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Hawke's Bay swoop in on success, confirming their steady ascent in what is their coach's last hurrah before crossing the ditch.

All Black Sam Whitelock played every minute of Canterbury's agonising golden point defeat to Wellington.

Plenty of household names feature in tonight's NPC fixture between Wellington and Canterbury

Let's just write off the injury-time loss to the Springboks as another step on the fact-finding tour to Australia and points north.

Sam Whitelock admits to directing a few verbal sprays at his television during his prolonged stint at home.

Second time lucky for Julian Savea getting out of Auckland for rugby's NPC

“You could ring the New Zealand Rugby Union and see if they’d put Dane Coles in and even it up a bit. Or Sam Whitelock. I’d be happy with either."

“The guy whose spot I’m taking, I’ll make sure I buy him a beer or two after the game," says national skipper ahead of unique opportunity to play "real-man's footy".

A genuine bolt out of the heavens from the All Blacks selectors

Ian Foster confirms his 2020 skipper won't re-assume the captaincy when he joins the squad on tour, but he is set to return this weekend with King Country.