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    Canberra's entry into men's A-League football has been postponed by at least a season due to funding and recruitment uncertainties - Auckland FC will still be part of the next competition, but 13 teams means the introduction of byes

    Canberra's entry into men's A-League football has been postponed by at least a season due to funding and recruitment uncertainties - Auckland FC will still be part of the next competition, but 13 teams means the introduction of byes


    Former hooker Corey Flynn will join All Blacks mentor Scott Robertson's staff as a throwing coach - David Hill remains in charge of the kicking brief.



    The race to secure the 18th entry into league's NRL remains intense with a Perth-based side now considered favourite over Papua New Guinea.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     05 Jan: Late drama of the highest quality in football's Premier League
     04 Jan: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar
     04 Jan: The 10-man Wellington Phoenix men have stunned Brisbane 3-0 in the A-League, despite winger Carlo Armiento being given a red card in the 38th minute
     04 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men
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