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1 week ago |
rugbypass.com | Ben Smith
Mark Tele’a made the right call by signing a deal in Japan effectively ending his time in the black jersey and with the Blues. The 28-year-old is still in the prime of his playing days, but the late bloomer deserves to cash in on his market value. Don’t forget Tele’a hasn’t made the money of a Rieko Ioane over his career. He wasn’t signed to a deal out of high school, in fact he didn’t get to a Super team until he was 23.
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1 week ago |
rugbypass.com | Ben Smith
Kenya and Portugal have been crowned champions of the HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 following the third leg of the series in Krakow, Poland over the weekend. In the men’s division, Portugal overcame Samoa in the final and league-leaders Germany in the semi-finals to claim glory. Fans were treated to a tantalising showdown with the teams due to go into half-time level had it not been for the impressive skill of Manuel Vareiro with an up-and-under-kick which saw them edge into the lead.
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1 week ago |
rugbypass.com | Ben Smith
The Blues continued their salvage mission against Moana Pasifika while the Australian sides took four of the top six spots on the ladder after the Chiefs were knocked off in Sydney. The Crusaders look back as genuine title contenders after a beatdown of the Hurricanes in the capital which wasn’t a good look for Wellington. Here are four takes following round nine of Super Rugby Pacific.
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2 weeks ago |
rugbypass.com | Ben Smith
mens super-rugby-pacific Copied to clipboard 0 The Blues have named a strong starting line-up with nine All Blacks for Saturday’s Super Rugby Pacific clash with rivals Moana Pasifika at Eden Park. The side is largely unchanged with inspirational captain Patrick Tuipulotu leading the team on what is a special night for the club with the Blues women hosting Matatu in the Super Rugby Aupiki final after the derby.
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3 weeks ago |
rugbypass.com | Ben Smith
All Black and Crusaders winger Sevu Reece will line up in the midfield for the first time in his Super Rugby career when the Crusaders face the Drua in Fiji. The surprise move sees Reece partner Dallas McLeod in the centres with Macca Springer and Chay Fihaki lining up on the wings. Young halves Noah Hotham and Taha Kemara will be trying to get the ball out wide to the likes of Reece and co. “I’m so excited.
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Picking Pollard over D-Mac is absolute insanity. https://t.co/BZOXnUHJAD
This is such an important 6N title to win for France. Even though he's now sidelined, there's been just one title in the Dupont era. All the talent France have had since 2020 and just one championship & a bottled home RWC campaign. The game's biggest letdowns need this.
The casual rugby fans here are (generally speaking) only aware of New Zealand players, and by extension some Aussie & RSA. In recent years Ireland, due to the rivalry. Broadcast times for Europe don’t suit, resulting in lack of cut through and exposure. No Top 14 here, so how
Stephen Donald "expert" analysis on the 🇫🇷 France team: "I still couldn't tell you the names of them". In 🇳🇿 New Zealand rugby is the #1 sport, their players & coaches travel the world, yet still have a parochial rugby culture that is utterly ill informed about the global game. https://t.co/Go1ENoR8if
