Former All Black Pita Alatini believes the governing body will need more than a black jersey to lure first five Richie Mo'unga back early from his Japanese contract with Toshiba, which ends in mid-2026

Alatini says New Zealand Rugby need to convince Mo'unga to go after his one still-elusive prize - the World Cup - as pure loyalty to the black jersey doesn't cut it anymore.



Olympic champion rower Emma Twigg has revealed the Paris Games will mark her final campaign.

The 37-year-old from Hawke's Bay retired after the Rio edition but returned to the single sculls two years later.

Twigg is the reigning women's single sculls champion from the Tokyo Games.



Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko is tied for 18th, six shots off the lead, after a three-under par 69 opening round at her latest LPGA Tour event in New Jersey.