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Our Super Rugby Pacific Review Of Round 4

The highlight of Super Rugby Pacific Rd 4 in Australia had to be the Swires Shipping Fijian Drua giving the Queensland Reds the fright of their life at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. Whew you could see the relief of …

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Blues lose Harry Plummer for Super Rugby season, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for ‘few weeks’

All Blacks centurion Beauden Barrett starts his first game for the franchise since the 2020 season at No 10 for Harry Plummer, while 2021 standout (on the wing) Bryce Heem gets his first chance for the season at inside centre …

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He’s Back: Richie Mo’unga to start v Chiefs

Superstar All Blacks flyhalf, Richie Mo’unga is back for the Crusaders after taking a well earned break, spending quality time with his family, mainly playing with the kids – you know wrestling, monster munch, hide and seek and stuff like …

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Moana Pasifika Can Hold Their Heads Up High

Moana Pasifika scored first and only trailed the mighty Crusaders 14-5 at halftime at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, in the Islanders Super Rugby Pacific debut last night. But in the end, the match fitness and experience of the champions …

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Super Rugby Pacific: celebrates the arrival of Moana Pasifika

It’s been a longer than normal blue ocean voyage for the Moana Pasifika vaka, but their crew can finally celebrate making landfall in New Zealand for Super Rugby Pacific early this evening. Waiting on shore to ambush them are the …

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World Rugby bans hurdling thanks to Flying Fijian Pita Gus Sowaikula

LOL Pita Gus Sowaikula can tell his grandchildren one day that he changed the game of rugby, by forcing World Rugby to introduce a new rule – banning hurdling after he did just that, scoring a spectacular try for the …

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Givealittle page set up to help bring Joeli Vidiri’s body back to New Zealand 

“Give me hope Joeli, give me hope Joeli” this song was so popular on Auckland radio in the late 1990s when Joeli Vidiri spun his Flying Fijian magic for the Auckland Blues at Eden Park at the dawn of Super …

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The Crusaders stamp their mark on this southern derby.

Sevu Reece has joined Crusaders royalty near the top of their all-time try scoring list. His 36th try in just 41 games for the red and blacks on Friday night equalled Dan Carter’s haul from 141 games. Only Leon MacDonald …

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