Innovative format for Super Rugby pre-season games
Sides will be allowed 28 players in the squad to trial new combinations.
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All Blacks won't be capped to a blanket number of games in the 2024 Super season.
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As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2023.
Dominic Bird - the tallest All Black ever - hangs up his boots
Bird retires to spend more time with his kids and partner in Wellington.
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Chiefs sign Canterbury head coach to join experienced leadership group
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Blues to face Sam Cane’s new team in Japan
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Chiefs and Blues head to Japan for special new comp ahead of Super Rugby
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'Ruining the game': Carlos Spencer lashes TMO
An All Blacks legend is pleading for balance and thrills to be restored to rugby.
The candidates to fill the All Blacks' void at No. 6
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'Where the growth is': Ruby Tui confirms plans for 2024
Tui opted not to play in the 2023 season and took a sabbatical in the US.
Phil Gifford: The most riveting story in Super Rugby
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Super Rugby overhaul: Why it's time for a draft
Using a draft system can elevate competency and reduce predictability, writes Paul Lewis.
The small town with 7 players in Super Rugby squads
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All the news from Super Rugby Pacific 2024 squad naming.
World Rugby accused of misleading public on safety of head impacts
A renowned neuropathologist has slammed a joint study about head knocks.
Rugby on course for 2028 Club World Cup
There is 'real warmth' for a tournament between southern and northern hemisphere sides.
Super Rugby: Question marks over Chiefs captaincy
Super Rugby Pacific side to lose more than 800 games of experience heading into 2024.
Groundbreaking study reveals rugby's impact on players' heads
The science of rugby - revealing the truth about head forces in the game.
Gutted to lose him for the season: Chiefs boss on Sam Cane's Tokyo shift
Chiefs skipper takes break from NZ to play in Japan.
Scott Robertson's All Blacks: How the team will look
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Chiefs' walking highlight reel fends off NRL offers to sign new deal
The Chiefs have retained the services of one of Super Rugby Pacific's brightest stars.
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