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The NRL will relocate the nine Sydney clubs plus the Warriors, Newcastle Knights and Canberra Raiders into Queensland on Wednesday for a minimum of a month but George said to offer players and their families certainty, the Warriors will make the move permanent for the rest of the season. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Addin Fonua-Blake, Sean O'Sullivan and Matthew Lodge look dejected following Sunday's loss to the Sharks. Relocated teams will remain part of a strict bubble for 14 days on arrival in Queensland but the next steps remain fluid depending on the Covid-19 situation in Australia. Famili...

NZR's PR spin won't save face in sad day for Pacific rugby 11:30pm, 03 July 2021 By Michael Pulman Trending on RugbyPass 11:30pm, 03 July 2021 The Tongan bloodbath fans were treated to at Mt Smart Stadium last night should never be allowed to happen again. ADVERTISEMENT This wasn’t a celebration of Pasifika rugby or a justifiable example of how strong the commitment is by New Zealand Rugby to grow its presence in this part of the world. Only a fool would believe otherwise. In case you hadn’t heard; what we all expected would happen became a reality when the All Blacks kick-started their...

But there were no hung heads following the 16-try shellacking from the All Blacks. No whinging and moaning about their lot in life. Just a steadfast acceptance of their reality and a deep pride that, despite the forces against them, they never stopped trying for 80 minutes. “What was it like for me? It was pretty unpleasant, considering the stuff that goes on in the background,” said the former Wallabies loose forward after the match. “We did pretty well to get a team together. We had 13 new players, and we’re going to celebrate that. “They were just too good for us, pure and sim...

Cars destroyed as fire bug hits Auckland street Cars destroyed as fire bug hits Auckland street Cars destroyed as fire bug hits Auckland street An investigation is underway after a number of cars were set alight in Auckland overnight. And three of the cars belong to one family who are gutted that they now have no transport and bills to pay on property that has been incinerated. Emergency services were called to Victor Street in Avondale just before 3am. Three cars were burnt and destroyed. One of the cars set on fire in Avondale. Photo / Julian Bravery A woman posted on Facebo...

Obliteration: All Blacks raise the bat with record thumping of Tonga A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Winger Will Jordan scored five tries as the All Blacks opened their 2021 campaign with a record-equalling 102-0 trouncing of an inexperienced Tonga side on Saturday at Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium. Looking to make a statement after managing only a 50 per cent win record last year, New Zealand ran in 16 tries against a team boasting fewer combined Test caps than All Blacks skipper Sam Whitelock alo...