All Blacks loose forward Ioane confirms Japan move
New Zealand loose forward Akira Ioane has taken up an offer to play in Japan after the Super Rugby Pacific season, leaving the Auckland Blues without their starting blindside flanker from 2025.
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New Zealand loose forward Akira Ioane has taken up an offer to play in Japan after the Super Rugby Pacific season, leaving the Auckland Blues without their starting blindside flanker from 2025.
Crowds were left 'drenched' after 'torrential' downpours hit Parklife on Sunday night (June 9). The site, at Heaton Park, was turned into a 'mud bath' after heavy rain battered the region on the second day of the huge festival.
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Heavy rain has swept across Heaton Park this evening as the second day of Parklife Festival gathered momentum. Showers were expected and had been intermittent throughout the day, with revellers donning waterproofs and ponchos as they enjoyed some of music's biggest acts.
EAST MEADOW, New York : A sold-out crowd descended on Eisenhower Park on Sunday for a clash of cricketing arch-rivals India and Pakistan, set to face off in a T20 World Cup match that fans called a dream come true.
26 people were arrested throughout the first day of the Parklife festival, which is taking place at Heaton Park.
The first day of Parklife started with a short dramatic outpouring of rain just as the gates opened. But, much to the relief of the tens of thousands of people who descended on Heaton Park yesterday (June 8), the sun was out for much of the day keeping spirits high.
Auckland Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu will miss the remainder of the Super Rugby Pacific season after suffering a knee injury in his side's quarter-final win over the Fijian Drua on Saturday.