Opinion
Super Rugby Pacific performers of the week for round 1
One positive for the Blues was the debut of blindside flanker Torian Barnes. Despite a couple of blemishes, the 2025 Canterbury NP…
Adam Julian
15 Feb 2026, 10:49
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Contributors
Adam Julian
Adam Julian is a freelance sportswriter and broadcaster based in Wellington. He's been a regular contributor on Clubrugby.co.nz and Te Upoko O Te Ika radio for a dozen years. Between 2010 and 2018 he was the official statistician for Sky Sports Land Rover First XV program. Adam is the author of the A to Z of the Black Ferns on allblacks.com, a member of the Association of Rugby Historians and Statisticians and a long-suffering Wellington Lions and Hurricanes supporter. His interests outside of rugby include blues music, history, travel, and food.
Interview
Cam Millar talks being on the forefront of the Deep South's resurgence
In 30 years of Super Rugby Pacific, no player has scored more points in a single game against the Crusaders than Highlanders' Cam …
Adam Julian
12 Feb 2026, 18:24
Interview
Patrick Pellegrini on Moana Pasifika getting 'stung' in 2025
Moana Pasifika-labelled wheelie bins weren't safe in 2025. A raucous team victory song featured the euphoric thrashing of vulnerab…
Adam Julian
11 Feb 2026, 14:09
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The best Super Rugby XV to never win a title
All five New Zealand franchises have won at least one title, but not all the modern day greats have been able to call themselves a…
Adam Julian
07 Feb 2026, 15:19
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SVNS magic moments in Australia: Ioane brothers catch fire, Irish boilover
The first incarnation of an Australian Sevens tournament was at Concord Oval in Sydney as part of Australia’s Bicentennial celeb…
Adam Julian
06 Feb 2026, 13:33
Interview
Dual Olympic gold medallist lifts lid on NZ’s shift after SVNS Cape Town
The Black Ferns steamrolled to the Cup title in Singapore, outscoring five opponents 218-33, with 36 tries and only five conceded.
Adam Julian
05 Feb 2026, 18:29
Interview
‘Frank The Tank’ one year on from SVNS debut: ‘I’m here to do my job’
Frank Vaenuku admits he was lost for words when he debuted for the All Blacks Sevens at the Perth Sevens last year.
Adam Julian
04 Feb 2026, 22:48
Interview
The Hurricanes game from the Savea brothers that inspired Peter Lakai
Then 10-year-old Lakai was among 8,966 spectators who watched the Hurricanes beat the Waratahs 41-29 at Westpac Stadium in Welling…
Adam Julian
04 Feb 2026, 14:32
Interview
Amy Rule: 'We're set-piece dominated compared to Kiwi teams- I love it'
Even with the early changes, now at the half way stage of the league, Black Ferns prop Amy Rule says Exeter Chiefs are beginning t…
Adam Julian
04 Feb 2026, 1:27
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Opinion
Ian Foster is not the answer while NZR need to decide the fate of seven All Blacks
What’s missing from the “Razor Rumble” is a closer microscope on the players, especially the senior leadership group, which …
Adam Julian
03 Feb 2026, 14:50
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Asafo Aumua ready for Hurricanes' bounce back after an injury-ravaged 2025 season
After an injury-ravaged 2025 season, the 20-Test All Blacks hooker is raring to go for Super Rugby Pacific 2026 for the Hurricanes…
Adam Julian
02 Feb 2026, 17:22
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Interview
Tone Ng Shiu in rare air as All Blacks Sevens recalibrate for 2026
Tone Ng Shiu is among just 15 players who have played in 50 or more tournaments for the All Blacks Sevens.
Adam Julian
30 Jan 2026, 14:59
SVNS Singapore magic: NZ and Fiji dominance, Kenya and Canada shocks
The All Blacks Sevens were commanding winners of the 2001/2002 World Sevens Series, capturing seven of the 11 Cup titles.
Adam Julian
30 Jan 2026, 14:51
Interview
Kelsey Teneti on Black Ferns Sevens role and a growing leadership voice
With 14 tournaments and 36 tries for the Black Ferns Sevens, Kelsey Teneti is already a relative veteran.
Adam Julian
27 Jan 2026, 18:33
Opinion
Are Jamie Joseph's All Blacks credentials truly up to scratch?
Scott Robertson, the most successful coach in Super Rugby history, with a staggering seven consecutive titles with the Crusaders, …
Adam Julian
15 Jan 2026, 12:51
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Interview
A century-long wait ends: Clarke puts the Chatham Islands back in black
With a population of just 600, this archipelago, located 800 km east of New Zealand's South Island, doesn't produce many internati…
Adam Julian
17 Dec 2025, 20:55
Australia schoolboy star one of seven to watch at Global Youth 7s
Some of the world’s best emerging rugby sevens talent will be put to the test in Auckland just before Christmas, with the Global…
Adam Julian
15 Dec 2025, 13:05
Analysis
How the current Springboks compare to the 2015 All Blacks in final quarter dominance
The Springboks' use of tactical substitutions is more brazen than that of any other country. It has included emptying the entire b…
Adam Julian
08 Dec 2025, 17:56
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Analysis
South Africa SVNS classics: Ryder magic, New Zealand topple the hosts
South Africa has been a leg on the SVNS circuit since the competition's inception in 1999.
Adam Julian
04 Dec 2025, 18:14
Interview
The miracle moment behind All Blacks Sevens’ Dubai title run
The All Blacks Sevens are back on the winners' podium for the first time since Singapore in May 2024.
Adam Julian
03 Dec 2025, 19:32
