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Nominees announced for 2020 ASB Rugby Awards

New Zealand’s top rugby performers of 2020 will be recognised in a special ASB Rugby Awards TV event, with the nominees announced by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today 14th December. This year’s awards will be presented in a made-for-TV special on Sky this Thursday 17 December at 7.30pm, with awards presented to leading teams, players,

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Teammates turn rivals for Red Bull Ignite7

Some of the best sevens players in country will lead the eight Red Bull Ignite7 teams next month with the captains, and coaches, named today. The Bolt, Inferno, Power and Surge teams will be captained by two All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens players, who will pick their teammates in the Draft next Monday,

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Pools confirmed for Rugby World Cup 2021

• Reigning champions New Zealand to face Australia, Wales and the Final Qualification Tournament Winner in Pool A • Canada to face USA, Europe 1 and Asia 1 in Pool B • England drawn in Pool C alongside France, South Africa and Fiji • RWC 2021 Draw was attended by 400 guests in SkyCity Theatre,

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Exciting talent named for Red Bull Ignite7

The country’s leading female sevens exponents have been selected for the upcoming Red Bull Ignite7. The 52 players will spend the next month preparing and will be drafted into teams on 30 November, before the tournament is played at Blake Park in Tauranga on 5-6 December. Black Ferns Sevens coaches Allan Bunting and Cory Sweeney

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Red Bull Ignite7 returns with exciting new format

Red Bull Ignite7 breaks new ground again in 2020 as the country’s leading sevens players go head to head this December. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced that contracted sevens players will join the Bolt, Surge, Inferno and Power teams alongside more than 60 emerging sevens players for the third annual tournament. A live draft

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