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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    High hopes for one of the Hurricanes' newest recruits
     20 February 2026
    High hopes for one of the Hurricanes' newest recruits
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    All Blacks flanker Du'Plessis Kirifi has reported he's not far away from a return to the Super Rugby Pacific picture, but is warning his teammates not to take Moana Pasifika lightly tonight
    20 Feb: All Blacks flanker Du'Plessis Kirifi has reported he's not far away from a return to the Super Rugby Pacific picture, but is warning his teammates not to take Moana Pasifika lightly tonight... more
    A Sky Sport Now subscription's about to become more costly
    19 Feb: A Sky Sport Now subscription's about to become more costly... more
    An All Black is departing the Crusaders at the end of the Super Rugby season
    19 Feb: An All Black is departing the Crusaders at the end of the Super Rugby season... more
    Leicester Fainga'anuku's been benched for Sunday's Super Rugby clash between the Crusaders and Brumbies in Christchurch
    18 Feb: Leicester Fainga'anuku's been benched for Sunday's Super Rugby clash between the Crusaders and Brumbies in Christchurch... more
    Don't expect an All Blacks coaching announcement imminently
    18 Feb: Don't expect an All Blacks coaching announcement imminently... more
    England coach Steve Borthwick's responded to their Six Nations rugby defeat to Scotland by making three changes to his run-on side for Sunday's match with Ireland at Dublin
    18 Feb: England coach Steve Borthwick's responded to their Six Nations rugby defeat to Scotland by making three changes to his run-on side for Sunday's match with Ireland at Dublin... more
    Irish rugby to investigate racial abuse towards Test debutant Edwin Edogbo
    17 Feb: The Irish Rugby Football Union has said it will launch an investigation after turning comments off a social media post that congratulated the country's newest Test debutant.... more
    A Dunedin man who sent a secretly-recorded sex tape to dozens of rugby mates, has failed to have his conviction quashed
    17 Feb: A Dunedin man who sent a secretly-recorded sex tape to dozens of rugby mates, has failed to have his conviction quashed... more
    Blues coach Vern Cotter is applauding Super Rugby for their honesty, but is frustrated at what might have been after the Chiefs were wrongly awarded a try in round one
    16 Feb: Blues coach Vern Cotter is applauding Super Rugby for their honesty, but is frustrated at what might have been after the Chiefs were wrongly awarded a try in round one... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby News
     07 Feb: Fabian Holland could miss the Highlanders' Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders next week +++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes +++++++++++++++++
     25 Jan: Former Wallaby coach Eddie Jones has called on New Zealand Rugby to come clean on the REAL reason for Scott Robertson's sacking +++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: The Black Ferns Sevens will square off against Australia once again in a world series tournament decider later tonight +++++++++++++
     26 Jan: The New Zealand women's hockey team have lost 2-1 to the United States in the final of their international tournament in Dunedin - after also losing to them earlier in the week ++++++++++++
     31 Jan: Black Ferns Sevens vice-captain Jorja Miller thinks the strength in connections from playing both the seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side codes will help the team to defend their Singapore Sevens title this weekend ++++++++++++
     08 Feb: The Highlanders are keeping their fingers crossed for Fabian Holland as they prepare to find out more about the All Blacks lock's injury +++++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      20 Feb: Super rugby live updates: waratahs take on the drua in sydney (Sydney Morning Herald)
      20 Feb: Super rugby pacific: hurricanes down moana pasifika in capital thrashing (RadioNZ)
      20 Feb: Hurricanes v moana pasifika - super rugby pacific (RadioNZ)
      20 Feb: Hurricanes first five-eighth suffers serious injury against moana pasifika (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Feb: Hurricanes v moana pasifika live updates: super rugby round two clash (NZ Herald)
      20 Feb: Big signing to debut as hurricanes aim for first-up win against moana pasifika (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Feb: Pocock warns nrl’s $600m png push risks undermining rugby in fiji (Sydney Morning Herald)
      20 Feb: Warner dearns to debut as hurricanes aim for first-up win against moana pasifika (Stuff.co.nz)
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