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Black Ferns named for Rugby World Cup opener

The Black Ferns team to play in their opening match of Rugby World Cup 2021, in front of a record-breaking crowd, has been named. The match is the third in a triple-header opening day at Eden Park, kicking off at 7.15pm on Saturday evening. The team is; Phillipa Love (20) Luka Connor (9) Amy Rule

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Red Roses Update

Shaunagh Brown has tested positive for Covid-19 and is now undertaking a seven-day isolation period as required by New Zealand government regulation. The Red Roses prop reported symptoms, subsequently tested positive and began her self-isolation period on Sunday. Brown will miss this Saturday’s opening 2021 Rugby World Cup match against Fiji. Brown had been sharing

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LADI6 set to light up Whangārei

Incredible entertainment spectacle at RWC 2021 gets even better with wāhine toa making their mark on and off the field. Premier New Zealand female vocalist Ladi6 announced to headline match day two of Rugby World Cup 2021 at Northland Events Centre on Sunday 9 October. Ladi6 joins incredible line-up of headline performers at Eden Park

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Narrow Margins

The wise coaches say you learn more from your losses than your wins. That may well be the watchword for the Red Roses as they step closer to a new World Cup campaign. Many of the younger members of the squad have not yet experienced a loss in an English shirt. But those who have

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Captains ready for record-breaking Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

Captains of all 12 nations competing at Rugby World Cup 2021 gathered at the world-famous Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday as anticipation reaches fever pitch ahead of kick-off on 8 October. Rugby World Cup 2021 team captains gather at the world-famous Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday Record-breaking crowd expected for opening day at

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A Week to go

How the World Cup is shaping The twelve best World Rugby really must stop claiming ‘the twelve best teams in world rugby’ will come together in New Zealand. Their own admirable strategy proves it is quite incorrect. Otherwise, how could Fiji (ranked 21st) and Japan (13th) be in attendance? Ireland rank five places higher than

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A Good Read and Domestic Worries

Reading Material Martyn Thomas’ book ‘The World in their Hands’ has now been published, dealing in detail with the very first World Cup of 1991. Before he or another industrious investigator can offer a compendium on all nine World Cups – that last one lies in the future of course – you can enjoy Serge

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