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CAPTION: Fabian Holland is among four uncapped players named in the All Blacks side to face France in Dunedin. PHOTO: John Cowpland / action press All Blacks selectors Scott Robertson, Scott Hansen and Jason Ryan have named their team to play France in the first match of the three-test Lipovitan-D July

Black Ferns v Black Ferns XV trial teams named The Black Ferns and the Black Ferns XV teams have been named for this Saturday’s match at Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei. The fixture, which kicks off at 1.05pm, is classified as a trial match, so allows for additional substitutions with each team carrying

Black Ferns selectors have named a 33-strong squad for the upcoming July matches against Black Ferns XV (trial) and Australia (Test), the last games on home soil for 2025. There are four changes from the Pacific Four Series (PAC4) squad, with potential Test debuts for Matatū’s Laura Bayfield and Chiefs Manawa’s

New Zealand Under 20 opened the World Rugby Under 20 Championship with a gritty 14-5 victory over the host nation, Italy, in Calvisano. Played in oppressive heat and in front of a buoyant crowd, New Zealand was held scoreless in the second half of a turgid spectacle. The first half took more

The Māori All Blacks opened the Ross Filipo era with an emphatic 53-20 win over the Japan XV in Tokyo, piling on six unanswered tries in a dominant second-half display. A second-half rere tārewa (stampede) powered the Māori All Blacks to a 53-20 victory over the Japan XV in Tokyo. The hosts