World Rugby Announces New Contact Guidelines
World Rugby this week announced plans for the introduction of a new set of guidelines that will aim to reduce weekly contact training. The hope is that the reduced weekly ….
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Shannon Frizell Assault Charges Dropped
Tuesday morning saw all criminal assault charges dropped against All Blacks and Highlanders star Shannon Frizell. The 27-year-old had three charges of assault brought against him from in incident that ….
Pressure Mounting Over Erasmus’ Unhappiness
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has now offered to “step down” from the remaining two Tests between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions if his stepping aside means fairer ….
Relief As Bledisloe Cup Set To Continue
An economically critical Bledisloe Cup is now set to continue as planned after New Zealand earlier this week granted a special travel exemption to the Wallabies, who will now be ….
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak to Miss The Birth Of His Child Due To Relocation
Warriors player Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is making an enormous sacrifice to stay with the team as they relocate to Queensland to continue competing in the NRL. He will be missing the ….
World Rugby Testing Laws Aimed At Reducing Injuries
The governing body has approved the testing of five new law amendments aimed at reducing injuries during global competitions. These laws will be in place from August and have been ….
Warriors’ Losses Continue To Pile Up
As the losses continue to grow, Warriors assistant coach Justin Morgan has begun to question the team’s decision-making abilities. He believes that the team has somehow found the worst possible ….
Sarah Hirini And Hamish Bond Selected As Flag Bearers
With the Olympic games around the corner, countries have had to select their flag bearers for the opening ceremony in Tokyo. New Zealand has named Sarah Hirini and Hamish Bond ….
Otere Black Has Recovered And Is Back In Business
Otere Black has made his triumphant return to rugby just in time for the finals against the Highlanders on Saturday. This is their first shot at the Super Rugby title ….
Ardie Savea’s Rugby Future Called Into Question
Ardie Savea, Hurricanes’ stalwart and All Blacks lose forward, will be off-contract with New Zealand Rugby at the end of this year and is yet to disclose what his plans ….