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All Blacks benefit from early season camp

An extra week for preparation, created by an earlier finish to their November tour, resulted in the All Blacks showing the benefits at a pre-season camp last month.
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Blues aiming to go one step further in 2023

Absorbing the lessons of their grand final loss in DHL Super Rugby Pacific last year, the Blues are looking to continue their improvement to go one step better in 2023.
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200 years of rugby

As part of France's hosting of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the rugby newspaper Midi Olympique has latched onto the connection, tenuous as it is, with the supposed founding of the game in 1823, to celebrate 200 years of rugby.
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Ardie Savea praised for his sportsmanship

All Blacks' loose forward and sometimes captain, Ardie Savea, has been praised for his sportsmanship by British critic Stephen Jones.
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Ruahei Demant and Black Ferns shine at the ASB Rugby Awards

Black Ferns co-captain and World Cup winner, Ruahei Demant has collected three major prizes at the 2022 ASB Rugby Awards, including the supreme Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial Player of the Year.
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History of the Tom French Memorial Cup

The Tom French Memorial Cup has been awarded annually since 1949 to the outstanding Māori player of the year.
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Nominees announced for 2022 ASB Rugby Awards

New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) top performers of 2022 will be recognised at the ASB Rugby Awards, with nominees announced today.
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Update from the North

Catch up on all the latest from the Northern Hemisphere as the International season draws to a close this weekend.
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Building blocks in place for 2023 - Foster

An effort that gave glimpses of what the All Blacks could be capable of when achieving more consistency in their game was coach Ian Foster's summation of the 25-25 draw against England at Twickenham on Sunday (NZT).
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All Blacks would have gone for the win - Woodward

England's only Rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward said New Zealand would never have kicked the ball out and accepted a draw in the way England did at Twickenham in Saturday's 25-25 draw with the All Blacks.
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