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• By Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy is Club Rugby’s Falkland Islands correspondent and has been covering and watching rugby around the world since the days of Wairarapa-Bush tearing up the NPC first division. Strictly speaking the world spins at pretty much the same rate, at least as far as mere mortals like
Super Rugby
Taramai a welcome addition to Hurricanes loose forward group
As has been the case for each of the past 24 years of Super Rugby, the Hurricanes are oozing loose forward talent this season. An exciting group of players will fill the contracted loosies roster, with Gareth Evans (Hawke’s Bay), Vaea Fifita (Wellington), Du’Plessis Kirifi (Wellington), Reed Prinsep (Canterbury), Devan Flanders
The 12 Rugby Questions of Xmas
Rolling subs [updated] rugby news throughout the holiday period
Club Rugby news desk: editor@clubrugby.co.nz Earl Va'a to Norths Sydney, 28 December: Late last month it was revealed that former Scots College and Wellington Lions coach Earl Va'a is heading to the Shute Shield in Sydney in 2020: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5b8g2unnr_/ All Blacks lock Sam Strahan passes away Palmerston North 23 December: New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has