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By Kevin McCarthy Do you remember when the land was stalked by the dreaded R word? Rotation. Suddenly the All Black jersey was irreparably damaged if the same starting XV did not get named game after game. The only acceptable change came from injury, and even then, the player needed to show
Representative Rugby
Pride win Women’s Championship as Whanganui win Heartland final berth
By Steven White & Scott MacLean The Wellington Pride are the 2026 Farah Palmer Cup Women’s Championship winners, following their 39-15 win over the Northland Kauri in the final at Wellington Stadium this afternoon. The Pride survived a late first half scare to pull away from the Northlanders and win well
Women’s final and Heartland Championship semi-finals tomorrow
Jackie Patea-Fereti and the Pride will be hoping to finish their season with the title in the bag, hosting Northland in their FPC final. By Scott MacLean The 15s season is closing fast, with just one representative match tomorrow involving Wellington teams this weekend, as well as the Heartland Championship semi-finals. Representative Just
Aisle be Back: Bledisloe Cup in Auckland
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