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Māori All Blacks beat heat to dominate Japan

Zarn Sullivan scores the fifth try for the Māori All Blacks against Japan XV at Tokyo's Prince...

Māori All Blacks beat heat to dominate Japan

The Māori All Blacks opened their brief international campaign with an emphatic 53-20 win over the Japan XV in Tokyo, piling on six unanswered tries in a dominant second half.

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Celebrate this test before it’s too late

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Celebrate this test before it’s too late

Test week! That is how we used to feel about it, anyway.

Grizzlies eliminated from playoff race

Action from today's premier club rugby match between Green Island and Harbour at Kettle Park....

Grizzlies eliminated from playoff race

Green Island are gone.

Dunedin premier rugby: final scores

The cases feature a range of sports, but it is understood that rugby players make up a...

Dunedin premier rugby: final scores

The final scores are in for the fourteenth round of Dunedin premier rugby.

West Taieri stalwart notches 300 games

Veteran loose forward Dave McNeill will bring up 300 games for the West Taieri Pigs today. PHOTO:...

West Taieri stalwart notches 300 games

It could be an expensive court session for Dave McNeill tonight.

Three Landers players named to NZ U20

Three Landers players named to NZ U20

Three players from the Highlanders development ranks have been named in the New Zealand under-20 game day squad for their opening match against Italy.

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Four of top six found—who’ll join them?

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Four of top six found—who’ll join them?

The wrapSo what do we know after last weekend’s games? We have four teams through to the top six: Taieri, Dunedin, Kaikorai and Southern. But that is about it! I’ll try to explain shortly....

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One last mission for Uni’s Harris

University second five Mac Harris dives over for a try against Zingari-Richmond during a Dunedin...

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One last mission for Uni’s Harris

Mac Harris will join the Kobe Steelers in Japan later this year.

Top four size each other up

The Southern Region semifinalists have been locked in with two rounds remaining of the regular season.

A total of nine players could make their British and Irish Lions debut in Saturday night's tour match against the Western Force, but Irish duo Jamison Gibson-Park and Hugo Keenan will be given more...

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Marist, POB get possible dress rehearsal

Woodlands halfback Liam Howley prepares to feed a scrum during the Southland premier club game...

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Marist, POB get possible dress rehearsal

The 13th and final round robin club games in the Southland premier competition will be played tomorrow.

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Rivalry set for latest chapter

Excelsior back Matia Qiolevu. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Rivalry set for latest chapter

And so they meet again.

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First five’s first fan fave feted first five

Rhys Harrold in action for the Cromwell Goats. PHOTO: KATRINA MAXWELL

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First five’s first fan fave feted first five

Five questions for Cromwell Goats first five Rhys Harrold.

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Lions head for The Lucky Country

Lions midfielder Bundee Aki celebrates with team-mates after scoring a try in the test against...

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Lions head for The Lucky Country

The Lions are coming. Not to New Zealand — the next scheduled visit here from the British and Irish side is not until 29 — but Australia is close enough. Hayden Meikle offers a guide to...

Lowe, Howden to start for Māori All Blacks

Jonah Lowe warms up at training with the Maori All Blacks in Auckland on Tuesday. Photo: Getty...

Lowe, Howden to start for Māori All Blacks

Two Highlanders are among the starting line-up, as a new crop of Māori All Blacks prepare to make their debuts this weekend against Japan.

ODT Rugby Chat: Playoff spots on the line

On your fix of ODT Rugby Chat this week, brought to you by Garador, we talk to two of the clubs that are up against each other to determine who makes the final six.

Star's injury blow clears way for Otago All Black

Christian Lio-Willie of Otago in action in this 2023 file photo. Photo: Getty Images

Star's injury blow clears way for Otago All Black

Dreadful news for New Zealand rugby’s brightest young star translates to an immediate promotion for an Otago favourite.

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Another giant stride in lock’s career

Fabian Holland runs a skills session with youngsters at the Coastal Rugby Club, in Taranaki,...

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Another giant stride in lock’s career

Fabian Holland sees his first selection in an All Blacks squad as just one more step in his career.

French side an unknown quantity

French side an unknown quantity

They will hardly be easy-beats but there is no doubt the French team to play the All Blacks in Dunedin next week will be an unknown quantity.

CBHS too good for OBHS

CBHS too good for OBHS

Otago Boys’ High School fullback Rahui Valli is tackled by Christchurch Boys’ High School centre William Brown during the annual First XV interschool at Littlebourne yesterday.

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