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Matagi to don black against old mates
Warriors prop Suaia Matagi is poised to play his first test for the Kiwis against his old teammates Samoa on Saturday.
Warriors prop Suaia Matagi is poised to play his first test for the Kiwis against his old teammates Samoa on Saturday.
The Warriors have granted back rower Feleti Mateo an early release from the last two years of his contract to return to Sydney.
While there are still many potential permutations, the most likely scenario will see the Kiwis face the Kangaroos in the final in Wellington.
For Shaun Johnson, the seeds of Saturday's night success were sown in a Brisbane hotel room.
Kiwis lock Jason Taumalolo says his determination to stick with New Zealand is the best decision of his career.
Kiwis captain Simon Mannering believes “defensive pressure” was the key to last night's shock 30-12 victory over the Kangaroos.
Critics have set up the Kiwis to fail based on the quality of the opposition teams in the Four Nations tournament.
Kiwis test time always brings old players out of the woodwork but Clinton Toopi and Quentin Pongia took that to a new level last week.
After four years of being in the red, unable to beat or even get close to the Kangaroos, the Kiwis are back.
Kiwis forward Greg Eastwood is happy to be back in black after a frustrating 2013 season finished with him being relegated to a bit part player throughout the World Cup.
Despite suffering an horrific jaw injury just over 12 months ago, Kiwis centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall will take the field tonight without a mouthguard.
The next four weeks could define Stephen Kearney's international coaching career.
You can no longer say Stephen Kearney is a "lucky" coach.
When South Auckland league administrators examined options to grow the 13-man code within the region, the Asian and Indian communities appealed as untapped resources.