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Big Names Shine As Hurricanes Humiliate Rebels

Defending Super Rugby champions the Wellington Hurricanes trounced the Melbourne Rebels 71-6 Saturday, with returning...

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Ex-All Black Kelleher Fined 200 Euros For Domestic Violence

Former All Blacks scrum-half Byron Kelleher was fined 200 euros by a French court on Thursday after being accused of...

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Minnows Chance To Impress Before Super Rugby Cull Talks

Defending champions Wellington Hurricanes prepare to unleash their big guns this weekend but the pressure is on Super...

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Blitzboks, Fiji At Full Strength For Vegas Rugby 7s

World Rugby Sevens Series leaders South Africa and two-time defending series champion Fiji welcome back top players for...

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Racing Strip Williams of Ambassador Role Over Cocaine Bust

Former All Black Ali Williams committed an "inexcusable error" and has been stripped of his ambassadorial role for...

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Ghana Rugby Wishes Isaac Asiamah Godspeed

President of Ghana Rugby, Mr Herbert Mensah has on behalf of the Ghana Rugby Football Union heartily congratulated the...

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Springbok International Reinach Signs For Northampton

South Africa international scrum-half Cobus Reinach signed for English Premiership side Northampton Saints on Monday...

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South Africa Stick With Struggling Coetzee

South Africa have kept faith in coach Allister Coetzee despite a dismal 2016 season, the national rugby union announced...

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Williams Drugs Charge ‘harms All Blacks Legacy’

New Zealand media Monday accused Ali Williams of tarnishing the image of the All Blacks after French police charged the...

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Hurricanes Blow Away Sunwolves To Launch Super Defence

The Wellington Hurricanes swamped Japan's hapless Sunwolves to launch the defence of their Super Rugby title in...

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Argentina, USA Rugby Win Big Again In Americas Championship

Argentina and the United States produced two more big wins Saturday to remain unbeaten going into a title showdown in...

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‘Exceptional’ Bertranou Try Helps Jaguares Topple Kings

A superb try by Jaguares scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou highlighted a 39-26 Super Rugby triumph for the Argentines over...

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Ex All Black Williams, Australian O’Connor Held Over Cocaine

Former All Black Ali Williams and Australian international James O'Connor were arrested in Paris on Saturday in...

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Hurricanes Blow Away Sorry Sunwolves 83-17 In Super Rugby Defence

A rampant Wellington Hurricanes began the defence of their Super Rugby title by pulverising Japan's Sunwolves 83-17 on...

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O’Neill Calls For Flawed Super Rugby Series To Dump Teams

Former Australian rugby chief John O'Neill has called for Argentina and Japan to be dumped from the troubled Super...

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Japan’s Sunwolves Ready For Super Rugby Reset After Horror Year

Sunwolves coach Filo Tiatia said Thursday that the Japanese side have no reason to feel pressure this season after a...

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Ireland To Visit USA Eagles For June Rugby Test

Ireland will face the United States in a June Test match in suburban New York, USA Rugby announced Wednesday. The...

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Super Rugby Has Plenty To Tackle In 2017

A new Super Rugby season kicks off this week with bosses pledging to tackle its unwieldy conference structure,...

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Japanese Tourists Flock To Brighton Home of 2015 World Cup Glory

Brighton's Amex Stadium where Japan caused the greatest upset in World Cup history with a 34-32 win over two-time world...