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    Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga admits Ardie Savea is in need of his All Blacks rest week after leaving him out of his Super Rugby Pacific side to host the Brumbies tomorrow in Pukekohe

    Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga admits Ardie Savea is in need of his All Blacks rest week after leaving him out of his Super Rugby Pacific side to host the Brumbies tomorrow in Pukekohe


    Tana Umaga
    Tana Umaga
    Sione Havili Talitui will start at openside flanker and also shoulder the captaincy responsibilities.

    Umaga says Savea's carrying a few niggles after last weekend's loss to the Blues.



    The Crusaders host the Blues in a mouthwatering Good Friday showdown tonight from 5 past 7 ... live commentary on Gold Sport and iHeart Radio.

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     16 May: No qualms from Crusaders lock Antonio Shalfoon over a trio of All Blacks missing from their forward pack for tonight's Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Waratahs in Sydney
     16 May: 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
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     15 May: Waratahs coach Dan McKellar has allayed fears of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii missing any tests against the British and Irish Lions
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