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    Could Rangiora High School have its first All Black since Todd Blackadder?

    Could Rangiora High School have its first All Black since Todd Blackadder?


    Crusaders tighthead prop Fletcher Newell is banging on the selectors door after a breakthrough season in Super Rugby.

    The 22 year old will make his seventh start in the front row tonight when the Crusaders host the Fijian Drua.



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     16 Oct: Former All Blacks centre Craig Innes believes the return of prominent rugby age-grade representative tournaments can potentially fix a pathways issue
     15 Oct: Former New Zealand halfback Ant Strachan has commended Folau Fakatava for working his way back into the minds of All Blacks selectors
     15 Oct: Irish captain Caelan Doris remains doubtful to face the All Blacks in Chicago on November 2 as he returns from a shoulder injury
     14 Oct: No qualms from former All Blacks halfback Ant Strachan over the trio of scrum-halves selected in the New Zealand development XV squad
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