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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…

Michelle Simpson took up disc golf during Covid lockdown, after an extensive background in ultimate. Photo: Supplied Kiwi disc golf exponent Michelle Simpson seems somewhat surprised to be taking on some of the niche sport’s biggest names at the PDGA World Championships in Finland later this month. The event is recognised as one of the…

Dunedin is gearing up to host the first All Blacks test of the year and local fans are confident the home side can take care of a depleted French team in Ōtepoti. A couple of local players will also debut at a soldout Forsyth Barr Stadium, making the occasion even more special for them and…

Kate Heffernan will join Wendy Frew and Shannon Saunders as Steel centurions. Photo: Michael Bradley Photography Silver Ferns midcourter Kate Heffernan will become just third player to bring up a century of games for Southern Steel, when she takes the court against ANZ Premiership leaders Northern Mystics in Auckland on Sunday. Heffernan joins fellow midcourters…

Mia Anderson has been named at blindside for the Black Ferns as they face a Black Ferns XV in a trial match. Photo: Photosport In the region where she would emulate her rugby heroes as a child, Mia Anderson returns home to Northland on Saturday to realise her Black Ferns dream. Born in Kerikeri, Anderson…

New Zealand Racing Bulls F1 driver Liam Lawson, 2025. Photo: ANTONIN VINCENT / AFP Formula 1 hits the mid point of the season at Silverstone this weekend with New Zealand driver Liam Lawson hoping to kick on from his best result of the year. Lawson capped off a superb weekend in Austria by converting his…

Christian Lio-Willie is a qualified dentist, but he’ll be hoping the only smiles he sees at the end of Saturday night’s first test against France will be that of his teammates. The 26-year-old graduated from Otago University Dental School in 2023, a rare tertiary feat for a modern professional rugby player, and one that he’s…

In 2015, Barbara Kendall received the Sport NZ Leadership Award at the Halberg Awards. Photo: Photosport Ltd 2015 www.photosport.co.nz Five-time Olympian Barbara Kendall has thrown her weight behind the New Zealand women’s water polo team in their bid to qualify for the next Games. The ‘White Caps’ believe they have a golden opportunity to qualify…