Category: Sports

British and Irish Lions’ Huw Jones dives to score a try during the rugby match between the British & Irish Lions and the NSW Waratahs. Photo: DAVID GRAY/AFP The Lions have made a great start to their tour of Australia, with two 50-point hidings. Can the Waratahs slow their momentum before the first test next…

All Blacks fullback Will Jordan is tackled against France. Photo: Marty Melville/www.photosport.nz Scott Robertson’s All Blacks face a severely understrength French team in their first 2025 outing, so there should be plenty of points under the roof in Dunedin. Kickoff is at 7.05pm. Follow all the action with RNZ’s live blog: Team lists All Blacks:…

Bailyn Sullivan. Photo: Blake Armstrong/ActionPress The Māori All Blacks return to Whangārei for the first time in 15 years, facing a Scotland team without their Lions stars, but still full of talent. Kickoff is at 3.35pm NZT. Follow all the action with RNZ’s live blog: Team lists Māori All Blacks: 1. Jared Proffit, 2. Kurt…

The Black Ferns have won the Rugby World Cup trial match at Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei.

Follow all the action from Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei.

Follow all the action from Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei.

Hayden Jones, one of the stars of the 2025 New Zealand U19 World Cup basketball team. File picture. Photo: FIBA/Rana Elanwar New Zealand gets into the final four of a FIBA World Cup tournament for just the third time in history. The Junior Tall Blacks stellar performances at basketball’s under 19 World Cup have continued,…

All Blacks v France Kick-off: 7:05pm Saturday 5 July Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Live blog updates on RNZ After a long and intriguing Super Rugby Pacific season, we’ve finally arrived at the first test of the year. Scott Robertson’s All Blacks take on an unknown quantity in France in front of a full house under…

Former New Zealand sevens rep Salesi Rayasi trains with the Flying Fijians in Sydney this week, ahead of Sunday’s Test against the Wallabies. He has been named to debut for the Fijians at fullback. Photo: Supplied / Fiji Rugby Union Former New Zealand sevens rep Salesi Rayasi has achieved what his dad did 30-odd years…

Whangārei – often quiet in mid-winter – is expected to be packed ahead of the city’s biggest sporting event in years. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Excitement is building and accommodation is packed in Whangārei today ahead of the city’s biggest sporting fixture in three years. The gates at Semenoff Stadium open at 12.30pm…