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Sep 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team to face Canterbury
ITM Cup Round 7 Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has made three changes to the starting XV for Saturday’s clash against Canterbury at Eden Park. In the absence of Piri Weepu who is away with the All Blacks in Argentina, Wayne Ngaluafe starts at halfback...
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Sep 21, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Representative Results
Women’s Provincial Championship Auckland Storm 18 (F Faamausili, D Taufateau, C Halapua tries, E Jensen 1 pen) Manawatu 13 Northern Region 2nd XV Competition Auckland B 19 (O Ai’i try, 1 con, 4 pen) Counties Manukau B 19 Auckland Juniors 31 (J Copeland, P...
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Sep 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on All Black Savea set to stay with Wellington and Hurricanes
All Black Julian Savea pledged his allegiance to the Ricoh Wellington Lions and Hurricanes today, signing on for another two years. Savea announced his intentions to stay in Wellington via Twitter this evening. Wellington Rugby and Hurricanes chief executive...
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Sep 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland players run skills and drills with 500 kids
Ten South Auckland schools will have the opportunity to train alongside the city’s best rugby players at a MILO Skills and Drills day in South Auckland on Monday 23rd September. The Auckland ITM Cup team is teaming up with long-time sponsor Nestlé to offer...
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Sep 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Wellington
Canterbury will take on top-of-the-table team Wellington at 5:35pm this Saturday night at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. Canterbury Head Coach Scott Robertson has made five changes to the starting line-up that beat Otago last weekend. Two players who returned...
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Sep 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury Women’s team to play Taranaki
Canterbury Women’s Head Coach John Sherratt has named his team to play Taranaki on Saturday. It includes three changes to the starting fifteen that lost to Auckland last week. The forward pack remains the same, with prop Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox...
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Sep 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team to face Waikato in ITM Cup Clash
ITM Cup Round 5 Saturday September 14 Waikato Stadium Kick-off 2.35pm Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has made five changes to the starting XV for Saturday’s round five clash with Waikato in Hamilton (kick-off 2.35pm). After playing his debut...
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Sep 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Otago
Canterbury will take on Otago at home this Saturday afternoon, and Head Coach Scott Robertson has made five changes to the starting fifteen that beat Bay of Plenty last week. Joe Moody returns from his shoulder injury to wear the number one jersey this...
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Sep 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Representative Results
ITM Cup Auckland 51 (L Visinia 2, H Parkes, V Aso, M Fekitoa, S Silipa tries; S Hickey 4 con, pen, P Weepu 2 con, pen, O Ai’i pen) Taranaki 15 (James Broadhurst, Rhys Marshall tries; Daniel Brooks pen, con) Women’s Provincial Championship Auckland...
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Sep 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Storm team to face Canterbury
Women’s Provincial Championship Saturday, September 7 Western Springs Stadium Kick-off 12.30pm Auckland Storm coach Kallum Adams has named a strong line up to face Canterbury in their opening match of the 2013 Women’s Provincial Championship....
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Sep 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team to face Taranaki
ITM Cup Round 4 Saturday, September 7 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Kick-off 2.35pm Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has made five changes to his starting XV for Saturday’s clash with Taranaki in New Plymouth. A number of changes are injury...
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Aug 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Mealamu back in blue and white hoops
Keven Mealamu is set to play his first match for Auckland in five years, having been named to start against Bay of Plenty this Saturday. Mealamu is joined by Charles Piutau, having been released from the All Blacks, and are two of a number of changes to the...
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Aug 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders sign Lee-Lo for 2014/15
The Crusaders are pleased to announce that midfield back, Rey Lee-Lo, will be moving south to join them next season. “Lee-Lo has signed a two year contract to play for the Crusaders in the 2014 and 2015 Investec Super Rugby seasons,” Crusaders Chief...
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Aug 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Waikato
Canterbury Head Coach Scott Robertson has named his team to play Waikato on Thursday night. Two players have returned from the All Black camp to take the field – Colin Slade and Luke Whitelock. A shoulder injury to Joe Moody in last week’s match...
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Aug 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Representative Results
Northern Region B Competition Auckland B 35 (O Katoa 2, D Polataivao, O Auva’a tries; C Perry 3 con, 3 pen) Auckland Juniors 12 (S Vaiangina, N Nu’u tries; M Faiva 1 con) Under 20 Auckland 33 (N Smith, K Finau, S Fa’aso’o, C Vui, J...
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Aug 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on The Press Cup Results
The Press Cup – Semi Finals: St Bede’s College vs Nelson College Final Score 15-13 to Nelson College at St Bede’s Tries for St Bedes: (1) Conversions: (1) Penalty Goals: (2) Tries for Nelson College: None Conversions: None Penalty Goals: Finn-Hart...
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Aug 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Taranaki
Canterbury Head Coach, Scott Robertson, has named his team to take on Taranaki this Friday night in their first game of the 2013 ITM Cup season. Four players – Matt Symons, Milford Keresoma, Rob Thompson and Jamie Verran – will make their first...
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Aug 8, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cantabrians team to play Wellington and the All Blacks
Canterbury Head Coach, Scott Robertson, has named a team of twenty-five to travel to play as the ‘Cantabrians’ in a warm-up match against Wellington and the All Blacks tomorrow (Friday 9 August). Thirteen of the twenty-five were named in the...
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Aug 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland ITM Cup squad announced
Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has today named a 27-man squad for the 2013 ITM Cup. The squad boasts a strong contingent of players returning from Super Rugby duties alongside a number of exciting, young players. Hadleigh Parkes returns from a...
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Jul 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Zac Guildford re-signs with the Crusaders
Guildford re-signs with the Crusaders The Crusaders have today announced that winger Zac Guildford has re-signed for another year. 24-year-old Guildford has been a Crusaders since 2010, and is set to play his 58th game this weekend against the Chiefs. Prior...
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Jun 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders face the Hurricanes in a non-competition friendly
Amidst the polar blast that is hitting the country the Crusaders will head to Levin to face the Hurricanes in a non-competition friendly. The game will take place at the Levin Domain on Friday 21st June with kick-off at 6.45pm. Crusaders Head Coach Todd...
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Jun 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Rugby Union and the Blues to be independently led
Following the recent announcement of a new Blues partnership acquiring the licence to operate and manage the Blues franchise, it has been agreed the Blues Franchise and Auckland Rugby Union will be independently led. Auckland Rugby Union currently...
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Jun 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blues Team Announced to Play France 11 June 2013
Blues team to face France Tuesday June 11 North Harbour Stadium Kick-off 7.05pm Hooker James Parsons will captain a new-look Blues outfit against France at North Harbour Stadium on Tuesday night (kick-off 7.05pm). In the absence of Ali Williams and...
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Jun 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury Rugby appoint new ITM Cup Assistant Backs Coach
Former Canterbury and Crusader halfback Scott Hansen has been appointed to the role of Canterbury Assistant Backs Coach for the 2013 ITM Cup campaign. Hansen’s appointment follows the recent promotion of former All Black Scott Robertson from Assistant...
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Jun 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury Rugby announces SBS Bank as its principal sponsor
The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) is pleased to announce SBS Bank as their new principal sponsor for the ITM Cup and Canterbury Sevens representative teams. In what is a significant commercial and strategic deal SBS Bank will hold the primary...
