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Neck injury forces Maori All Blacks captain Kurt Eklund into sudden retirement at 34
Kurt Eklund, the 82-cap Blues hooker and Maori All Blacks captain, has retired from rugby at 34 after doctors advised him to step away due to a persistent neck injury that had kept him off the field since round 14 of the Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Western Force silence last year's pain as they host Waratahs in Super Rugby AUS Grand Final rematch
Western Force head coach Damian Steele says last year's 26-33 Grand Final defeat to the NSW Waratahs has gone unmentioned in camp, as the Perth side prepare to host the same opponents at Scotch College Playing Fields on Saturday.
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Wallaby winger Darby Lancaster signs with Blues for 2027 Super Rugby Pacific seasons
Darby Lancaster, who featured for the Wallabies in their 40-29 win over Georgia in 2024, has signed with the Blues for 2027 and the two following Super Rugby Pacific seasons while currently playing NPC rugby for Hawke's Bay.
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Savea urges Moana Pasifika fans to join the Blues after folded club's final season
Ardie Savea has called on displaced Moana Pasifika supporters to back the Blues in 2025, saying he wants to carry the cultural purpose of his Player of the Year-winning season at the now-defunct club into his new chapter in Auckland.
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Ardie Savea signs with Blues on one-year deal after Moana Pasifika collapse
All Blacks captain Ardie Savea has joined the Blues on a one-year deal after Moana Pasifika folded, reuniting him with former Hurricanes coach Jason Holland in Auckland for the final year of his New Zealand Rugby contract.
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Ardie Savea signs with the Blues in self-described 'last dance' Super Rugby move
All Blacks captain Ardie Savea has confirmed he will join the Blues for the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season, ending months of speculation and describing the move as his final club in New Zealand rugby.
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New All Black Ta'eiloa signs two-year deal with reigning Super Rugby champions Hurricanes
Semisi Ta'eiloa, fresh from his All Blacks debut in South Africa, has joined the Hurricanes on a two-year deal. The 22-year-old No. 8 was among the most sought-after players following Moana Pasifika's collapse, with all five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises understood to have made approaches.
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Six-time Super Rugby champion Bryn Hall joins Hurricanes on one-year deal
The Hurricanes have signed veteran halfback Bryn Hall on a one-year deal to provide cover for Cameron Roigard in the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season. Hall won six consecutive titles with the Crusaders between 2017 and 2022 and brings 123 Super Rugby appearances to Wellington.
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Uncapped Toby Macpherson earns first Wallabies call-up for Bledisloe Cup series against All Blacks
Brumbies lock-backrow Toby Macpherson, 22, has been named in a 34-man Wallabies squad for the Bledisloe Cup series after a breakout Super Rugby Pacific campaign, with the All Blacks clash at Eden Park set for 10 October.
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O'Connor and Beale headline Western Force squad for Super Rugby AUS Grand Final
James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale are among four capped Wallabies named in Western Force's 25-man squad for Saturday's Super Rugby AUS Grand Final at Scotch College Playing Fields in Perth, where the Force seek to go one better than last season's decider.
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Waratahs make seven changes to chase back-to-back Super Rugby AUS titles in Perth
NSW Waratahs coach Lachlan McCaffrey has overhauled his starting XV for the 2026 Super Rugby AUS Grand Final against the Western Force in Perth, recalling scrum-half Teddy Wilson among seven changes after last weekend's 17-12 defeat to the same opponents.
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Fineanganofo stays with Hurricanes until 2027 in reworked Red Bulls deal to chase World Cup dream
Hurricanes winger Fehi Fineanganofo has signed a one-year NZR contract extension keeping him in New Zealand through 2027, after Newcastle Red Bulls agreed to rework their existing agreement to give the All Blacks debutant a shot at Rugby World Cup selection.
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Anton Segner commits to Blues and All Blacks through 2031 Rugby World Cup
German-born loose-forward Anton Segner has signed a long-term deal with New Zealand Rugby, the Blues, and Auckland Rugby, securing his future through the 2031 Rugby World Cup. All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie hailed the 'great signing' for New Zealand Rugby.
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Pietsch returns from foot injury to start as Force host unbeaten Waratahs in Super Rugby AUS decider
Dylan Pietsch has recovered from a foot injury to take his place on the wing as the Western Force face the NSW Waratahs in a top-of-the-table Super Rugby AUS clash, with the winner set to host the Grand Final.
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Teenager Angus Grover handed first Waratahs start in top-of-the-table Super Rugby AUS clash
Eighteen-year-old scrum-half Angus Grover will make his first start for the NSW Waratahs when they host the unbeaten Western Force in a top-of-the-table Super Rugby AUS showdown, with three other players also named for their first starts of the campaign.
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Lonergan returns from surgery as Brumbies and Reds both seek first Super Rugby AUS win
Eight-Test Wallabies hooker Lachlan Lonergan is back on the bench for the ACT Brumbies after minor off-season surgery, as they face the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby AUS regular season finale — a match both sides need to end losing runs.
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Cotter backs two 21-year-old forwards to inject power as Reds close Super Rugby AUS season against Brumbies
Queensland Reds coach Vern Cotter has named prop Trevor King and No. 8 Vaiuta Latu in his starting XV for the Super Rugby AUS regular-season finale against the ACT Brumbies, with both sides winless after two rounds.
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NZR summit document reveals radical plan to scrap Super Rugby and NPC in favour of new national competition
A leaked New Zealand Rugby document circulated ahead of Thursday's Wellington summit outlines three options for restructuring men's domestic rugby, including replacing Super Rugby Pacific and the NPC with a single 8-10 team national competition as early as 2028.
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Injury-hit Wallabies call up Champion de Crespigny for Springboks Test as Cale ruled out
Charlie Cale has been ruled out of Australia's Test against South Africa with a shoulder injury, forcing the Wallabies to call up Nick Champion de Crespigny for the first time under coach Les Kiss.
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Caleb Clarke targets Super Rugby return after ruptured shoulder tendon ends South Africa tour
All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke has confirmed he ruptured a tendon in his shoulder during the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour in South Africa, and expects to return for the Blues in rounds two or three of Super Rugby Pacific in 2027.
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