[ad_1] Scott Robertson. Photo / Photosport By RugbyPass.com When Scott Robertson ended his playing career in New Zealand, the maverick forward headed for the coast in search of new challenges. Now, as one of the most respected coaches in world rugby, Robertson could be poised to do the same by …
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[ad_1] Michael Steele / Getty Images Sean Winters was tested at this year’s Auckland Powerlifting Championships (file image). Weightlifter Sean Winters has been suspended for two years by the New Zealand Sports Court after failing a doping test. A statement from Drug Free Sport NZ said that Winters tested positive …
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[ad_1] EAST GRINSTEAD RFC / Supplied Matt Ratana was posthumously named winner of the Unsung Hero Award on the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year program. Matt Ratana, a slain New Zealand police officer, has been posthumously named the winner of the Unsung Hero award on the BBC’s Sports Personality …
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[ad_1] Australia have clinched an eight wicket victory at the Adelaide Oval, where Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood produced spells for ages to skittle an India shocked by their lowest test total in history. Your playlist will load after this announcement. At one point, the Indians were eight of 26 …
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[ad_1] Gabby Stephens was too sick to go to the Nelson Santa Parade, so the community came together to bring the festivities to her doorstep. The 10-year-old boy lives with a rare premature aging disorder known as dyskeratosis congenita (DC) and is believed to be the only person in New …
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[ad_1] Sport|Navigation Dec. 19, 2020, 10:13 p.m.3 minutes to read Team New Zealand’s boat speed has rescued them again after a bad start, closing an early gap to beat Luna Rossa in the final race of the America’s Cup World Series, a battle described by television commentators as “strange”, to …
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[ad_1] David Mairuz / AP Australian Josh Hazlewood, right, receives the ball from teammate Pat Cummins after Hazlewood took five wickets against India in Adelaide on Saturday. Australia have clinched an eight wicket victory at the Adelaide Oval, where Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood produced spells for ages to skittle …
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[ad_1] David Mairuz / AP Australian Josh Hazlewood, right, receives the ball from teammate Pat Cummins after Hazlewood took five wickets against India in Adelaide on Saturday. Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood churning out spells for the ages to send India into record-breaking ignominy at Adelaide Oval, where tourists finished …
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