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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Super Rugby Pacific begins on Friday, carrying more importance in a World Cup year in which it will be part of the limited preparation of the national teams. The tournament may be more important still for returning Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones, whose relatively short lead-in to the World Cup kicking off in September means the Super Rugby season will be his first chance to accurately map the Australian rugby landscape.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Hamilton-based Chiefs and New South Wales Waratahs meet Friday in the first trans-Tasman match in Super Rugby Pacific, kicking off a new phase of the competition and measuring the relative strength of the Australian and New Zealand franchises.

Samoa beats Tonga 42-13 in Rugby World Cup qualifier July 10, 2021 GMT AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Center Henry Taefu scored a try among 20 points as Samoa beat Tonga 42-13 on Saturday in the first match of a two-leg Rugby World Cup qualifying series. Taefu, who plays for the Perth-based Western Force in Super Rugby Australia, kicked two penalties to give Samoa a 6-3 lead at the end of a physical first half. The match came to life in the second half with six tries — five to Samoa — including a run of four tries in a frenetic spell between the 45th and 55th minutes.

Watarahs 'broken' after Brumbies 'shellacking'

Updated / Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 10:03 Rob Kearney had to get physical in the hotel room Rob Kearney has revealed his unorthodox training techniques while completing his two-week quarantine period after arriving in Australia. Having arrived in Brisbane last month and quarantined in a hotel for two weeks, Kearney only met his new Perth-based Western Force team mates on Tuesday. Kearney reportedly bench-pressed his hotel bed in the absence of proper fitness equipment, before former team-mate Ben Te'o dropped over something more functional. "It wasn't heavy enough," said Kearney. "I think I've lo...