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Sharpening opening quarter a focus for the Black Ferns

Responding to unprecedented Australian pressure to come back from a 0-17 deficit, the Black Ferns scored 41 unanswered points to get their Rugby World Cup campaign off to a positive start at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.
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Just four teams left standing in the Bunnings NPC

Canterbury will play Bay of Plenty while Wellington will meet Auckland in the Bunnings NPC semifinals next week.
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All Blacks unveil 35 players for Northern Tour

All Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan have named the following squad for the Lipovitan-D Rugby Challenge Cup fixture in Japan and the Healthspan Elite Northern Tour of Wales, Scotland and England.
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Semifinalists confirmed in the Bunnings Heartland Championship

King Country celebrated their centennial season by muscling past North Otago to claim a place in the Meads Cup semifinals of the Bunnings Heartland Championship next weekend.
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Black Ferns open World Cup with comeback win

The Black Ferns withstood an Australian avalanche to open the World Cup with a pulsating 41-17 win at Eden Park in front of a world record crowd for a women’s rugby international of over 34,000.
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Eden Park sold out for RWC21 opening day

Tickets to the opening match day of Rugby World Cup 2021 have sold out with a record-breaking crowd set to fill New Zealand’s national stadium at Eden Park on 8 October.
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Podcast with Black Ferns Theresa Fitzpatrick, Ayesha Leti-l’iga and Natalie Delamere

Ahead of the world-record opening match of the Rugby World Cup at Eden Park, catch up with Black Ferns Theresa Fitzpatrick, Ayesha Leti-l'iga and Natalie Delamere.
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‘We’ve thrown everything at it’ – Sir Graham Henry

Five times winners of the Women's World Cup, New Zealand face the most determined assault on their status in the game over the next six weeks, but coach and former All Black and coach Wayne Smith said they are throwing everything at the tournament.
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Black Ferns ‘ready’ for World Cup opener

Black Ferns coach Wayne Smith believes his side starts their Rugby World Cup campaign against Australia at Eden Park on Saturday, having made progress since he took over the side earlier this year.
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Next generation of schoolboy talent selected in national teams

The next generation of New Zealand rugby stars have been found with New Zealand Rugby today announcing the 2022 New Zealand Schools, New Zealand Barbarian Under 18 and New Zealand Māori Under 18 Ngā Whatukura Boys teams.
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