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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    Fabian Holland could miss the Highlanders' Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders next week
     7 February 2026
    Fabian Holland could miss the Highlanders' Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders next week
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    Mark Robinson has closed his New Zealand Rugby chapter as he nears the beginning of his new gig with World Rugby
    6 Feb: Mark Robinson has closed his New Zealand Rugby chapter as he nears the beginning of his new gig with World Rugby... more
    The Crusaders are staying coy on who will get first crack in the 10 jumper for the start of their Super Rugby title defence
    6 Feb: The Crusaders are staying coy on who will get first crack in the 10 jumper for the start of their Super Rugby title defence... more
    Coach Andy Farrell has questioned Ireland's intent in their 36-14 defeat by France in their Six Nations rugby opener in Paris
    6 Feb: Coach Andy Farrell has questioned Ireland's intent in their 36-14 defeat by France in their Six Nations rugby opener in Paris... more
    Crusaders pivot Taha Kemara is raring to go for the opening round of Super Rugby Pacific after a rapid nine month rehabilitation from ACL knee surgery
    6 Feb: Crusaders pivot Taha Kemara is raring to go for the opening round of Super Rugby Pacific after a rapid nine month rehabilitation from ACL knee surgery... more
    Crusaders fullback Will Jordan has dismissed suggestions Super Rugby isn't preparing All Blacks players for the reality of test matches
    5 Feb: Crusaders fullback Will Jordan has dismissed suggestions Super Rugby isn't preparing All Blacks players for the reality of test matches... more
    Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley expects this season's new 50-22 rules to open up defences
    5 Feb: Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley expects this season's new 50-22 rules to open up defences... more
    Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley is bullocking past any criticism of the competition's latest law trials
    5 Feb: Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley is bullocking past any criticism of the competition's latest law trials... more
    All Blacks centurion Codie Taylor believes the distraction of the coaching saga will be put to one side when Super Rugby gets underway next week
    4 Feb: All Blacks centurion Codie Taylor believes the distraction of the coaching saga will be put to one side when Super Rugby gets underway next week... more
    Former All Black Dane Coles will sit on the panel charged with finding the coach to replace Scott Robertson
    4 Feb: Former All Black Dane Coles will sit on the panel charged with finding the coach to replace Scott Robertson... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby News
     07 Feb: Fabian Holland could miss the Highlanders' Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders next week +++++++++++++++++
     25 Jan: Former Wallaby coach Eddie Jones has called on New Zealand Rugby to come clean on the REAL reason for Scott Robertson's sacking ++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes ++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: The Black Ferns Sevens will square off against Australia once again in a world series tournament decider later tonight +++++++++++++
     31 Jan: Black Ferns Sevens vice-captain Jorja Miller thinks the strength in connections from playing both the seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side codes will help the team to defend their Singapore Sevens title this weekend ++++++++++++
     26 Jan: The New Zealand women's hockey team have lost 2-1 to the United States in the final of their international tournament in Dunedin - after also losing to them earlier in the week ++++++++++++
     20 Jan: Indiana have completed a remarkable turnaround to win college football's national championship for the first time +++++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      15 Feb: England's brave new era runs up against murrayfield ghosts (BBCWorld)
      14 Feb: Moana pasifika win their opening super rugby match, three in a row against drua (RadioNZ)
      14 Feb: Blues v chiefs live updates: super rugby pacific round one clash from eden park (NZ Herald)
      14 Feb: Fijian drua v moana pasifika - super rugby pacific (Stuff.co.nz)
      14 Feb: Live: fijian drua v moana pasifika - super rugby pacific (RadioNZ)
      14 Feb: Live nrl pre-season: warriors v manly sea eagles (RadioNZ)
      14 Feb: The no 10 contenders in all blacks mix to clash when blues host chiefs (Stuff.co.nz)
      14 Feb: ‘we didn’t know what to do’: the kiwi international rugby referee managing epilepsy (Stuff.co.nz)
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