James Blackwell and Vaea Fifita will bring up 50 caps for the Lions, when the team plays Tasman Mako at Porirua Park this weekend. It’s the first time the premiership side has hosted a game away from Athletic Park or Sky Stadium in NPC history. Blackwell, who has been named acting captain
Month: October 2020
All Blacks team named for third Bledisloe Cup
Top female players named for Possibles v Probables match
• 52 players will vie for a Black Ferns jersey • Mix of experience and new talent in trial squads • Teams will represent Graeme Dingle Foundation and UpsideDowns charities Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore and his selectors have named the two teams for the Possibles v Probables match which kicks off
Secondary Schools players recognised in representative team naming
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today announced the 2020 New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools teams. The teams will not play in 2020 but selectors have named the sides to recognise the efforts of the secondary school players this season. NZR High Performance Talent Identification Manager PJ Williams said
All Blacks regain the ascendancy
Wallabies suffer under physical approach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHge05ZqnE Australian defensive lapses, and handling issues induced by the All Blacks' tackling accuracy, laid the foundation for a 27-7 win at Eden Park that gave New Zealand a 1-0 lead in the Bledisloe Cup series. It was, as expected, a different All Blacks team from that which