New Zealand squad named for Oceania Under 20 tournament

Follow @RedefinedRugby The New Zealand Under 20 coaches have selected a 31-strong squad for the Oceania Under 20 Championship in Australia next month. The squad features seven players who played in last year’s Junior World Championship in Auckland, seven contracted Investec Super Rugby players and a strong rugby pedigree. One more player will be added…

All Blacks squad for MyRepublic Northern Tour

Follow @RedefinedRugby All Blacks squad for MyRepublic Northern Tour Strong side picked for Tests against USA, England, Scotland and Wales The All Blacks selectors Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox have selected their squad for the four-Test MyRepublic Northern Tour against the USA, England, Scotland and Wales. The All Blacks will play the four…

Preview: Auckland v Wellington

Follow @RedefinedRugby This match is one that some rugby traditionalists may think is happening in some strange parallel universe, with Auckland, the most successful New Zealand province with 16 titles and over 180 supplied All Blacks, against a Wellington team that has reached nine of the last 15 finals – the two bottom sides of…

Three All Blacks named in Auckland side

Follow @RedefinedRugby All Blacks Charlie Faumuina, Steven Luatua and Charles Piutau will start for Auckland this weekend in the team’s first home match against Tasman (Sunday, 4.35pm). Auckland Coach Paul Feeney has made just two other injury-enforced changes to his side that got a bonus point victory over Manawatu last weekend. “We were poor against…

ITM Cup | Preview – Canterbury v Auckland

Follow @RedefinedRugby Canterbury v Auckland Current Odds HEAD 2 HEAD as at 10.37am 15/08/2014 Canterbury 1.33 / Auckland 3.10 | Bet Now Saturday 4:35pm | Bet Now Canterbury is the six-times defending champions in the ITM Cup and not surprisingly they start as warm favourites to do it again in 2014. However they have lost…

ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 3rd AUCKLAND 7s

Follow @RedefinedRugby ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 3rd AUCKLAND 7s Entries into this year’s Auckland 7s tournament are officially open. The event in its third edition is to be held on 22-23 November 2014 at Harvey Wright Fields in conjunction with the Northcote/Birkenhead Rugby Football Club.  Entries are open for both NZ and International…

All Blacks squad named for 2014 Steinlager Series

Follow @RedefinedRugby All Blacks squad named for 2014 Steinlager Series Two new players selected while two loose forwards return The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Steve Hansen, Assistant Coach Ian Foster and former All Black Grant Fox have named their squad for the three Steinlager Series Tests against England, with the key feature the selection…

Auckland community groups and schools welcome IRB Junior World Championship 2014 teams

Follow @RedefinedRugby IRB Junior World Championship 2014 teams to provide lasting legacy Schools, clubs and community groups to benefit from Future Stars of Wold Rugby JWC 2014 teams to participate in Queen’s Birthday celebrations Schools, rugby clubs, community groups and charities from around the Auckland region are preparing to host participating teams in the IRB…