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    Ardie Savea will start at openside flanker for the first time in three years when the All Blacks meet France on Sunday morning

    Ardie Savea will start at openside flanker for the first time in three years when the All Blacks meet France on Sunday morning


    Off the field, Australian Brett Robinson is the new World Rugby chair, the first from the southern hemisphere.



    Skier Lindsey Vonn is coming out of a five-year retirement at age 40 to rejoin the US team after successful knee surgery.



    Football manager Claudio Ranieri has also been recalled at age 73 to take charge of Serie A side AS Roma until the end of the season.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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