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New Zealand White Ferns Nensi Patel (C) and Izzy Sharp (R) celebrate a wicket during the ODI series against South Africa. Photo: photosport Spin-bowling all-rounders Flora Devonshire, Nensi Patel, and batters Emma McLeod and Izzy Sharp will make their first international tour after winning inclusion in the White Ferns squad for next month’s ODI series…

Fans during the Super Rugby Pacific Super Round match between the Crusaders and Waratahs at One NZ Stadium, Christchurch, 24th April 2026. Photo: Photosport The Crusaders are pushing to host next year’s Super Round on the back of the success of the Super Rugby Pacific extravaganza at Christchurch’s new stadium. The prospect for a three-year…

Follow all the Super Rugby Pacific action, as the Hurricanes take on ACT Brumbies at Te Kaha Stadium in Christchurch. Hurricanes co-captain Du’Plessis Kirifi will play his 100th Super Rugby match, Caleb Delany returns to the starting line-up to partner with Warner Dearns in the second row, while Brayden Iose starts at No.8 for the…

Highlander’s wrecking ball Timoci Tavatavanawai tops the list of potential hybrids. Photo: Photosport Is rugby entering a hybrid era? The Crusaders’ successful experiment of moving Leicester Faingaʻanuku from centre to seven has opened imaginations across Super Rugby Pacific. Faingaʻanuku had dabbled in the loosies earlier, but his first start at openside flanker against NSW Waratahs…

The first Super Rugby Pacific match kicks off at Christchurch’s new Te Kaha One New Zealand Stadium on Friday night, when the Crusaders take on NSW Waratahs. Rugby fans have poured into the city for the opening of the new $683 million stadium, with five Super Rugby games to be played over the weekend. This…

Alofiana Khan-Pereira and Photo: RNZ/Photosport After back-to-back wins to put their NRL championship bid back on track, NZ Warriors take their bandwagon on the road to Wellington for an Anzac Day encounter with the Dolphins. This fixture is the first of two home games staged outside Auckland this season – they will face North Queensland…

Leicester Fainga’anuku of the Crusaders celebrates his try. Photo: © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz All Blacks back Leicester Fainga’anuku has been given a shock start at flanker for the Crusaders. Typically a centre or wing, Fainga’anuku has been named in the loose forwards for Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Waratahs. Coach Rob Penney…

Kaipo Olsen-Baker was a stand-out in last weekend’s win against Canada. Photo: www.photosport.nz Black Ferns selectors have made four changes to the side that beat Canada in Kansas City last weekend, for Saturday’s historic clash against Australia. The Black Ferns face the Wallaroos on Anzac Day for the first time ever and a win will…

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon *This article was originally published in March 2026. With the opening of One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch just days away, the Crusaders are facing a significant shift – leaving behind a proven home fortress and adapting to life under a roof. Always intended as a temporary base, Apollo Projects…

(L-R) Dame Lisa Carrington, Tara Vaughan, Olivia Brett and Alicia Hoskin win gold in the women’s K4 final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Photo: Iain McGregor / www.photosport.nz Dame Lisa Carrington is competing but two other members of the Olympic champion four are missing from the New Zealand Canoe Sprint team named to compete in…