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ABs name first squad of the season in rural heartland, PLUS: Raging against the non-screening of the cricket and bits and pieces (free).

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Jun 23, 2025
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A special sort of homecoming from Taradise’s Scott Barrett. Getty Images

Rahotu got its moment in the sun today and not before time — nothing screams test rugby quite like driving past paddocks of jersey heifers huddling up against a roaring sou’wester.

As the goalposts at the Coastal Rugby club swayed outside, New Zealand Rugby chairman David Kirk, more …

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