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.
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Since 1996, the Crusaders, Blues, Brumbies, and Chiefs have won 22 Super Rugby Pacific titles between them.
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Four years ago, Fineanganofo needed support to walk. Playing for College Rifles in a Gallaher Shield match, he suffered a serious …
As the sixth and lowest-ranked qualifier for the playoffs, the Blues will need to replicate the success of the Crusaders (1998-200…
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New Zealand and Canada were each unbeaten in the Pacific Four Series. This 2025 form XV acknowledges outstanding performers in the…
The Chiefs were scary against Moana Pasifika, the Crusaders heaped more misery upon the Highlanders, and the Waratahs are still al…
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Ashley Marsters summarised the Wallaroos' Pacific Four victory over the USA in typically laconic fashion last Saturday. “They're…
The Hurricanes topped the Highlanders in a thriller on Friday night while the Crusaders won handsomely in Sydney without Will Jord…
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