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Canterbury have made two changes to their starting side for Saturday's South Island showdown with Otago to decide the NPC season

22 October 2025

Canterbury have made two changes to their starting side for Saturday's South Island showdown with Otago to decide the NPC season

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Squash world number three Paul Coll has stormed into the quarter-finals at the US Open in Philadelphia
	22 Oct: Squash world number three Paul Coll has stormed into the quarter-finals at the US Open in Philadelphia... more

The stand-off between Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball New Zealand has brought the government and opposition off the bench, calling for the impasse to end
	22 Oct: The stand-off between Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball New Zealand has brought the government and opposition off the bench, calling for the impasse to end... more

Australian football star Sam Kerr's first game on Aussie soil for more than two years is set to be against New Zealand
	21 Oct: Australian football star Sam Kerr's first game on Aussie soil for more than two years is set to be against New Zealand... more

Unbeaten Brit Fabio Wardley's keeping his biggest weapon in his back pocket ahead of Sunday's heavyweight boxing bout against Joseph Parker in London
	21 Oct: Unbeaten Brit Fabio Wardley's keeping his biggest weapon in his back pocket ahead of Sunday's heavyweight boxing bout against Joseph Parker in London... more

Canterbury's best effort to twist the arm of all Blacks coach Scott Robertson have come up short
	21 Oct: Canterbury's best effort to twist the arm of all Blacks coach Scott Robertson have come up short... more

Injury problems for Ireland ahead of their test against the All Blacks in Chicago on November 2 - Mack Hansen has been ruled out with a foot problem and fellow backs Bundee Aki and Robbie Henshaw are in doubt
	21 Oct: Injury problems for Ireland ahead of their test against the All Blacks in Chicago on November 2 - Mack Hansen has been ruled out with a foot problem and fellow backs Bundee Aki and Robbie Henshaw are in doubt... more

Kiwi squash pro Paul Coll isn't taking any win for granted
	20 Oct: Kiwi squash pro Paul Coll isn't taking any win for granted... more

North Otago coach Luke Herden reckons they're peaking at the business end of rugby's Heartland Championship
	19 Oct: North Otago coach Luke Herden reckons they're peaking at the business end of rugby's Heartland Championship... more

Canterbury coach Marty Bourke has his fingers-crossed for the unlikely release of two players for next Saturday's NPC final against Otago
	19 Oct: Canterbury coach Marty Bourke has his fingers-crossed for the unlikely release of two players for next Saturday's NPC final against Otago... more

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