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Expected a wounded Black Ferns outfit to come out firing against the Wallaroos this afternoon in their first Laurie O'Reilly contest in North Harbour. 

New Zealand suffered their first ever loss to Canada last weekend, conceding the Pacific Four Series title to boot. 

Lock Alana Bremner says there have been some tough conversations this week. 

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The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic believe they've amended their horror start against the Mystics ahead of this afternoon's contest against the top of the table Central Pulse in the ANZ Premiership. 

The Mystics blew out to a 34-16 lead by halftime last round before the Magic came right in the second half. 

Goal keep Erena Mikaere says they've gone back to basics.  

Erena joined D'Arcy W...

The Chiefs are ruing their ill-discipline following their 20-17 Super Rugby loss to the Hurricanes in Hamilton. 

Along with losing flanker Kaylum Boshier for ten minutes in the first half, the hosts failed to capitalise on a red card to Canes hooker Raymond Tuputupu. 

Brett Cameron kicked the winning penalty after Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson was controversially penalised for not rolling away at th...

Addin Fonua-Blake packed a sad and has been sent to the naughty corner. Good.   

Go to your room and think about what you've done.  

Scuttlebutt and water cooler theorizing would have you believe that his petulance wasn’t the only driver in Andrew Webster’s decision to discipline him. There may well be truth to those musings after his departure call late last year and his imminent move to the Shark...

The latest edition of 'The All-Star Panel' features Newstalk ZB Sports News Director Clay Wilson and Rugby Writer Phil Gifford.  

On this weekend's agenda: 

The betting scandal that has rocked the A-League, the Nix playing in front of a sold-out crowd in Wellington, and was Sam Cane treated poorly by New Zealand's media?  

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Black Ferns assistant coach Tony Christie is demanding a more consistent defensive display, despite conceding just the one try in their first test of the PAC-4 Championship. 

New Zealand hosts Canada in Christchurch on Sunday on the back of their 57-5 win over the United States in Hamilton. 

Christie —who looks after the defence portfolio— says they measure success in that area beyond the score-she...

Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano's adamant they'll stand up to the expectation of a sold-out home crowd and the biggest game in franchise history. 

The Phoenix will face the Melbourne Victory tonight in leg two of their A-League semi in Wellington, with aggregate locked at nil-all. 

Scott Wootton joined D'Arcy Waldegrave ahead of the sold-out fixture. 

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The battling Crusaders have been forced to make two changes to their reserves bench for their Super Rugby Pacific match against the Brumbies in Canberra. 

Backs replacements Rivez Reihana and Macca Springer are out for medical reasons, replaced by Taha Kemara and potential debutant Taine Robinson. 

Tom Christie joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss their hopes of keeping their season alive.  

The A-League fixing scandal has come at the worst possible time for the competition.  

On the eve of the two second-leg semifinal fixtures, the dirty underbelly of professional sport was exposed for all to see.  

Sadly, this was hardly a shock. The only surprise is that it’s taken such a long time for an unfortunate occurrence such as this to surface in this neck of the woods.   

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Our Australian Correspondent Jim Dolan is back to give us the latest from the wonderful wide world of Aussie sport. On today’s agenda:  

- Latrell Mitchell returns to first grade this evening and there's a big surprise awaiting him.  

- We’re down to the business end of the A-league. 

- The Waratahs get to enjoy watching a winning team tonight...  

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It's one game at a time for the Wellington Phoenix men as they arrive in Melbourne to tackle the Victory. 

Nix coach Giancarlo Italiano says Sunday's A-League semifinal first leg is all that matters right now, and they won't be getting ahead of themselves. 

Central Coast Mariners have beaten Sydney FC 2-1 in the first leg of their A League semi-final and hold the whip hand, playing at home in the s...

The Black Ferns are hoping to start fresh in 2024 when they take on the USA in their Pacific Four Series clash in Hamilton this afternoon. 

The last time the New Zealand women took the field was at the W-X-V tournament last October, where they lost to England and France. 

Black Ferns prop Kate Henwood joined Elliott Smith to preview their first test of the year.  

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The Hurricanes are determined to stay top of the Super Rugby table leading into the playoffs. 

The Canes have been on the top rung of the ladder all season, but will be toppled if they lose to the Blues at Eden Park this afternoon. 

Skipper Brad Shields says they don't want to drop apex status with the finals just around the corner. 

Blues Prop Angus Ta'avao joined Elliott Smith to pr...

In the world of retirements from international sport, Colin Munro's from international cricket was an interesting one. 

Because he hadn't actually played for the Black Caps since February 2020. Hadn't got a contract in 2020, so he moved abroad. 

Then he turned himself into a T20 globetrotter - playing for franchises around the globe and slugging runs for fun for many of them. 

But tha...

Notoriously superstitious Phoenix coach Giancarlo doesn't even want to look at the A-League's Premier's Plate, which has arrived in Wellington. 

It's there in case the Nix end their regular season on top after tomorrow's home game against Macarthur F.C. 

Italiano says he won't be looking at the silverware and he doesn't want his players to see it either, saying it's "bad luck" and "almost like kryp...