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						<title>Super Rugby Aotearoa: Highlanders coach Tony Brown departing for Japan ahead of Transtasman competition</title>
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						<description>Tony Brown is heading back to Japan.The Highlanders head coach will depart prior to the start of Super Rugby Transtasman.He will complete two weeks of self-isolation, before linking with Jamie Joseph for a 14-day training camp...</description>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 11:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Crusaders v Chiefs - teams, kick-off time, live streaming and how to watch</title>
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						<description>All you need to know ahead of the Super Rugby Aotearoa 2021 final in Christchurch.  Crusaders v Chiefs, Saturday May 8, 7.05pm kickoff After 10 weeks of fierce local derbies, the Crusaders and Chiefs have emerged at the top of...</description>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 08:37:10 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Rugby: Warren Gatland names shock British and Irish Lions squad</title>
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						<description>Warren Gatland has named a British and Irish Lions squad with plenty of surprises for the tour of South Africa, with New Zealander Bundee Aki among the bolters in the side.Several big names were snubbed as Gatland mostly opted for...</description>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 08:29:09 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Chiefs take tactical approach to final against Crusaders</title>
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						<description>When the Chiefs met the Crusaders in Hamilton last month, coach Clayton McMillan opted to make a surprise change to his lineup and slot usual fullback Damian McKenzie into the No 10 jersey.  An experiment that hadn&apos;t worked overly...</description>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 15:55:16 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Braydon Ennor set to return from ACL injury for Crusaders&apos; final against Chiefs</title>
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						<description>Since sustaining a knee injury in October last year, Braydon Ennor hasn&apos;t played any professional rugby. But after just two games at club level, the All Blacks midfielder will return to the Super Rugby arena on the biggest stage...</description>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 15:06:16 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Te Awamutu Sports&apos; Chiefs debutant Gideon Wrampling</title>
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						<description>University of Waikato Chiefs Under 20 captain and Te Awamutu Sports player Gideon Wrampling made his Super Rugby debut for the Gallagher Chiefs at Eden Park on Saturday night.Nineteen-year-old Wrampling wore the number 23 jersey...</description>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 15:00:00 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Rugby: All Blacks star Hoskins Sotutu leaves Auckland to join Counties Manukau in NPC</title>
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						<description>Auckland&apos;s predicted All Blacks exodus has begun, with Hoskins Sotutu leaving the province to link up with Counties Manukau.Last month, the Herald  exclusively reported unrest within the Auckland camp , with a review and later feedback...</description>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 15:11:09 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Super Rugby: &apos;I am struggling&apos; - Black Ferns and Chiefs star Chelsea Alley&apos;s desperate plea after historic clash</title>
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						<description>Chelsea Alley, who was part of the Chiefs side that beat the Blues 39-13 in the historic Super Rugby women&apos;s clash last Saturday, has opened up on the physical and mental toll of having to juggle three jobs with playing rugby semi-professionally.The...</description>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 11:11:49 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>NRL: Roosters star confident All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara will switch to league</title>
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						<description>Kiwis and Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has told Australian media that All blacks halfback TJ Perenara is close to signing with the NRL club.Waerea-Hargreaves said his intel was based on a conversation with Perenara&apos;s former...</description>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 05:50:38 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Blues beat under-strength Chiefs in dead-rubber finale</title>
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						<description>Blues 39Chiefs 19 The Chiefs&apos; 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 week&apos;s final.In fact, Saturday&apos;s...</description>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 20:56:19 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Women&apos;s Super Rugby: Chiefs upstage Blues in historic clash</title>
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						<description>Chiefs 39Blues 12 Blues captain Eloise Blackwell says her side&apos;s defeat to the Chiefs in the maiden New Zealand women&apos;s Super Rugby match at Eden Park proves the female game deserves proper investment. The Chiefs comfortably...</description>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 18:29:11 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Live Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa updates: Blues v Chiefs</title>
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						<description>All the action between the Blues and Chiefs.  &amp;zwnj;  The regular season finale against the Blues is taking a back seat for the Chiefs as they keep one eye on the present and one on the approaching Super Rugby Aotearoa final.Coach...</description>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 18:28:23 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Rugby: NZRPA chief executive Rob Nichol confident of reaching deal with New Zealand Rugby</title>
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						<description>New Zealand Rugby Players&apos; Association boss Rob Nichol believes they will find an agreement with New Zealand Rugby over the Silver Lake deal soon, but some questions still need to be answered.  The disagreement between the two parties...</description>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 17:41:25 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Live Women&apos;s Super Rugby updates: Blues v Chiefs</title>
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						<description>All the action between the Blues and Chiefs women&apos;s squads. &amp;zwnj;</description>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 16:07:20 +1200</pubDate>
						
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						<title>Rugby: Ireland cancels Fiji tour fixtures due to Covid-19 spread</title>
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						<description>Ireland has canceled its rugby tour of Fiji in July because of the Covid-19 pandemic and is looking for alternative opponents.The Irish said planning was at an advanced stage for up to three tests in Fiji while the British and Irish...</description>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 13:30:48 +1200</pubDate>
						
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