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Te Maire Martin, Wayde Egan, Leka Halasima, Luke Metcalf and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad prepare in different ways for their 2026 NRL season. Photo: Photosport/RNZ NRL Pre-season: NZ Warriors v Manly Sea Eagles Kickoff: 3.40pm Saturday, 14 February McLean Park, Napier Live blog updates on RNZ Analysis: Take a deep breath and soak in the last warmth…
A former All Black believes it’s time for a Pacific Islander to take the reins as New Zealand coach. In 2024, players with Pacific Island heritage made up 14 of the 32-man All Blacks squad, with Christian Lio-Willie, Timoci Tavatavanawai and Du’Plessis Kirifi earning caps in 2025. Star Moana Pasifika signing Ngani Laumape wants to…
Blues v Chiefs Kick-off: 7:05pm Saturday 14 February Eden Park, Auckland Live updates on RNZ Blues coach Vern Cotter confirmed today that the side he’s named for Saturday night’s season opener is very much in line with what he’s expecting from their opponents. Cotter identified the Chiefs’ ability to change gears in the back end…
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls unveil their 2026 Formula One liveries Photo: JOE GALL / AFP The 2026 Formula 1 season will feature some of the biggest technical changes in the history of the sport, since the inaugural season in 1950. The cars get an overhaul with the two testing sessions in Bahrain in February…
Auckland FC move on from fitness coach with months left in A-League season. Photo: www.ofcproleague.com Auckland FC have parted ways with their inaugural head of performance midway through the A-League season. Australian Elias Boukarim was credited with establishing a high-performance unit and running pre-season training sessions that players described as “hardest I’ve ever had”. Boukarim…
Boom Otago rookie Lucas Casey has been handed a start for the Highlanders for Friday night’s opening clash with the Crusaders. The 22-year-old will run out at number eight, with Sean Withy and TK Howden with him in the loose forwards. The home side has already been rocked by the serious injury to All Black…
Kennedy Cherrington says the Maori jersey stands above them all. Photo: Instagram For Kennedy Cherrington, nothing in rugby league carries more weight than the MΔori jersey. Despite playing at a World Cup, in State of Origins, and an NRLW grand final, Cherrington said the MΔori jersey sits above them all. She said the it connects…
Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika Kick-off: 4:35pm Saturday 14 February Churchill Park, Lautoka Live blog updates on RNZ Are Moana Pasifika getting a raw deal when it comes to home matches? Under their current licensing agreement, they can only host five games in Auckland per season, due to fears it would saturate the viewing market….
Dame Noeline Taurua and her assistant Debbie Fuller (right). Photo: PHOTOSPORT Dame Noeline Taurua’s coaching bench will have a new look to it at the Commonwealth Games with long-time Silver Ferns assistant Deb Fuller to coach the Malawi Queens. Fuller has been appointed as the new High Performance Netball Consultant for the Malawi Queens on…
Olympic medallist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was honoured by her team mates with a haka following her silver medal win in the Big Air event at the Winter Olympics in Italy. It was a record third medal in the event for Sadowski-Synott, who took silver in Beijing in 2022 and bronze in Pyeongchang in 2018. “I went…
