Blues and All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke has narrowly missed the cut for the New Zealand Sevens team for Tokyo
Blues and All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke has narrowly missed the cut for the New Zealand Sevens team for Tokyo
2 July 2021
Clarke's been named as a travelling reserve, and coach Clark Laidlaw says a mixture of time spent in 15s along with the impact of Covid cancellations of the Sevens circuit has just left him a little short.
Over half of the women's team were part of the silver medal winning team from Rio.
Co-coach Corey Sweeney says it was good to finally gauge themselves against quality opposition recently in Auckland and Townsville.
Three gymnastics athletes have been selected to represent New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics.
Misha Koudinov and Dylan Schmidt are heading to their second Games in men's artistic gymnastics, and trampoline respectively.
22-year-old Maddie Davidson will debut at her first Olympics in trampoline.
A simple message from Tongan rugby coach Toutai Kefu to his local supporters - come watch us play the All Blacks.
It's understood ticket sales are extremely sluggish for the match tomorrow at Mount Smart, which also features a Maori All Blacks versus Samoa curtain raiser.
Kefu would love to hear the backing from the stands, with plenty of Pasifika communities in nearby south Auckland.
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