RugbyHeartland News

MT SMART STADIUM SET TO TAKE ITS PLACE IN ALL BLACKS HISTORY

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Mt Smart Stadium will become the 15th Test venue in New Zealand for the All Blacks when they play Tonga in the Steinlager Series game on Saturday. The south Auckland venue will also be the fifth for Test rugby in Auckland after Potters Park (1908), Eden Park (1921), Epsom Showgrounds (1958)

MĀORI ALL BLACKS PREVAIL IN WET WELLINGTON CONDITIONS

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Taking advantage of two seasons of intense Super Rugby in New Zealand, in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Māori All Blacks were too strong for a Samoan side making its first appearance since the 2019 Rugby World Cup, winning the first of two 'Tests' 35–10 in Wellington on Saturday. Conditions

A nation rooted in sport and leisure traditions

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A nation rooted in sport and leisure traditions Rugby is the unofficial national sport of New Zealand and if you have ever watched a match, it is not hard to understand why. The fast pace of the game coupled with the strategy, strength and endurance needed to succeed means that

18 YEAR WAIT OVER FOR THE BLUES

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Take a hard-won turnover, add some Hoskins Sotutu pizzazz and a desperate dive by replacement flanker Blake Gibson, and you have a game securing try for the Blues to secure the Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman title beating the Highlanders 23–15 at Eden Park on Saturday. But it was a close-run thing,