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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    A balancing act for the All Blacks to avoid being underdone come crunch time at the 2027 Rugby World Cup
     4 December 2025
    A balancing act for the All Blacks to avoid being underdone come crunch time at the 2027 Rugby World Cup
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    The All Blacks and Wallabies have been drawn in the same pool for the 2027 World Cup, but a quarterfinal showdown against the Springboks looms
    4 Dec: The All Blacks and Wallabies have been drawn in the same pool for the 2027 World Cup, but a quarterfinal showdown against the Springboks looms... more
    Striving to compete with a specialist American medley training squad is the reason behind two-time Olympian Lewis Clareburt making the move to Australia
    3 Dec: Striving to compete with a specialist American medley training squad is the reason behind two-time Olympian Lewis Clareburt making the move to Australia... more
    Izayah Le'afa unknowingly played through a stress fractured foot in the Tall Blacks basketball World Cup qualifier loss to Australia in Wellington
    3 Dec: Izayah Le'afa unknowingly played through a stress fractured foot in the Tall Blacks basketball World Cup qualifier loss to Australia in Wellington... more
    Tiger Woods has admitted his recovery from a back operation is not as quick as he would like, meaning he is unable to put a date on his return to golf or even commit to a playing schedule
    3 Dec: Tiger Woods has admitted his recovery from a back operation is not as quick as he would like, meaning he is unable to put a date on his return to golf or even commit to a playing schedule... more
    All Black Rieko Ioane is poised to make his Leinster rugby debut in Sunday's Champions Cup opener against Harlequins
    2 Dec: All Black Rieko Ioane is poised to make his Leinster rugby debut in Sunday's Champions Cup opener against Harlequins... more
    New Zealand Formula One driver Liam Lawson is determined to finish the season on a high
    1 Dec: New Zealand Formula One driver Liam Lawson is determined to finish the season on a high... more
    Jimmy Barnes is heading back to New Zealand - to celebrate his landmark album, For the Working Class Man, turning 40
    1 Dec: Jimmy Barnes is heading back to New Zealand - to celebrate his landmark album, For the Working Class Man, turning 40... more
    Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being red carded for eye gouging in the record 73-nil win over Wales in Cardiff
    30 Nov: Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being red carded for eye gouging in the record 73-nil win over Wales in Cardiff... more
    Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi is sticking up for Eben Etzebeth , despite the big lock being sent off for eye gouging in South Africa's huge 73-nil win over Wales in Cardiff
    30 Nov: Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi is sticking up for Eben Etzebeth , despite the big lock being sent off for eye gouging in South Africa's huge 73-nil win over Wales in Cardiff... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby News
     08 Nov: Former New Zealand coach Sir Steve Hansen has praised the young All Blacks locking trio that will be tasked with leading the second-row in tomorrow morning's test against Scotland at Murrayfield +++++++++++++++
     16 Nov: The Silver Ferns will have the opportunity to cap off a wild 24 hours with a series win in England overnight ++++++++++++++
     24 Nov: Confidence that Christchurch can deliver sellout Rugby League crowds ++++++++++++
     23 Nov: All Blacks lock Fabian Holland believes his team can only grow after his first year as a test player +++++++++++
     12 Nov: Men's world number one Carlos Alcaraz knows he needs to stay locked in if he's to end his season on a high at tennis' ATP Finals ++++++++++
     16 Nov: Wallabies fall to record-breaking defeat against late-surging Ireland in Dublin, Mack Hansen scores hat-trick ++++++++++
     09 Nov: Wallabies fall to Italy 26-19 in Udine Test to record consecutive defeats ++++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      8 Dec: Rugby star sinfield completes gruelling ultramarathon challenge in memory of rob burrow (BBCWorld)
      8 Dec: Rugby sevens: fiji finish third in cape town (RadioNZ)
      7 Dec: ‘humble man’: waikato rugby mourns death of ‘incredibly dedicated’ coach (Stuff.co.nz)
      7 Dec: ‘incredibly concerning’: players covering up concussions at training, poll reveals (Sydney Morning Herald)
      7 Dec: Rugby: fiji men defeat new zealand to book sevens semifinal spot (RadioNZ)
      5 Dec: 'pretty much an interrogation': what will nz rugby’s review of abs achieve? (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Dec: All blacks legend backs wallabies’ forgotten man to solve world cup problem (Sydney Morning Herald)
      4 Dec: Rugby official accused of misusing $380,000 to feed gambling problem (Sydney Morning Herald)
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