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    Dare we whisper it ... are Wallabies improving?

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    Casey, Rewiri- Wharerau get gongs

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    SBHS coach hopes charges have saved best for final

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    Southland Boys’ coach Jason Dermody has delivered his team a mild rebuke ahead of the Southern Schools Rugby Championship final in Invercargill today.

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    Farah Palmer time again

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    Former Highlanders hero Lima Sopoaga played 16 tests for the All Blacks and 88 games in Super Rugby before heading to play for clubs in England, France and Japan.
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