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Dallas McLeod scored a late try as Canterbury came from behind and beat Tasman in Christchurch.

After arriving on a school exchange in 2017, Tasman tearaway has impressed with his climb into the Super Rugby ranks.

It doesn't matter where they play, there's just no stopping the high-flying Magpies in the NPC Premiership.

Over 30 New Zealand players made their Super Rugby debuts in 2021. Across the nation, which of this years newbies had the biggest impact for their sides?

Sky Super Rugby Transtasman: Blues coach Leon MacDonald misses training ahead of Rebels clash in Melbourne 13 May, 2021 02:50 AM 5 minutes to read NZ Herald Focus Sports Cheree Kinnear gives everything you need to know ahead of Super Rugby Transtasman. Video / NZ Herald NZ Herald Focus Sports Cheree Kinnear gives everything you need to know ahead of Super Rugby Transtasman. Video / NZ Herald Liam Napier is a sports writer for NZMELiam.Napier@nzherald.co.nz Leon MacDonalds absence from training ...

Marc Hinton12:38, May 06 2021 Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images With a 4-4 record, and third-place finish, the Blues have to be disappointed with their Aotearoa campaign. ANALYSIS: The great enigmas continue to confound. For all the promise dished up by last year’s breakthrough season, the Blues let some nasty old habits creep back in and took a major step backwards this Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign. For the squad Leon MacDonald had assembled, even accounting for the sabbatical of star signing ...

Kazuki Himeno named Super Rugby Aotearoas Rookie of the Year Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ The Highlanders Kazuki Himeno runs the ball against the Blues during a Super Rugby Aotearoa game on April 16 in Dunedin, New Zealand. | GETTY / VIA KYODO Kyodo May 5, 2021 Highlanders No. 8 Kazuki Himeno was named the Rookie of the Year in New Zealand’s Super Ru...

Chiefs - B Sullivan try; Gatland 4 penalty goals, conversion Click here for a full match wrap and highlights Full time 80 mins - Blues try to AJ Lam The Blues will get one final chance with a lineout seven-metres out. Its messy from but the home side cleans it up. Nock fires a pass wide to Sotutu who draws a defender before offloading to Lam who crashes over for his second of the evening.  Black cant convert the try as the siren goes.  (BLU 39-19) 79 mins  Its all going wrong for the Chiefs ...

Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Blues beat under-strength Chiefs in dead-rubber finale 1 May, 2021 09:15 AM 5 minutes to read Blues hooker Kurt Eklund scored the games opening try. Photo / Photosport Blues 39 Chiefs 19 The Chiefs five-match unbeaten run is over. Not that it matters in the context of the Super Rugby Aotearoa season, or was unexpected after they made 21 changes ahead of next weeks final. In fact, Saturdays loss to the Blues only enhanced Chiefs coach Clayton McMillans confidence of pot...

Aaron Goile05:00, May 01 2021 Michael Bradley/Getty Images Chiefs prop Sione Mafileo believes their stunning scrum turnaround was about the pack engaging more as a unit. New Chiefs prop Sione Mafileo has lifted the lid on the secret to the team’s stunning scrummaging transformation, saying some of the players had been trying to do too much of their own thing rather than working as a pack. In mirroring the side’s remarkable change in fortunes with now a place in next weekend’s Super Rugby...