Rugby union
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Rugby team sparks row in NZ after calling government ‘rednecks’ in haka
Questions asked over the place of protest in professional sport after Hurricanes Poua team in Wellington chang…
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Tackle training and too many urinals: New Zealand women face challenges as they flock to rugby
Participation up 20% since Black Ferns World Cup victory but change rooms and tackle safety among challenges f…
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For All Blacks fans, a Rugby World Cup miracle reignited hope – and then snuffed it out
At the Jack Hackett sports bar in Wellington, New Zealand fans balanced on the edge of anxiety and hope all th…
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‘Fiji’s Jonny Wilkinson’: island nation embraces Simione Kuruvoli ahead of Rugby World Cup clash
Excitement builds across Pacific nation over young scrum-half who helped seal historic victory against Austral…
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‘We can’t stop talking about them’: Fijiana Drua revolutionise women’s rugby in Australia
The team is set to play in Saturday’s Super W grand final after electrifying fans with giantkilling featsWhen …
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‘We can’t stop talking about them’: Fijiana Drua revolutionise women’s rugby in Australia
The team is set to play in Saturday’s Super W grand final after electrifying fans with giantkilling featsWhen …
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In New Zealand rugby, women are still viewed as tourists to the game, a footnote to the men | Alice Soper
Lessons learned from the professionalisation of the men’s game seemingly do not apply to women – it’s still no…
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Black Ferns report favouritism, body-shaming and cultural insensitivity in scathing review
Review involved interviews with 50 current and former players, managers and coaches of New Zealand women’s rug…
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Rugby, racism and the battle for the soul of Aotearoa New Zealand | John Minto
The Springboks’ tour and the protests that ensued 40 years ago helped set the fight for Māori rights on a stro…
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‘Bring our boys back home’: rugby team from Tonga trapped in New Zealand due to Covid-19
The 29-strong squad have been sleeping on the floor of an Auckland church and surviving off donated food after…
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‘No problem at all’: New Zealanders praise England’s response to All Blacks haka
Māori commentators lament that more rugby teams don’t come up with ways to challenge the traditional danceNew …
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‘Passion is extreme’: New Zealand rugby fans brace for World Cup semi-final
Nerves, excitement and wall-to-wall coverage as All Blacks prepare to take on England in do-or-die match in Ja…