 win over Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium, but lost halfback Luke Metcalf to a hamstring injury eight days after his comeback.
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Canterbury keep the Ranfurly Shield as a Bay of Plenty comeback falls short
Canterbury’s first defence of the Ranfurly Shield came within five points of failing. The holders beat Bay of Plenty 33-28 at One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha in Christchurch…
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Caleb Clarke flies home from South Africa as the All Blacks lose a third player to injury
New Zealand winger Caleb Clarke has flown home from the All Blacks tour of South Africa and faces shoulder surgery, becoming the third player lost to injury before the team…
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Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams offer to run next year’s netball league as Netball New Zealand delays
Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams have offered to run a professional netball competition in 2027 while Netball New Zealand faces a loss of up to $6 million.
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New Zealand Football withdraws its support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino
New Zealand Football has formally withdrawn its backing for Gianni Infantino ahead of the 2027 FIFA Congress and asked for an independent review of the abandoned World Cup investment plan.
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Erika Fairweather wins bronze at the Pan Pacific Championships and breaks her own national record
Erika Fairweather has won bronze in the women’s 200m freestyle on the opening night of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in California, and taken a hundredth of a second off…
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Richie Mo’unga flies to South Africa to rejoin the All Blacks after three years away
Richie Mo’unga is on a plane to Johannesburg. New Zealand Rugby confirmed on Thursday that the Canterbury first-five will fly out to join the All Blacks on their eight-match tour…
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Ethan de Groot re-signs with New Zealand Rugby through to the end of 2029
All Blacks prop Ethan de Groot has signed on with New Zealand Rugby, the Highlanders and Southland through to the end of 2029, a deal that keeps one of the…
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Black Ferns start their season with a free match against the Black Ferns XV in Upper Hutt
The busiest part of the Black Ferns year starts on Friday afternoon at a suburban sports ground in Upper Hutt, in front of a crowd that will not pay anything…
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All Blacks shut out the Sharks 54-0 in the Durban rain
Eight tries in the wet at Kings Park gave the All Blacks a 54-0 win over the Sharks and a second victory on their South Africa tour.
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Ana Noovao, the 15th Silver Ferns captain, has died aged 58
Netball New Zealand says the former Silver Ferns captain and Cook Islands coach died on Sunday in Rockhampton after a long illness.
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Scott Robertson offered a four year contract to coach Christchurch’s NRL bid team
Southern Orcas chairman Sir Graham Lowe says the Christchurch bid for the NRL’s twentieth licence has made the former All Blacks coach a four year offer.