RugbyHeartland News

Long-standing New Zealand rugby Roller Mills youth tournament canned

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A long-standing provincial youth rugby tournament has been scrapped. The Roller Mills tournament, which began in 1924 and has featured future All Blacks superstars Sir Colin Meads, Don Clarke, Sir Michael Jones, Sonny Bill Williams and Kieran Read, ended as the Northern Region Rugby Council continues to change its approach to representative rugby for

New Zealand Under 20 programme casts wide net

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New Zealand Under 20 programme casts wide net The search for New Zealand’s top, young and emerging, talent will kick off with a refreshed New Zealand Under 20 programme. More than 100 players will be tested over the next two weeks as the New Zealand Under 20 programme begins a new cycle. New

Black Ferns Development XV to play Australia A named

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Black Ferns Development XV to play Australia A named Black Ferns Head Coach Wayne Maxwell has named two debutants in the Black Ferns Development XV to play Australia A in the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship at Churchill Park, Fiji on Friday. The pair are Counties Manukau teamates. Ilisapeta Molia will debut

Black Fern Selica Winiata to referee on World Rugby Sevens Series

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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has congratulated Black Fern Selica Winiata’s referee selection for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 season. After a promising international debut at the Oceania Sevens tournament in Fiji last week, Winiata has been appointed for two rounds of the HSBC Sevens Series. The 40 Test fullback will