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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    High Performance Sport New Zealand is putting faith in cycling in the next Olympic cycle - boosting funding for the sport by 770 thousand dollars, with canoe racing and athletics also seeing sizeable jumps in support

    High Performance Sport New Zealand is putting faith in cycling in the next Olympic cycle - boosting funding for the sport by 770 thousand dollars, with canoe racing and athletics also seeing sizeable jumps in support


    The government funder has taken a big stick to hockey, which is down 1.4 million on its last grant.



    Spinning all-rounder Mitchell Santner has replaced Kane Williamson as the Black Caps' white ball captain...and will take over the reigns in the post-Christmas series against Sri Lanka.



    A-League leaders Auckland FC will be without three key players for Saturday's showdown against Western United at Mt Smart.

    Belgian midfielder Louis Verstraete is out for another week or two with a back issue, while All White Cam Howieson will miss four to five weeks with a calf injury and defender Dan Hall is out for two to three months with a broken bone in his ankle.

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     Other Rugby News
     05 Feb: The return of veteran All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett is being felt at the Blues as they plot their defence of the Super Rugby Pacific title
     05 Feb: Blues coach Vern Cotter's given an insight into how he'll use his three All Black first-five options as they defend their Super Rugby Pacific title
     05 Feb: Former All Black prop Karl Tu'inukuafe has announced his retirement from rugby
     04 Feb: The Hurricanes' depth at first-five continues to be tested after a knee injury to Lucas Cashmore in training
     04 Feb: Ardie Savea insists he wants to earn rather than demand the respect of his new Moana Pasifika teammates
     03 Feb: Signs that Moana Pasifika players are getting used to the aura of star recruit Ardie Savea
     03 Feb: The family pecking order remains clear at Moana Pasifika - despite Ardie Savea being named as the new skipper of the Super Rugby side
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