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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    The race is on for Breakers forward Karim Lopez to be fit for the start of the new season in basketball's Australian NBL
     11 August 2025
    The race is on for Breakers forward Karim Lopez to be fit for the start of the new season in basketball's Australian NBL
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    Super Rugby bosses are vowing to learn from what did and didn't work in Melbourne as Super Round heads to Christchurch in 2026
    11 Aug: Super Rugby bosses are vowing to learn from what did and didn't work in Melbourne as Super Round heads to Christchurch in 2026... more
    The Tall Blacks are welcoming the advantage of being able to press the reset button at their Asia Cup tournament
    10 Aug: The Tall Blacks are welcoming the advantage of being able to press the reset button at their Asia Cup tournament... more
    Bay of Plenty have survived a double yellow card to overcome Counties Manukau 39-22 in their NPC match in Pukekohe
    10 Aug: Bay of Plenty have survived a double yellow card to overcome Counties Manukau 39-22 in their NPC match in Pukekohe... more
    Dalton Papali'i's opened up on the conversations he had with the All Blacks coaches after getting dropped ahead of the Rugby Championship
    10 Aug: Dalton Papali'i's opened up on the conversations he had with the All Blacks coaches after getting dropped ahead of the Rugby Championship... more
    Dalton Papali'i is hoping an NPC stint with Counties Manukau will help him rediscover his passion for rugby
    10 Aug: Dalton Papali'i is hoping an NPC stint with Counties Manukau will help him rediscover his passion for rugby... more
    A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London
    10 Aug: A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London... more
    Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson
    9 Aug: Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson... more
    Auckland skipper Anton Segner is getting up to speed with the province's long-standing NPC rivalry against Canterbury, ahead of their clash in Christchurch tonight
    9 Aug: Auckland skipper Anton Segner is getting up to speed with the province's long-standing NPC rivalry against Canterbury, ahead of their clash in Christchurch tonight... more
    The five-eighth for the Warriors women's side admits she's yet to fully wrap her head around the game of rugby league
    9 Aug: The five-eighth for the Warriors women's side admits she's yet to fully wrap her head around the game of rugby league... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby News
     19 Jul: One of Hamilton's favourite sons is preparing for a special homecoming when the All Blacks face France in their third test tonight ++++++++++++++
     20 Jul: Positive news for the Barrett family, with two of their injured members expected to be right for the next All Blacks assignment ++++++++++++++
     20 Jul: The Wellington Saints have claimed their 13th New Zealand basketball league title +++++++++++++
     02 Aug: Hopes from Northland first five Rivez Reihana that a number of reinforcements can boost their forward pack when they kick off their NPC campaign against Taranaki in New Plymouth +++++++++++++
     04 Aug: Dame Lisa Carrington has come to the rescue for New Zealand's K4 women's kayak squad ++++++++++++
     22 Jul: Another shot at the British and Irish Lions for 95-cap Wallaby Kurtley Beale, as he leads the First Nations and Pasifika XV squad in tonight's rugby clash in Melbourne ++++++++++++
     08 Aug: Former All Blacks captain Todd Blackadder is stumped by New Zealand Rugby not allowing Richie Mo'unga to play for the national team immediately upon his return ++++++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      17 Aug: Crichton weighs on r360 'whispers' (Sydney Morning Herald)
      17 Aug: Abs player ratings: reece and ratima grab their chances in win over pumas (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Aug: All blacks overcome sloppy second half to defeat pumas (RadioNZ)
      17 Aug: Australia come from 22-0 down to beat south africa (BBCWorld)
      17 Aug: ‘we will lose this part of the game’: why roosters coach fears for future of the kick-off (Sydney Morning Herald)
      17 Aug: Bravo, you mighty wallabies for the greatest comeback in australian rugby history (Sydney Morning Herald)
      17 Aug: Rugby championship live updates: all blacks v argentina (RadioNZ)
      17 Aug: Wallabies fight back from 22-0 down to shock springboks at ellis park (Stuff.co.nz)
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    Environment:
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    Law and Order:
    A Palmerston North house has led to the arrest of a 26-year-old man found at the scene 18:37

    Accident and Emergency:
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    Law and Order:
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    Rugby League:
    The Rabbitohs NRL win over the Eels has come at a literal cost for back rower Jacob Host 17:27

    Rugby:
    Otago have come out on top in a 12 try NPC extravaganza - prevailing 46-41 over Wellington in Porirua 16:57

    Rugby:
    The Wallabies expect a Boks backlash to be in the forecast after their stunning victory in Johannesburg 16:17

    International:
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    Law and Order:
    Mass murder investigation in Indian temple town amid whistleblower's claims of secret burials 15:57

    Rugby:
    A plethora of improvement areas for Waikato heading into this afternoon's NPC rugby outing against Counties Manukau in Hamilton 15:27

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