All Black hopeful Tyrone Thompson is back and ready to work
Tyrone Thompson back in the heat of training with Super Rugby Pacific side the Chiefs in Hamilton. Photo…
Poverty Bay’s Keanu Taumata savours Ian Kirkpatrick medal presentation as Heartland Player of the Year
“You deserve it, mate,” Kirkpatrick replied. The Ian Kirkpatrick Medal, presented since 2022 to the Heartland Player of…
Lotto player wins $16 million with surprise ticket check at Nelson supermarket
“Sometimes I’ve won like $25 or $35, but I never thought one day I’d win the jackpot,” he…
2025 NZ Rugby Awards: Ardie Savea’s Player of the Year prize caps a dominant year
Savea will miss the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season due to a sabbatical in Japan, but will be…
Former England batter Robin Smith dies aged 62
Smith scored 4236 test runs for England, including nine centuries, at an average of 43.67, and 2419 runs…
NZ Breakers development player Tukaha Cooper receives anti-doping sanction for cannabis use
Cooper has yet to play this season for the Breakers, who currently have a 5-10 record halfway through…
All Blacks v Wales player ratings: Assessing the performance of Scott Robertson’s side, in Cardiff
All Blacks hooker Samisoni Tauki’aho heads for a gap against Wales, in Cardiff. Photo / Photosport 3 Pasilio…
Matildas’ Mary Fowler says French club teammate gave her bananas
Fowler described feeling excluded and considered quitting football due to loneliness and alleged mistreatment. Photo / Getty Images…
League: Former Warriors player Nathan Wood reveals suspected CTE diagnosis after repeated head knocks
“And he told me that I should get tested, and I was like, ‘I don’t want to know’,…
Glenfield rugby player T.J. Kahaki’s sudden death prompts tributes to ‘gentle soul’
“He’s just left such a hole in our hearts. It’s just me and my two sons … there…
Kiwis v Samoa: New Zealand player ratings from Pacific Championships final
3. Matt Timoko – 3 Rushed out of the line which created the space for Samoa to score…
All Blacks player ratings: How Scott Robertson’s men rated in win at Murrayfield
3 Fletcher Newell – 7 Scrum was strong when he was on but he was penalised on an…