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    All Blacks legend Sir Bryan Williams has slammed the exclusion of Samoa and Tonga from rugby's new Nations Championship, set to start in 2026

    All Blacks legend Sir Bryan Williams has slammed the exclusion of Samoa and Tonga from rugby's new Nations Championship, set to start in 2026


    Fiji and Japan are likely to join the Rugby Championship and Six Nations sides in a new, lucrative global league.

    Williams says a lot of Samoan and Tongan people are nonplussed.



    The first-ever Super Rugby match in Tonga takes place in Nuku'alofa this afternoon... Moana Pasifika hosting the Highlanders.

    Kickoff's at five past two, live commentary on Gold Sport and iHeart Radio.

    SUPER RUGBY COVERAGE WITH HABIT HEALTH. TACKLING ALL YOUR ACHES AND PAINS FROM SPORT AND WORK

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     17 Jun: Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic midcourter Ali Wilshier's ANZ Premiership netball season is over
     16 Jun: All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett has made his return to rugby on New Zealand shores, suiting up for Coastal in the Taranaki Premier club rugby competition yesterday
     16 Jun: The Silver Ferns will travel to Perth later this year as part of netball's Constellation Cup series
     16 Jun: The Hurricanes are confident their future is bright, despite the 30-19 Super Rugby semi-final loss to the Chiefs in Wellington
     16 Jun: Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan believes number eight Wallace Sititi has put himself in the mix for an All Blacks call-up
     15 Jun: A late change for the Chiefs, heading into today's second Super Rugby Pacific semifinal against the Hurricanes in Wellington
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