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Rising stars ready for pre-season action this weekend

There’s no shortage of rising stars ready to make their mark in the second round of DHL Super Rugby Pacific pre-season this weekend.
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New talent joins sevens squads in pinnacle year

The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens have welcomed young talent into their programmes with their 2024 season is in full swing.
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Harmon returns as Highlanders skipper for 2024

Head coach Clarke Dermody confirmed that loose forward Billy Harmon has been retained as the Highlanders' captain for the 2024 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Don McKay holds a unique place in New Zealand rugby history

All Blacks wing Don McKay, who died in Auckland on February 6, aged 86, was part of a unique piece of rugby history when he made his Test debut against France at Eden Park in 1961.
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Aumua honoured to be named Hurricanes vice-captain

Hooker Asafo Aumua said it was an honour to be named co-vice-captain of the Hurricanes for the 2024 season alongside skipper Brad Shields.
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Tuipulotu will have to wait for 100th Blues game

Ninety-nine games for the Blues is proving a barrier for captain and lock Patrick Tuipulotu.
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Remembering Barry John: The Maestro Behind the 1971 Lions' Triumph

Many great players have graced New Zealand's rugby fields, but few have cast the influence that British & Irish Lion Barry John, who died on Sunday, aged 79, wielded on the 1971 Lions tour.
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Pre-season campaign underway in thrilling style

The Blues suffered the greatest frustration in the Super Rugby Pacific
warm-up games for New Zealand sides when losing recently renamed
skipper Patrick Tuipulotu to a broken jaw.
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Bower to make return from injury for Crusaders

All Blacks prop George Bower will play his first game for the Crusaders against Munster on Saturday (NZT) since suffering a season-ending ACL injury last year.
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Former Pumas star to face Blues in Japan

Former Argentina first five-eighths Nicolas Sanchez will debut for Japanese side Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath against the Blues in Saturday's Cross-Border Rugby opener.
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