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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

Kua whakaingoatia te uri o Ngāti Kahu, a Kurt Eklund hei kāpene ki te ārahi i te 29 kua tohua ki te Kapa Ōpango Māori 2025. 11 ngā kaitākaro hou kua tohua hei whakakanohi i ō rātou hapū, i ō rātou iwi ki Hapani, ki Whangārei anō hoki. Nā Ross Filipo

All Blacks selectors Scott Robertson, Scott Hansen and Jason Ryan have named five new caps in their 33-strong squad for the 2025 Lipovitan-D July Series against France. The squad is as follows: (age, Super Rugby club, province, Test caps) * denotes new caps Hookers: Codie Taylor (34, Crusaders / Canterbury, 96) Samisoni Taukei’aho (27, Chiefs