Otago set to unleash rookie try-scoring machine on Manawatu
Promising rookie wing Freedom Vahaakolo has been named to start for Otago after impressing at grassroots level across multiple com…
Alex McLeod
17 Sep 2020, 19:11
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Changes kept to a minimum as Waikato eye first back-to-win season-opening wins in a decade
Waikato have announced their side to face North Harbour at FMG Stadium Waikato in week 2 of the Mitre 10 Cup this Saturday afterno…
Online Editors
17 Sep 2020, 18:45
'I always go out there to try and be a bit chirpy': 21-year-old Xavier Roe's take on playing All Blacks
Despite an almost 230-cap deficit in professional rugby matches, 21-year-old halfback Xavier Roe narrowly had the better of his op…
Online Editors
16 Sep 2020, 21:27
'He's going to have to change': Mitre 10 Cup stars call for Sio Tomkinson to change tackle technique following red card
Changes need to be made to Otago midfielder Sio Tomkinson's tackle technique is he is to avoid further disciplinary issues in the …
Alex McLeod
14 Sep 2020, 21:31
Serial offender Patelesio Tomkinson handed lengthy ban for dangerous tackle
Patelesio Tomkinson will miss six matches of Otago's Mitre 10 Cup campaign following a dangerous tackle made by the midfielder on …
Online Editors
14 Sep 2020, 19:23
'I was a bit nervous': All Blacks stars opens up on nerve-racking provincial return for Waikato
They may be vital members of the All Blacks, but there was an element of nervousness as Damian McKenzie and Anton Lienert-Brown to…
Michael Pulman
13 Sep 2020, 21:30
The superstar 21-year-old scrumhalf that outplayed TJ Perenara in just his second provincial start
Wellington, with Asafo Aumua, Ardie Savea and TJ Perenara on duty, were expected to have too much firepower for Waikato. In fact, …
Tom Vinicombe
12 Sep 2020, 19:10
Former Edinburgh 10 KO'd by ugly head shot in Mitre 10 Cup
Auckland have announced their intentions early in the Mitre 10 Cup season, dispatching Otago 38-6 in their season opener in Dunedi…
Online Editors
12 Sep 2020, 2:23
Watch: All Blacks speedsters Rieko Ioane and Damian McKenzie light up Mitre 10 Cup with pair of scintillating tries
The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup campaign is back in full swing, and the New Zealand provincial competition has sprung back into action with …
Online Editors
12 Sep 2020, 0:10
'The bus is back in service!': Wellington star Julian Savea scores in vintage fashion upon Mitre 10 Cup return
It didn't take Julian Savea long to stamp his mark on proceedings upon his return for Wellington in their Mitre 10 Cup opener agai…
Online Editors
11 Sep 2020, 20:38
Luke Jacobson finally has opportunity to captain Waikato side bolstered by Anton Lienert-Brown and Damian McKenzie
Running out in a Mitre 10 Cup for Waikato while wearing the captain's armband has been a long time coming for Luke Jacobson.
Online Editors
10 Sep 2020, 16:25
Fresh injury concern hits All Blacks' already depleted locking stocks
The All Blacks have been handed another injury concern, with Patrick Tuipulotu ruled out of Auckland's Mitre 10 Cup opener against…
Online Editors
10 Sep 2020, 14:29
Josh Ioane suits up at 10 for Otago while Nasi Manu set for debut off the bench
Fresh from facing the disappointment of missing out on selection for the All Blacks, Josh Ioane has been named in the playmaker's …
Online Editors
10 Sep 2020, 0:08
Auckland roll out six current All Blacks for opening Mitre 10 clash with Otago
Head coach Alama Ieremia has named a strong and experienced Auckland team to take on Otago in Dunedin this Saturday afternoon. Out…
Online Editors
09 Sep 2020, 21:44
Julian Savea makes provincial return on the wing as Wellington name 13 Super Rugby Aotearoa stars in starting XV
You could be forgiven for not realising that Super Rugby Aotearoa had come to an end based simply on the Wellington side that Leo …
Online Editors
09 Sep 2020, 19:00
Look who's back: All the New Zealand stars that have returned for a supersized Mitre 10 Cup
Every cloud has a silver lining and from a New Zealand rugby point of view, the silver lining of the COVID pandemic is undeniably …
Tom Vinicombe
08 Sep 2020, 15:40
