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    New Zealand Rugby has backed down on its controversial proposal to field an Under-18 boys' side, which would have effectively supplanted the national Secondary Schools Fifteen

    New Zealand Rugby has backed down on its controversial proposal to field an Under-18 boys' side, which would have effectively supplanted the national Secondary Schools Fifteen


    The schools pushed back - now the national body's announced the schools team will remain the pinnacle and will play two matches this year against Australia.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     16 Jun: Former All Blacks' first five Richie Mo'unga has been ruled out of the Australia-New Zealand Invitational side to play the British and Irish Lions
     16 Jun: Number eight Gregory Alldritt is a prominent name missing from the first edition of the French rugby squad to tour New Zealand next month
     15 Jun: A parochial Crusaders home crowd in Christchurch doesn't worry the Chiefs heading into a third straight Super Rugby final
     15 Jun: The Chiefs are embracing a third straight Super Rugby final after dispatching the Brumbies 37-17 in their semi-final in Hamilton
     14 Jun: Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham is backing Super Rugby Pacific's playoffs system, despite home grievances about tonight's semifinal against the Chiefs
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