tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62336453831579519752024-03-23T03:17:14.120-07:00New Zealand RugbyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-55609216034041645162024-03-13T20:40:00.000-07:002024-03-13T20:40:31.344-07:00Super Rugby Round Three Results<p>Rebels: 29 v Moana Pasifika: 23</p><p>Highlanders: 23 v Waratahs: 21</p><p>Drua: 20 v Crusaders: 10</p><p>Brumbies: 22 v Force: 19</p><p>Hurricanes: 29 v Blues: 21</p><p>Reds: 25 v Chiefs: 19</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-7516473039491523952024-03-13T20:36:00.000-07:002024-03-13T20:36:43.198-07:00Super Rugby Round Two Results<p>Blues: 37 v Highlanders: 29</p><p>Rebels: 48 v Force: 34</p><p>Moana Pasifika: 39 v Drua: 36</p><p>Waratahs: 37 v Crusaders: 24</p><p>Chiefs: 46 v Brumbies: 12</p><p>Hurricanes: 38 v Reds: 33</p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-88686264603068683752024-03-13T20:32:00.000-07:002024-03-13T20:32:07.066-07:00Super Rugby Round One Results<p>Chiefs: 33 v Crusaders: 29</p><p>Brumbies: 30 v Rebels: 3</p><p>Hurricanes: 44 v Force: 14</p><p>Blues: 34 v Drua: 10</p><p>Highlanders: 35 v Moana Pasifika: 21</p><p>Reds: 40 v Waratahs: 22</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-5399320829745477262023-11-28T18:12:00.000-08:002023-11-28T18:12:53.103-08:002024 Super Rugby Aupiki Squads Named.<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 2024 Super Rugby Aupiki squads have been named, with the draw to be announced next week.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2024 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki squads:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blues:</strong> Kahlia Awa, Eloise Blackwell, Dajian Brown, Sylvia Brunt, Rebecca Burch, Krysten Cottrell, Ruahei Demant, Esther Faiaoga-Tilo, Sophie Fisher, Grace Gago, Aldora Itunu, Kerri Johnson, Jaymie Kolose, Patricia Maliepo, Paris Mataroa, Charmaine McMenamin, Angelica Mekemeke Vahai, Liana Mikaele Tu'u, Elizabith Moimoi, Daynah Nankivell, Alakoka Po'oi, Mel Puckett, Maddi Robinson, Maiakawanakaulani Roos, Cheyenne Tuli-Fale, Tara-Leigh Turner, Katelyn Vahaakolo, Maama Vaipulu, Chryss Viliko and Niall Williams-Guthrie<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chiefs Manawa:</strong> Reese Anderson, Mia Anderson, Ariana Bayler, Chelsea Bremner, Luka Connor, Georgia Thompson (nee Daals), Ashlee Gaby-Sutherland, Kate Henwood, Chyna Hohepa, Renee Holmes, Tanya Kalounivale, Grace Kukutai, Azalleyah Maaka, Victoria Makea, Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu, Krystal Murray, Apii Nicholls, Merania Parone, Mererangi Paul, Te Uru Pounamu McGarvey, Vici-Rose Green, Seina Saito, Chelsea Semple, Kennedy Simon, Charmaine Smith, Grace Steinmetz, Bitila Tawake, Hazel Tubic, Ruby Tui, Olive Watherston<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hurricanes Poua:</strong> Shakira Baker, Tamia Edwards, Maddie Feaunati, Teilah Fergusson, Rhiarna Ferris, Te Rauoriwa Gapper, Leilani Hakiwai, Iritana Hohaia, Tori Iosefo, Harmony Kautai, Hannah King, Marilyn Fanoga (nee Live), Paige Lush, Joanah Ngan-Woo, Te Uarangi Olsen-Baker, Jackie Patea-Fereti, Leilani Perese, Elinor Plum-King, Cilia-Marie Po'e-Tofaeono, Holly-Rae Mete, Rachael Rakatau, Layla Sae, Rangimarie Sturmey, Kahurangi Sturmey, Monica Tagoai, Kalyn Takitimu-Cook, Samantha Taylor, Cristo Tofa, Isabella Waterman<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Matatū: </strong>Laura Bayfield, Alana Bremner, Grace Brooker, Georgia Cormick, Cheyenne Cunningham, Emma Dermody, Eilis Doyle, Amy du Plessis, Di Hiini, Tegan Hollows, Lucy Jenkins, Maia Joseph, Rosie Kelly, Atlanta Lolohea, Pip Love, Martha Mataele, Liv McGoverne, Leah Miles, Stacey Niao, Kaipo Olsen Baker, Winnie Palamo, Moomooga (Ashley) Palu, Marcelle Parkes, Georgia Ponsonby, Kendra Reynolds, Chey Robins-Reti, Amy Rule, Fiaali'i Solomona, Charlotte Woodman, Holly Wratt-Groeneweg<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Black Ferns unavailable for selection: </span>Awhina Tangen-Wainohu, Santo Taumata, Kelsie Thwaites, Ayesha Leti-I'iga, Natalie Delamare</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-61335866778280024052023-11-08T13:33:00.009-08:002023-11-12T19:07:48.909-08:002024 Super Rugby Squads Named<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">The 2024 Super Rugby squads are named today.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: arial; font-weight: 600;">Blues Squad:</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: arial; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Props:</span> Joshua Fusitu’a, Jordan Lay, Marcel Renata, PJ Sheck, Angus Ta’avao, Ofa Tu’ungafasi.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Hookers:</span> Kurt Eklund, Ricky Riccitelli, Soane Vikena.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Locks:</span> Josh Beehre, Sam Darry, Laghlan McWhannell, James Thompson, Patrick Tuipulotu.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Loose forwards:</span> Adrian Choat, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali’i, Rob Rush, Anton Segner, Hoskins Sotutu, Cameron Suafoa.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Halfbacks: </span>Finlay Christie, Sam Nock, Taufa Funaki.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">First-fives:</span> Stephen Perofeta, Lucas Cashmore.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Midfielders:</span> Corey Evans, Rieko Ioane, Bryce Heem, Meihana Grindlay, Harry Plummer.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Outside backs:</span> Kade Banks, Caleb Clarke, Cole Forbes, AJ Lam, Zarn Sullivan, Caleb Tangitau, Mark Tele’a.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major gains:</span> Laghlan McWhannell (Chiefs), Angus Ta’avao (Chiefs), Lucas Cashmore (Bay of Plenty).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major losses:</span> Beauden Barrett (Toyota Verblitz, Japan), Alex Hodgman (Queensland Reds), Nepo Laulala (Toulouse, France), James Lay (Moana Pasifika), Tom Robinson (Toyota Verblitz, Japan), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (NZ Warriors, NRL).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Moana Pasifika Squad:</span></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Props:</span> Abraham Pole, Donald Brighthouse, James Lay, Sateki Latu, Sekope Kepu, Suetena Asomua.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Hookers:</span> Samiueka Moli, Sama Malolo, Tomasi Maka.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Locks:</span> Irie Papuni, Ofa Tauatevalu, Samuel Slade, Tom Savage, Viliami Napa’a.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Loose forwards:</span> Alamanda Motuga, Lotu Inisi, Miracle Faiilagi, Ola Tauelangi, Semisi Paea, Sione Havili Talitui, Solomone Funaki.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Halfbacks:</span> Aisea Halo, Ereatara Enari, Jonathan Taumateine.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">First-fives:</span> Christian Lealiifano, William Havili.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Midfielders:</span> D’Angelo Leuila, Fine Inisi, Henry Taefu, Lalomilo Lalomilo, Pepesana Patafilo.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Outside backs:</span> Anzelo Tuitavuki, Danny Toala, Julian Savea, Neria Fomai, Nigel Ah Wong, Otumaka Mausia, Viliami Fine.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major gains:</span> Julian Savea (Hurricanes), James Lay (Blues), Sateki Late (Waratahs).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major losses: </span>Levi Aumua (Crusaders).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Chiefs Squad:</span></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Props: </span>Sione Ahio, George Dyer, Kauvaka Kaivelata, Ollie Norris, Reuben O'Neill, Jared Proffit, Aidan Ross.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Hookers: </span>Bradley Slater, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Tyrone Thompson.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Locks: </span>Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Josh Lord, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Tupou Vaa'i, Jimmy Tupou.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Loose forwards: </span>Kaylum Boshier, Samipeni Finau, Tom Florence, Luke Jacobson, Simon Parker, Wallace Sititi, Malachi Wrampling-Alec.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Halfbacks: </span>Cortez Ratima, Xavier Roe, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">First-fives: </span>Josh Ioane, Damian McKenzie, Kaleb Trask.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Midfielders: </span>Anton Lienert-Brown, Rameka Poihipi, Daniel Rona, Quinn Tupaea, Gideon Wrampling.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Outside backs: </span>Liam Coombes-Fabling, Peniasi Malimali, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Emoni Narawa, Shaun Stevenson.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major gains: </span>Jimmy Tupou (Japan), Kaleb Trask (Japan).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major losses: </span>Angus Ta’avao (Blues), Atu Moli (Western Force), John Ryan (Ireland), Brodie Retallick (Japan), Pita Gus Sowakula (France), Sam Cane (Japan), Brad Weber (France), Bryn Gatland (Japan), Alex Nankivell (Ireland).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Hurricanes Squad:</span></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Props:</span> Siale Lauaki, Tyrel Lomax, Tevita Mafileo, Xavier Numia, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Pasilio Tosi.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Hookers:</span> Asafo Aumua, Jacob Devery, James O’Reilly.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Locks: </span>Caleb Delany, Ben Grant, Justin Sangster, Josh Taula, James Tucker, Isaia Walker-Leawere.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Loose forwards: </span>Devan Flanders, TK Howden, Brayden Iose, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Peter Lakai, Brad Shields.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Halfbacks: </span>Richard Judd, TJ Perenara, Cam Roigard.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">First-fives: </span>Brett Cameron, Aidan Morgan.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Midfielders:</span> Jordie Barrett, Riley Higgins, Billy Proctor, Bailyn Sullivan, Peter Umaga-Jensen.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Outside backs:</span> Harry Godfrey, Ruben Love, Josh Moorby, Kini Naholo, Ngatungane Punivai, Salesi Rayasi, Daniel Sinkinson.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major gains:</span> James Tucker (Blues), Ngatungane Punivai (Chiefs), Brad Shields (Perpignan).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major losses: </span>Dom Bird,<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;"> </span>James Blackwell (Hanazono Kintetsu Liners), Jamie Booth, Dane Coles (Kubota Spears), Owen Franks, Reed Prinsep, Ardie Savea (Kobelco Kobe Steelers), Julian Savea (Moana Pasifika).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Crusaders Squad:</span></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Props:</span> Joe Moody, Finlay Brewis, George Bower, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Hookers:</span> Codie Taylor, Brodie McAlister, George Bell, Ioane Moananu.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Locks:</span> Scott Barrett (capt), Quinten Strange, Tahlor Cahill, Zach Gallagher, Jamie Hannah.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Loose forwards:</span> Ethan Blackadder, Cullen Grace, Tom Christie, Christian Lio-Willie, Corey Kellow, Dominic Gardiner.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Halfbacks: </span>Noah Hotham, Mitchell Drummond, Willi Heinz.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">First-fives:</span> Fergus Burke, Taha Kemara, Rivez Reihana.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Midfielders: </span>David Havili, Dallas McLeod, Levi Aumua, Ryan Crotty, Jone Rova.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Outside backs: </span>Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Macca Springer, Manasa Mataele, Chay Fihaki, Leigh Halfpenny, Heremaia Murray.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major gains:</span> Levi Aumua (Moana Pasifika), Ryan Crotty (Kubota), Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets), Rivez Reihana (Chiefs), Manasa Mataele (Force).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major losses:</span> Sam Whitelock (Pau), Richie Mo'unga (Toshiba), Jack Goodhue (Castres Olympique), Leicester Fainga'anuku (Toulon), Sione Havili Talitui (Moana Pasifika).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Highlanders Squad:</span></p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Props: </span>Jermaine Ainsley, Ethan de Groot, Luca Inch, Ayden Johnstone, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Saula Ma’u.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Hookers: </span>Henry Bell, Ricky Jackson, Jack Taylor.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Locks: </span>Mitchell Dunshea, Fabian Holland, Pari Pari Parkinson, Will Tucker.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Loose forwards: </span>Nikora Broughton, Oliver Haig, Billy Harmon, Max Hicks, Hayden Michaels, Hugh Renton, Tom Sanders, Sean Withy.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Halfbacks: </span>James Arscott, Folau Fakatava, Nathan Hastie.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">First-fives: </span>Ajay Faleafaga, Cameron Millar, Rhys Patchell.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Midfielders: </span>Jake Te Hiwi, Tanielu Tele’a, Josh Timu, Matt Whaanga.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Outside backs: </span>Martin Bogado, Connor Garden-Bachop, Sam Gilbert, Jonah Lowe, Jona Nareki, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Timoci Tavatavanawai.</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major gains: </span>Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens (Blues), Timoci Tavatavanawai (Moana Pasifika), Rhys Patchell (Scarlets, Wales), Tanielu Tele'a (Blues), Tom Sanders (Suntory Sungoliath).</p><p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px 0px 0.7rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Major losses:</span> Aaron Smith (Toyota Verblitz), Shannon Frizell (Toshiba Brave Lupus), Josh Dickson (Toyota Verblitz), Mitch Hunt (Honda Heat), Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (Mitsubishi DynaBoars).</p></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-77236200285056493662023-10-31T13:46:00.003-07:002023-11-06T15:29:41.488-08:00Narrow Loss For All Blacks In Rugby World Cup Final<div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The All Blacks have suffered a narrow 12-11 loss to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final. The biggest talking point from the match was the yellow card which was upgraded to red for captain Sam Cane after a 29th minute tackle resulted in a head clash, meaning he became the first person sent off in a Rugby World Cup final match. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The third match official has been criticized for being inconsistent after South African captain Siya Kolisi was also yellow carded in the 46th minute for a similar tackle but it was not upgraded to red by the TMO. The All Blacks also lost flanker Shannon Frizell to a yellow card in only the third minute of the match after falling on the leg of a South African player in a tackle was deemed illegal. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The All Blacks had several chances in the second half, with the TMO involved again by ruling out a Aaron Smith try after an earlier knock on, after referee Wayne Barnes had said play on. A missed conversion from the Beauden Barrett try and a late penalty shot were both wide which could have sealed a win.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The All Blacks will have new coach Scott Robertson replacing Ian Foster from this week, while they are also losing </span><span style="background-color: white;">Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Shannon Frizell to overseas club's, while Dane Coles is retiring.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New Zealand</span> All Blacks: 11 </span></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Try: Beauden Barrett, Penalties: Richie Mo'unga 2 </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></strong></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">South Africa:</strong> 12 </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Penalties: Handre Pollard 4</span></span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-33069433244216052122023-10-27T03:19:00.002-07:002023-10-27T03:19:38.207-07:00All Blacks Named For Rugby World Cup Final<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named his side to face South Africa in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Final at Stade de France in Paris on Sunday morning 8.00am NZT.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Foster has put Brodie Retallick into start at lock, with Sam Whitelock in the reserves, while <span style="background-color: white;">Samisoni Taukei’aho</span> will be the reserve hooker with Danes Coles not included in the match 23. Other changes to the reserves see Nepo Laulala replace Fletcher Newell.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">New Zealand All Blacks:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Mark Telea, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (c). Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Reserves:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samisoni Taukei’aho, Tamaiti Williams, Nepo Laulala, Sam Whitelock, Dalton Papalii, Finlay Christie, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">South Africa:</span> </span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Reserves:</span> </span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Jean Kleyn, 20 RG Snyman, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Jasper Wiese, 23 Willie Le Roux.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-53175353035945605682023-10-18T12:33:00.002-07:002023-10-18T12:33:23.062-07:00All Blacks Named To Face Argentina In RWC Semi-Final<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All Black coach Ian Foster has named his side to face Argentina at Stade de France in Paris for their Rugby World Cup semi-final on Saturday morning 8.00am NZT.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Foster has made two changes to the starting side from the win against Ireland, with lock <span style="background-color: whitesmoke;">Sam Whitelock replaceing Brodie Retallick who drops to the reserves, and wing </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke;">Mark Tele’a returns from a one week team suspension in place of Leicester Fainga’anuku who drops out of the match 23. In the reserves, hooker </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke;">Samisoni Taukei’aho replaces Dane Coles.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">All Blacks:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Mark Telea, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (c), Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Reserves:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samisoni Taukei’aho, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papalii, Finlay Christie, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-71233346481296309062023-10-18T12:21:00.001-07:002023-10-18T12:21:56.648-07:00All Blacks Through To RWC Semi-Final<span style="font-family: arial;">The All Blacks have beaten Ireland 28-24 to progress to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals against Argentina on Saturday morning, 8.00am NZT.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The All Blacks had to overcome yellow cards to halfback Aaron Smith late in the first half, and hooker Codie Taylor midway through the second half as well as defend against a 37-phase passage on attack by Ireland in the final minutes of the match. Captain Sam Cane and number eight Ardie Savea were two key defenders for the All Blacks, while first five Richie Mo'unga and Beauden Barrett had strong attacking games. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New Zealand: 28</strong></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Leicester Fainga'anuku, Ardie Savea, Will Jordan, Conversions: Richie Mo'unga, Jordie Barrett, Penalties: Mo'unga, Jordie Barrett 2</span></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ireland: 24</strong></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Bundee Aki, Jamison Gibson-Park, Penalty try, Conversion: Jonny Sexton, Penalty: Sexton </span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-52874691813130696772023-10-12T17:07:00.004-07:002023-10-12T20:09:42.600-07:00All Blacks Named To Face Ireland In RWC Quarter Final<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named his side to face Ireland in their knock out Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Stade de France in Paris on Sunday morning, 8am.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Foster has bought in Leicester Fainga’anuku on the wing in place of Mark Talea, after he broke a team set curfew in staying out well past the decided time. There was also good news with prop Tyrel Lomax in the starting side after recovering from a knee strain that forced him from the field early in the Paraguay match last Friday. Foster also has Ethan de Groot back from a two game suspension, and has included young props </span><span style="background-color: white;">Taimaiti Williams and Fletcher Newell</span><span style="background-color: white;"> in the reserves.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Other matches see Wales v Argentina at Stade de Marseille 4am Sunday, England v Fiji at </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Stade de Marseille 4am Monday, and France v South Africa at Stade de France 8am Monday NZT.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: arial; font-weight: 600;">New Zealand All Blacks:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (c), Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Reserves:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dane Coles, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Sam Whitelock, Dalton Papalii, Finlay Christie, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111617; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ireland: </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111617;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe, Johnny Sexton, Jamison Gibson-Park, Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier, Peter O’Mahony, Iain Henderson, Tadgh Beirne, Tadgh Furlong, Dan Sheehan, Andrew Porter. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111617; font-weight: bolder;">Reserves:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111617;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111617;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ronan Kelleher, David Kilcoyne, Finlay Bealham, Joe McCarthy, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley, Jimmy O’Brien.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-32765645310339949532023-10-05T18:27:00.001-07:002023-10-05T18:27:38.513-07:00All Blacks Win Over Uruguay<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The All Blacks have beaten Uruguay 73-0 in their final pool match at the Rugby World Cup in Lyon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The All Blacks scored eleven tries in total, but only held a 26-0 lead at halftime after spirited play from Uruguay. It wasn't until the 19th minute that the All Blacks had finally scored their first try after numerous handling errors and a dis-allowed try. There was concern for prop Tyrel Lomax who left the field early in the match with an apparent knee injury, and then his replacement Fletcher Newell also left the field late in the match. The All Blacks quarter-final opponent will be known after the Scotland v Ireland match on Sunday morning </span></p><p><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">New Zealand All Blacks: 73</span></strong></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Damian McKenzie 2, Richie Mo'unga, Will Jordan 2, Cameron Roigard, Fletcher Newell, Leicester Fainga'anuku 3, Tamaiti Williams, Conversions: Mo'unga 5 con; McKenzie 2, Beauden Barrett 2.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Uruguay: 0</span></strong></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-79979413470819460812023-10-03T14:30:00.005-07:002023-10-03T14:30:49.069-07:00All Blacks Named To Face Uruguay<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named his side to face Uruguay on Friday at 8am NZT in their final pool match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After defeating Italy 96-17 in the weekend, Foster has made nine changes to the starting side, and seven on the reserves bench. In the starting side captain Sam Cane returns after being in the reserves last week, along with fellow Chiefs Luke Jacobson and Tupou Vaaí who will partner Sam Whitelock in his 150th test. In the backs <span style="background-color: white;">Anton Lienert-Brown is in at center, Damian McKenzie at fullback, </span><span style="background-color: white;">Leicester Fainga’anuku on the left wing and Cam Roigard at halfback. The additions to the reserves see flanker Ethan Blackadder included after initially missing the Rugby World Cup, but coming in two weeks ago as an injury replacement</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: arial;">New Zealand All Blacks: </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Damian McKenzie, Will Jordan, Anton Lienert-Brown, Jordie Barrett, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Richie Mo’unga, Cam Roigard; Luke Jacobson, Sam Cane (c), Shannon Frizell, Tupou Vaa’i, Sam Whitelock, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ofa Tuungafasi. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reserves: </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Samisoni Taukei’aho</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">,</span><span style="background-color: white;"> Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett, Ethan Blackadder, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Caleb Clarke.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-41516403787348613082023-10-01T16:22:00.005-07:002023-10-01T16:22:53.369-07:00Black Ferns Beat Australia To Retain OReilly Cup<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Black Ferns have beaten Australia 43-3 in Hamilton on Saturday to retain the Laurie O'Reilly cup.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Black Ferns scored seven tries in total, and led 31-0 at halftime, with a more determined Australia limiting the score in the second half. After holding the Black Ferns scoreless for the first 30 minutes in the second half, the red carding of Australian Bridie O'Gorman, saw the Black Ferns run in two further tries.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">New Zealand Black Ferns: 43</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Katelyn Vahaakolo 2, Krystal Murray, Patricia Maliepo, Sylvia Brunt, Lucy Jenkins, Martha Mataele, Conversions: Ruahei Demant 4</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Australia Wallaroos: 3</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Penalty: Carys Dallinger</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-55751578315416137482023-10-01T16:08:00.003-07:002023-10-01T16:08:25.523-07:00All Blacks Win Against Italy<p>In a match that was billed as a potential stumbling block to the Rugby World Cup quarter final seedings, the All Blacks have hammered Italy 96-17 in Lyon on Saturday. The All Blacks scored five tries in the first 25 minutes, and seven by half time leading 49-3. The second half saw Italy more competitive, with a try resulting in the All Blacks making multiple replacements. The All Blacks scored six second half tries, and saw lock Sam Whitelock break the All Blacks starts with 149 appearances.</p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New Zealand: 96</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Tries: Will Jordan 2, Aaron Smith 3, Mark Tele'a, Ardie Savea 2, Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papali'i, Dane Coles 2, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown, Conversions: Richie Mo'unga 9, McKenzie 4</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Italy: 17</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Tries: Ange Capuozzo, Monty Ioane, Conversions: Tommaso Allan, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Paolo Garbisi, Penalty: Allen</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-9232355885521123622023-09-28T18:42:00.000-07:002023-09-28T18:42:12.571-07:00Black Ferns Named To Face Australia In Hamilton<p><span style="font-family: arial;">New Zealand <span style="background-color: white; color: #414042;">Black Ferns coach Allan Bunting has named his side to face </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042;">Australia in the second O'Reilly Cup match at 4.35pm in Hamilton on Saturday.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Bunting has named three debutants on his reserves bench, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042; font-family: arial;">Auckland prop Chryss Viliko, Manawatu loose forward Layla Sae and Canterbury winger Martha Mataele. He also has </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042; font-family: arial;">Northland lock Charmaine Smith returning to the side after initially retiring in 2019 with a neck injury, and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042; font-family: arial;">Auckland utility Patricia Maliepo starting at fullback after she missed last years Rugby World Cup win with concussion.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042; font-family: ArimoRegular, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The Black Ferns will also play further internationals in the inaugural WXV 1 series against France on 21st October at Sky Stadium in Wellington, Wales on 28th October at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, and England on 4th November at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #414042; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">New Zealand Black Ferns:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042;"> </span></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1-Krystal Murray, 2-Georgia Ponsonby, 3-Amy Rule, 4-Maiakawanakaulani Roos, 5-Charmaine Smith, 6-Alana Bremner, 7-Kennedy Simon (cc), 8-Liana Mikaele Tu'u, 9-Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu, 10-Ruahei Demant (cc), 11-Katelyn Vahaakolo, 12-Sylvia Brunt, 13-Amy du Plessis, 14-Mererangi Paul, 15. Patricia Maliepo</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Reserves: </span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042;"><span style="font-family: arial;">16-Luka Connor, 17-Chryss Viliko, 18-Tanya Kalounivale, 19-Lucy Jenkins, 20-Layla Sae, 21-Iritana Hohaia, 22-Rosie Kelly, 23-Martha Mataele</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #414042;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Australia Wallaroos:</strong> </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Bree-Anna Cheatham, 2. Adiana Talakai, 3. Eva Karpani, 4. Sera Naiqama, 5. Michaela Leonard (C), 6. Kaitlan Leaney, 7. Emily Chancellor, 8. Ashley Marsters, 9. Layne Morgan, 10. Carys Dallinger, 11. Ivania Wong, 12. Trilleen Pomare, 13. Georgina Friedrichs, 14. Maya Stewart, 15. Lori Cramer</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Reserves: </span></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">16. Tania Naden, 17. Emily Robinson, 18. Bridie O’Gorman, 19. Leilani Nathan, 20. Tabua Tuinakauvadra, 21. Jasmin Huriwai, 22. Cecilia Smith, 23. Faitala Moleka</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-19915614569954787422023-09-27T12:40:00.001-07:002023-09-27T12:40:33.473-07:00All Blacks Named To Face Italy<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named his side to face Italy in their final pool match at the Rugby World Cup, with lock Sam Whitelock in the reserves for his potential 149th test appearance for the All Blacks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Their are several players returning from injury in the starting side and in the reserves. Same Cane's back injury and Tyrel Lomax's knee cut have allowed their inclusion on the reserves bench while both Jordie Barrett and Shannon Frizell will both start their first games of the tournament. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>New Zealand <span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;">All Blacks:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Mark Telea, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea (capt), Dalton Papalii, Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Nepo Laulala, Codie Taylor, Ofa Tuungafasi. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Reserves:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dane Coles, Tamaiti Williams, Tyrel Lomax, Sam Whitelock, Sam Cane, Cam Roigard, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-4282405319442773632023-09-17T19:29:00.002-07:002023-09-17T19:29:30.275-07:00All Blacks Beat Namibia<p>The All Blacks have beaten Namibia 71-3 in wet conditions, with halfback and man of the match Cam Roigard getting two tries.</p><p>The All Blacks scored eleven tries, with the opening one from Roigard after only a minute and a half into the match, with first five Damian McKenzie also getting a double and 26 points in the match. The All Blacks again conceded multiple penalties with he count 12-7 against them, and also lost prop Ethan de Groot to the sin-bin in the 71st minute for a shoulder to head clash in a tackle, which was upgraded to a red card from the television match official. </p><p>The All Blacks now have a week off, and will next face Italy on the 30th September.</p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New Zealand: 71</strong><span style="font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Tries: Cam Roigard 2, Damian McKenzie 2, Leicester Fainga'anuku, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ethan de Groot, Dalton Papali'i, David Havili, Caleb Clarke, Rieko Ioane tries; McKenzie 8 con) </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Namibia: 3</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Penalty: Tiaan Swanepoel pen). HT: 38-3</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-28890088620791964802023-09-14T19:44:00.002-07:002023-09-14T19:44:17.435-07:00Auckland And Northland Win Farah Palmer Cup Finals<p><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Auckland has beaten Canterbury 39-27 to win the Farah Palmer Cup for the first time since 2015, and Northland has won promotion to the Premier division for 2024 after beating Manawatu 32-29.</span></span></p><p><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Auckland: 39 </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Tries: Angelica Vahai 2, Eloise Blackwell 2, Maiakawanakaulani Roos, Ruahei Demant, Conversions: Demant 3, Penalty: Demant</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Canterbury: 27</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Karla Wright-Akeli, Amy du Plessis, Georgia Ponsonby, Conversions: Rosie Kelly 3, Penalties: Kelly 2 </span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Northland:</span> 32 </span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Hikitia Wikaira, Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate 2, Tara Turner, Conversions: Krystal Murray 3, Penalties: Murray 2 </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Manawatū:</span> 29</span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Te Whetumarama Nuku 2, Marilyn Fanoga 2, Ruci Malanicagi, Conversions: Corrineke Windle, Maia Davis</span></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-66034996610885989452023-09-13T19:42:00.003-07:002023-09-14T18:29:06.017-07:00All Blacks Named To Face Namibia<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named the All Blacks side to face Namibia in their second pool match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup at Toulouse, 7am on Saturday 16th September.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are multiple changes to the side, with Damian McKenzie in at first five, Cam Roigard getting his first start at halfback, <span style="background-color: white;">Leicester Fainga’anuku and Caleb Clarke on the wings, and </span><span style="background-color: white;">Samisoni Taukei’aho at hooker. Brodie Retallick will start at lock, while Sam Cane is rested with his back injury. Lock Sam Whitelock will play his </span><span style="background-color: white;">148th test cap for the All Blacks, equaling former captain Richie McCaw with most matches played.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-weight: 600;">New Zealand All Blacks: </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beauden Barrett, Caleb Clarke, Anton Lienert-Brown, David Havili, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Damian McKenzie, Cam Roigard; Ardie Savea (c), Dalton Papalii, Luke Jacobson, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Nepo Laulala, Ofa Tuungafasi. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Reserves:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dane Coles, Ethan de Groot, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett, Tupou Vaa’i, Aaron Smith, Richie Mo’unga, Rieko Ioane.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Namibia: </span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cliven Loubser, Gerswin Mouton, Johan Deysel (c), Le Roux Malan, Divan Rossouw, Tiaan Swanepoel, Damian Stevens; Richard Hardwick, Prince Gaoseb, Wian Conradie, Tjiuee Uanivi, Johan Retief, Johan Coetzee, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Jason Benade. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Reserves: </span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Louis van der Westhuizen, Desiderius Sethie, Haitembu Shifuka, PJ Van Lill, Adriaan Booysen, Max Katjijeko, Jacques Theron, JC Greyling.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-56292326495029975722023-09-10T21:01:00.003-07:002023-09-10T21:01:53.563-07:00<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The All Blacks have lost their opening match at the Rugby World Cup to host France 29-13. The All Blacks had opened the scoring with a try inside the opening minutes to wing Mark Talea, but trailed 9-8 at halftime. The second half saw the All Blacks concede multiple penalties with a final count 12-4 , and had Will Jordan sin-binned for a challenge in the air. Captain Sam Cane was scratched before the game due to a back injury, and this saw </span><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: whitesmoke; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">Tupou Vaa’i came in at blindside flanker, </span></strong><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: whitesmoke; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">Dalton Papalii switch to the openside, and Brodie Retallick come into the reserves.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tasman flanker Ethan Blackadder has been called into the squad as injury cover, and has replaced winger Emoni Narawa who is returning home with a back injury</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New Zealand:</span></b><b> 13 </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Mark Telea 2, Penalty: Richie Mo'unga pen). HT: 9-8</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">France:</strong><b> 29</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Damian Penaud, Melvyn Jaminet tries; Thomas Ramos con, 5 pen)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-42466646864753767082023-09-06T15:37:00.000-07:002023-09-06T15:37:47.866-07:00Farah Palmer Cup Semi-Final Results<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Auckland:</span> 29 </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Maama Vaipulu 2, Angelica Vahai, Ruahei Demant, Conversions: Ruahei Demant 3, Penalty: Demant </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Waikato:</span> 22 </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Carla Hohepa, Victoria Makea, Ashlee Gaby-Sutherland, Conversions: Kiriana Nolan, Ariana Bayler, Penalty: Bayler</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Canterbury:</span> 59 </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Holly Wratt-Groeneweg 3, Martha Mataele 2, Pip Love, Grace Steinmetz, Amy Du Plessis, Amy Rule, Conversions: Rosie Kelly 7, Hannah King</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hawke’s Bay:</span> 29 </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Nicolette Adamson 2, Tee Aiolupotea, Denise Aiolupotea, Jade Tangaere-Tahua, Conversions: Krysten Cottrell 2</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Northland:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">29 </span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Tries: Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate 2, Hikitia Wikaira, Ocean Tierney, Conversions: Pohutukawa Kakara 2, Krystal Murray, Penalty: Murray</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Otago:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"> </span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><b>19</b> </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Tries: Oceana Campbell, Maia Joseph, Jamie Church, Conversions: Jospeh, Georgia Cormick</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Manawatū: </span>73 </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Marilyn Live, Rangimarie Sturmey 2, Jashana Teuawiri 2, Layla Sae, Selica Winiata, Sosoli Talawadua, Taufa Bason, Caitlin Burt-Poloai, Paige Lush, Conversions: Winiata 9</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tasman:</span>10 </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Try: Cassie Siataga, Conversion: Siataga, Penalty: Siataga</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Farah Palmer Cup Premiership Final</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Canterbury v Auckland Storm, Christchurch Rugby Park, 9 September 2.05pm</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Farah Palmer Cup Championship Final</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Manawatu Cyclones v Northland, Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North, 10 September, 5.05pm</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-32473513018667180292023-09-06T15:21:00.001-07:002023-09-06T15:21:09.747-07:00Farah Palmer Cup Week Six Results<p><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Canterbury</span><span class="s5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span></span><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 27</span><span style="font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Georgia Ponsonby 2, Martha Mataele 2, Conversions: Hannah King 2, Penalty: King </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Auckland</span><span class="s5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">24 </span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Chryss Viliko 2, Sylvia Brunt, Conversions: Ruahei Demant 2, Penalty: Demant </span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></strong></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Otago</span></span><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span> 39 </span></b></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Jamie Church 3, </span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sheree Hume 2, Cheyenne Cunningham, Leah Miles, Conversions: Georgia Cormick 2</span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">North Harbour:</span></span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 13 </span></b></span></p><p><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Try: </span>Moana Courtenay, Conversion: Grace Freeman, Penalties: Freeman 2</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Counties Manukau:</span></span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 63 </span></b></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Mererangi Paul 3, Ruby Tui 2, Joanna Fanene-Lolo, Grace Gago, Jaymie Kolose, </span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Utumalama</span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Antonio, </span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ngatokutoru</span> <span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arakua</span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, Ti </span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tauasosi, Conversions: </span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hazel Tubic 4</span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hawke’s Bay:</span></strong><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b> 26</b> </span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Tamai Edwards, Nicolette Adamson, Jamiee Robin, Kahlia Awa, Ti </span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tauasosi, Conversions: </span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Krysten Cottrell 3</span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tasman</span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span></span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 45 </span></b></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Iva Sauvira 2, Fiaalii Solomona, Neve Anglesey, Tamara Silcock, Avau Filimaua, Conversions: Cassie Siataga 5</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taranaki</span><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span></span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 20 </span></b></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Hannah McLean, Janelle Dhedadig, Louise Blyde, Conversion: Laura Claridge, Penalty: Claridge</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Waikato</span><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span></span><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 31</span></b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Ashlee Gaby-Sutherland, Carla Hohepa, Lela Ieremia, Kennedy Simon, Leata Puni Lio, Conversions: Ariana Bayler 2, Sammie Wood</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wellington Pride</span><span class="s9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span></span> <span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">29 </span></b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="s6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s8" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tries: Harmony Kautai 3, Lavinia Lea, Monica Tagoai, Conversions: Tamara Ruaporo 2</span></span></span></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-89816494393300703842023-09-06T14:38:00.002-07:002023-09-06T14:38:23.209-07:00All Blacks Named For Rugby World Cup Opener<span style="font-family: arial;">All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named his side to face France in the Rugby World Cup opening match against host France on Saturday 9th September, 7.15am NZT.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There are four changes to the starting side that lost the final warm up match to South Africa at Twickenham. Jordie Barrett has been unable to train this week with a knee injury, and has been replaced at second five by </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Anton Lienert-Brown, Tyrel Lomax who cut his knee in the South African match requiring multiple stitches has been replaced by Nepo Laulala, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Codie Taylor, replaces Dane Coles at hooker </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Dalton Papalii replaces Luke Jacobson at blindside flanker.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">New Zealand All Blacks:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Anton Lienert-Brown, Mark Telea, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (c), Dalton Papalii, Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Nepo Laulala, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Reserves:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Samisoni Taukei’aho, Ofa Tuungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Tupou Vaa’i, Luke Jacobson, Finlay Christie, David Havili, Leicester Fainga’anuku.</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>France:</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><p class="" style="color: #111617; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Réda Wardi, Julien Marchand, Uini Atonio, Cameron Woki, Thibaud Flament, François Cros, Charles Ollivon, Grégory Alldritt, Antoine Dupont (c), Matthieu Jalibert, Gabin Villière, Yoram Moefana, Gaël Fickou, Damian Penaud, Thomas Ramos</p><div class="article__ad-wrapper" data-test-ui="ContentRect11" style="color: #111617; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem;"></div><p class="" style="color: #111617; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">Reserves</span>:</p><p class="" style="color: #111617; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Peato Mauvaka, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Dorian Aldegheri, Romain Taofifenua, Paul Boudehent, Maxime Lucu, Arthur Vincent, Melvyn Jaminet.</p></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-84690637554520361332023-08-27T19:13:00.006-07:002023-08-27T20:39:49.330-07:00All Blacks Lose To South Africa<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The All Blacks have not had the best dress rehearsal for the Rugby World Cup with a 35-7 loss to South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. They conceded five tries to one, and had lock Scott Barrett sent off in the first half after getting two yellow cards. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Playing with 14 men for the remainder of the match, coach Ian Foster was forced to bring on replacement lock Tupou Vaai' in place of blindside Luke Jacobson to compete in the lineouts. The All Blacks </span><span style="background-color: white;">also lost </span><span style="background-color: white;">prop Tyrel Lomax to a leg cut early in the match that needed 30 stitches, putting him in doubt for the RWC opening match against France. Any possible suspension of Barrett would put pressure on the All Blacks with Brodie Retallick still out several weeks with his knee injury from the Dunedin test.</span></span></p><p><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">New Zealand All Blacks: 7</span></strong></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Try: Cam Roigard, Conversion: Richie Mo'unga</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">South Africa: 35</span></strong></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tries: Siya Kolisi, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Kwagga Smith, Conversions: Manie Libbok 5</span></span></p><div class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file embed" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; align-items: flex-start; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 20px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 480px;" thumbnail="https://www.allblacks.com/resources/vendor/silverstripe/asset-admin/client/dist/images/icon_file.png?m=1692624767"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233645383157951975.post-44024170070469179042023-08-23T13:24:00.002-07:002023-08-23T13:24:35.368-07:00All Blacks Named To Face South Africa At Twickenham<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named a strong side to face South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday morning in their final match before the Rugby World Cup. Foster has named Luke Jacobson at blindside with Shannon Frizell out injured, and also halfback Cam Roigard on the reserves bench.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All Blacks: </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Mark Telea, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (ct), Luke Jacobson, Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Tyrel Lomax, Dane Coles, Ethan de Groot. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Reserves:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samisoni Taukei’aho, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Josh Lord, Tupou Vaa’i, Dalton Papalii, Cam Roidard, Anton Lienert-Brown</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0