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    New Zealand Rugby has backed down on its controversial proposal to field an Under-18 boys' side, which would have effectively supplanted the national Secondary Schools Fifteen

    New Zealand Rugby has backed down on its controversial proposal to field an Under-18 boys' side, which would have effectively supplanted the national Secondary Schools Fifteen


    The schools pushed back - now the national body's announced the schools team will remain the pinnacle and will play two matches this year against Australia.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     17 May: Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph is feeling for his players after a tough 24-20 defeat by the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby clash in Wellington
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    Law and Order:
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    Law and Order:
    A man who stabbed a police officer in the head on Queen Street has had his sentence shrunk on appeal 10:26

    Entertainment:
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    Motoring:
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    International:
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    Entertainment:
    Gwyneth Paltrow has hailed her daughter Apple Martin her "ray of sunshine" on her 21st birthday 9:37


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