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Williams off to Lilliput in new Japan role - Matson
Tōkyō :: Japan | 10 months ago
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Sonny Bill Williams' first New Zealand rugby coach is expecting a scene out of Gulliver's Travels when the giant midfield back descends on Japanese rugby. Tabai Matson was Canterbury's backs coach when Williams arrived in Christchurch in 2010 from
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Warriors co-owner cold on signing Sonny Bill
California City :: CA :: USA | 10 months ago
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The new Warriors co-owner has all but ruled out an attempt to woo Sonny Bill Williams, despite an imminent National Rugby League broadcasting deal that could deliver a windfall to the club. Super 15 franchises due to the restriction placed on
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Double blow for father, mate
California City :: CA :: USA | 10 months ago
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Just two weeks after his son was killed in a car crash in Waikato, Graeme Jackson was dealt another blow last night when he watched a rugby mate drop dead on a field just south of Auckland. Jackson's son Liam, 18, was one of three men who died when
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Jonah Lomu an inspiration for Aaron Smith
Dunedin :: New Zealand | 10 months ago
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Aaron Smith talks about being a member of a special club, but when he was young the All Black he admired most wasn't a halfback. No it wasn't Graeme Bachop, the man he is most often compared with. It was Jonah Lomu, a wing wearing clothes probably
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Chiefs want a win
Auckland :: New Zealand | 10 months ago
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Super Rugby leaders the Chiefs will look first and foremost for victory rather than go chasing a potentially decisive bonus point against a desperate Hurricanes side tonight. With one round to go, the Chiefs will finish top of the table and get home
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Robbie Fruean benched in bid to freshen up
Ami :: Japan | 10 months ago
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The numbers don't lie and for the first time in 26 months Robbie Fruean will not own the Crusaders' No 13 jersey. Fruean, who turns 24 today, has started 38 consecutive Super matches for the Crusaders in a remarkable sequence running back to when he
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Rugby: Loyalty pays of for captain Conrad Smith
Rugby :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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Friday Jul 13, 2012 Even as the Hurricanes were going through their darkest days as a franchise last year, Conrad Smith never thought about leaving. As coach Mark Hammett worked through his clear-out and told Ma'a Nonu and Andrew Hore they weren't
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Onus on winning, not bonus points
Melbourne :: Australia | 11 months ago
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It's a delicate balance, where in the process of winning, you create pressure on your opposition. Pressure comes from many things but the best place is on the scoreboard...There have been 121 games played in Super Rugby this year to this point with a
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Wynne Gray: NZRU should call shots if SBW seeks contract again
Auckland :: New Zealand | 11 months ago
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From his first game with Canterbury and indecent promotion to the All Blacks six weeks later, Williams' time in rugby seems to have been a procession of debates about one-year contracts, their extensions and his next port of call. However, he is now
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French-bound prop Mailau to farewell Blues
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 11 months ago
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Blues prop Tevita Mailau will play his penultimate game for the franchise tomorrow night. The Blues will take on the Force in their last game at Eden Park this season and then finish off their miserable campaign by playing the Brumbies in Canberra
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