The Blues have rested and rotated a number of players for their round 13 contest against the Highlanders at Eden Park.
CORNISH Pirates majority shareholder and Life President Dicky Evans has warned the RFU that the future of professional rugby in the Duchy is in their hands.
The 29-year-old was yellow-carded for his 29th-minute collision at The Rec, but he was subsequently cited and had to appear at a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.
The second row collided with Alfie Barbeary approaching the 30-minute mark with his team 5-0 ahead in a match they were to win 15-12 at The Rec.
Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care has addressed his club future amid speculation that he could leave the Stoop at the end of the season.
Intriguing is the candid admission to RugbyPass by the London club’s Will Evans that he used to beat himself up about seeing his peers from the 2016 World Cup-winning U20s going on to strut their stuff at Test level.
North Harbour will likely be without one of their star players for the length of the upcoming NPC season - but they've brought in some experienced heads to help counter the loss.
Every cloud has a silver lining and from a New Zealand rugby point of view, the silver lining of the COVID pandemic is undeniably the return of a number of experienced operators from around the world for this year's Mitre 10 Cup.
The North Harbour Mitre 10 Cup side is bucking the trend once again by selecting a squad with home-grown roots and plenty of history in the province.
Time to sift through almost 500 players who made appearances in the Mitre 10 Cup to come up with 23 that could play an invitational game.