New Zealand open to player movement in Super Rugby Pacific
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has signalled it could relax its strict policy of keeping test players on home soil in an effort to turn the struggling Super Rugby Pacific competition around.
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New Zealand outclass Scotland to maintain unbeaten record
EDINBURGH, Nov 7 : New Zealand kept up their unbeaten record against Scotland, blowing away their hosts in the second half as they won 43-21 in imperious style in their Nations Championship at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Ashman hat-trick in vain as Scotland fall to another defeat to New Zealand
Ewan Ashman became only the fifth player ever to score a hat-trick against New Zealand, but it was not enough to prevent Scotland going down to yet another defeat in this fixture.
South Africa thump Italy to stay perfect in Nations Championship
TURIN, Italy, Nov 7 : South Africa strolled past an injury-hit Italy with a 66-7 win in Saturday's Nations Championship meeting in Turin, where flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored the first of nine Springbok tries and added another 21 points from a perfect kicking display.
India's Shami keeps white-ball focus after ending test career
Nov 7 : India fast bowler Mohammed Shami said he would continue playing white-ball cricket and remain available for domestic multi-day matches after retiring from test cricket on Friday, bringing the curtain down on a 13-year red-ball career.
Ikitau returns as Australia move Suaalii to wing
LONDON, Nov 6 : Australia have restored Len Ikitau to their team and shifted the dangerous Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii out onto the wing in one of four changes for Sunday's Nations Championship clash against England at Twickenham.
Racing Bulls F1 principal Permane handed contract extension to 2031
Nov 6 : Racing Bulls principal Alan Permane has signed a contract extension through to the end of 2031, the Red Bull-owned Formula One team said on Friday.
NZ opener Conway ruled out of remainder of India ODI series
Nov 6 : New Zealand opener Devon Conway will miss the remainder of the one-day international series against India because of a concussion sustained in a collision with teammate Matt Henry earlier this week.
Ireland primed for Argentina challenge and a chance to start restoring old order
When the dust has settled on next year’s World Cup, the result of this game will likely be a footnote in history. Another autumnal clash with Argentina given questionable additional meaning by a cobbled together tournament structure. Yet, if this Ireland team is to boldly go where no Irish team has gone before, then this month’s four-match international window feels like it should be the start of something.