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Delirious All Blacks fans in the stands earlier this year. By Kevin McCarthy It’s so 2026 for everything to be moving at hyper speed. Even the very worthwhile tour of South Africa and Baltimore seems ages ago. Admittedly some of All Black bodies won’t feel that way, as indeed the injury list
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Murphy Taramai and Ana Kerr win Best & Fairest competitions
Anastasia Kerr and Murphy Taramai led their teams' performances this year and won the 2026 Best & Fairest competitions. Photos: Andy McArthur. Upper Hutt’s Murphy Taramai and Petone teenager Anastasia Kerr took home the two big individual club prizes from this week's Wellington Rugby Awards; the Billy Wallace and Erin Rush
Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay win 2026 Hurricanes region U16s titles
Poverty Bay celebrate their Saracens Cup win on fulltime. The Division A and Division B Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council’s U16 titles are both heading east this year. The Hawke’s Bay Black team won the Division A Don Broughton Shield and Poverty Bay won the second tier Saracens Cup amongst the contest of
NPC Number Crunching: Wellington Lions v Taranaki
Above: When Wellington beat Taranaki in 2004. The Wellington Lions secured a 0/10 season record with their final round loss to the Taranaki Bulls in New Plymouth on Sunday. In his final stat attack of the year, Peter Marriott looks at the game below. ________________________________________________________________________ Round 10 v Taranaki: Lost 26-68 The 2026 National Provincial
Sideline Conversions 5 October (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Action from the Wellington Pride's semi-final win over Hawke's Bay. They are hosting the Northland Kauri at Wellington Stadium at 12.05pm. Monday evening updates: The rugby to watch and follow is thinning, but there is still some to note and follow. The Hurricanes U16s tournament is this week in Whanganui. We previewed