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MELBOURNE :Mark Tele'a will leave the Auckland Blues at the end of the season and play rugby in Japan next year, ruling him out of All Blacks selection in 2026, the New Zealand winger said on Tuesday.
Following the failed defence of their Super Rugby Pacific title last year, the Canterbury Crusaders are now seeing the dividends from a cultural rebuild in the off-season, according to vice-captain Codie Taylor.
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has given up on his push to select overseas-based players, saying New Zealand Rugby's (NZR) strict eligibility policy is flexible enough to give him a strong squad.
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson wants New Zealand Rugby to reconsider their ban on overseas-based players, speaking after his side's unimpressive win over Italy on Saturday which brought the curtain down on Sam Cane and TJ Perenara's test careers.
MELBOURNE : Former Australia flyhalf James O'Connor has joined the Crusaders on a one-year deal as coach Rob Penney looks to plug the hole left by departed All Blacks playmaker Richie Mo'unga.
:TJ Perenara will start at scrumhalf in Scott Robertson's first All Blacks team, partnering with pivot Damian McKenzie for Saturday's series-opening test against England in Dunedin.
Scott Barrett will captain New Zealand in their two-Test series against England as Scott Robertson named his first squad as All Blacks head coach.