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          13hReuters

          Lions coach Gatland wants NZ clash before SA tour

          British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland wants his team to play a warm-up match against the All Blacks before their tour of South Africa next year.

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          World Rugby delays decision on July Tests

          The fate of planned mid-year rugby union internationals will be decided this month, but the indications are they will be called off.

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          7dSam Bruce

          Resetting rugby: The options at home and abroad

          The coronavirus pandemic has brought rugby to a screeching halt all over the globe. But administrators must not waste the unplanned opportunity to take stock, both in their own backyards and in conjunction with one another.

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          8dReuters

          NZ Super clubs get handout amid pandemic

          New Zealand Rugby has offered a grant of $[NZ]250,000 to each of the country's five Super Rugby teams to help them get through the next three months while the game remains suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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          NZ Rugby announces staff pay cuts

          New Zealand Rugby staff haven't taken the same hit as their Australian counterparts, agreeing to a 20 per cent pay cut across the board.

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          15dESPN staff

          McCaw puts positive rugby spin on virus pandemic

          All Blacks great Richie McCaw says there are a number of learnings for New Zealand Rugby amid the coronavirus pandemic and that supporters may have just realised what they had been taking for granted.

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          16dAAP

          NZ rugby pay cuts 'inevitable' All Black says

          All Blacks stars are bracing for pay cuts as an inevitable consequence of the sport's inactivity in rugby-mad New Zealand over the coming weeks and months.

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          17dAAP

          NZ Rugby to assess July Tests viability

          New Zealand Rugby has been forced to suspend plans for a custom-built domestic competition after the country's alert status was raised to a more restrictive level to counter the coronavirus.

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          28dLiam Napier

          Credibility, retention key for NZ Rugby's All Blacks XV

          Reviving a second-string "All Blacks XV" appears to be an intelligent move. But fans will demand credibility with its selections and a good place to start would be naming Scott Robertson as its coach, Liam Napier writes.

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          29dESPN Staff

          Highlanders, SANZAAR explain jersey clash

          Highlanders CEO Roger Clark and SANZAR have provided context following last weekend's farcical jersey clash that grabbed the headlines from their 38-13 loss to the Bulls in Pretoria.

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          31dAAP

          NZ Rugby launches 'All Blacks XV' squad

          An All Blacks second-string team will tour the northern hemisphere this year in New Zealand Rugby's latest ploy to keep top-flight players in the country and raise revenue.

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          42dBrittany Mitchell

          Crusaders launch program to produce future Australian rugby stars

          The Crusaders alongside the University of Wollongong have launched their Global Rugby Program in Sydney in a bid to foster young Australian and international rugby talent, with an aim to grow the game, not just produce future Crusaders.

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          42dDarren Arthur and Sam Bruce

          Code jumpers: How would Ponga & Savea fare?

          Talk of players switching codes is in no way a new phenomenon. But the separate reports of Ardie Savea and Kalyn Ponga jumping ship got us thinking: How would each man fare in the other's code?

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          42dLiam Napier

          Why not? Savea's NRL project reflects shift in player power

          Intentional or otherwise, Ardie Savea has backed NZ Rugby into a corner by recently stating "100 percent I want to play league" - indicating this move could happen as soon as next year. Welcome to the new world order of athlete power.

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          42dAAP

          Savea a potential NRL star: Tuivasa-Sheck

          Game breakers from both rugby codes are convinced Ardie Savea would be a sensation if he makes the seldom-seen jump from the All Blacks to the NRL.

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          43dBrittany Mitchell

          Crusaders great sees life in Aussie rugby yet

          All Blacks and Crusaders great Reuben Thorne believes Australian rugby has a bright future with Dave Rennie at the Wallabies and several young stars making an impression in the opening rounds of Super Rugby.

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          45dAAP

          All Blacks star Savea flags NRL switch

          All Blacks star Ardie Savea has revealed he wants to play in the NRL and would consider a switch to the 13-man game as soon as next year.

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          49dESPN

          Wales to host All Blacks and South Africa

          The Welsh Rugby Union has announced that it will play host to the All Blacks and South Africa in November as part of the 2020 Autumn Internationals.

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          Highlander cops three weeks for Banks hit

          Highlanders winger Sio Tomkinson has been slapped with a three-week suspension for his hit on Tom Banks, but that will be of little comfort to the Brumbies.

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          56dReuters

          Fatialofa takes first steps after spinal injury

          Worcester lock Michael Fatialofa has taken his first steps in his medical rehabilitation from a neck injury that occurred less than a minute after coming onto the field in a match on Jan. 4.

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          56dLiam Napier

          Is this the year Jordie Barrett achieves rugby acceptance?

          Jordie Barrett's astonishing long-range penalty goal in the Hurricanes' win over the Jaguares rightly went viral. But it was his all-round performance that pointed to a maturing rugby mind, Liam Napier writes.

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          58dSam Bruce

          No All Blacks-style rest protocols for Wallabies

          As the debate around player management policies and rest weeks continues across the Tasman, Wallabies management are taking a different approach to their All Blacks counterparts, writes Sam Bruce.

          2019 RankingsRugby Championship

          • NZL3rd
            Tries Scored 1st South Africa : 11 Tries Scored
            SA1st
            7
            11
          • NZL3rd
            Points Difference 1st South Africa : 51 Points Difference
            SA1st
            -17
            51