New Zealand

England hire Mitchell as new Defense Coach

Ending weeks of negotiations, England have formally confirmed the hiring of John Mitchell as their new Defense Coach. The former New Zealand All Blacks and US Eagles Head Coach has signed a deal to join Eddie Jones on staff through to the 2019 World Cup. Mitchell, 54, took over as …

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Mitre 10 Cup – Week 3 Preview

The third week of the Mitre 10 Cup is underway with two Americas players already seeing action. Eagles cap Mike Sosene-Feagai and Canadian international Evan Olmstead came off the bench for Auckland to play the final quarter in the win over Waikato on Thursday. On Friday Southland will look to …

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Baillie returns for Canada against Clermont

Kyle Baillie will make his return to the Canadian lineup for their match against Clermont Auvergne on Friday. The 27-year-old lines up on the blindside flank having recovered from a shoulder injury sustained while playing for London Scottish in the RFU Championship. Five changes in all are made to the …

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Foreign-born players in 2018 Rugby Championship

2018 has been a year to further assess and expose the complexity of World Rugby’s player eligibility laws. Belgium, Romania, Spain, and Tahiti were all disqualified from RWC 2019 for fielding players who were either (a) unknowingly captured by another as was the case regarding Romania and Spain, or (b) …

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All Blacks name Rugby Championship squad

Steve Hansen has revealed his 33-man New Zealand All Blacks roster for the 2018 Rugby Championship. Included are 10 members of the Super Rugby-winning Crusaders side with the squad showing few changes from the group that took part in the June test series. There are two uncapped players named in …

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Canadian lock O’Gorman signs with South Canterbury

Canadian international Reegan O’Gorman will play for South Canterbury in New Zealand’s Heartland Championship. The 22-year-old second row has been a regular for the Marist Albion club in Christchurch since 2015. His ties to the region come through his father, a New Zealand native who himself played second row for …

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