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Rugby World Cup headlines with summaries.
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Rugby World Cup: The Facts
7 Sep 2018Interested in the Rugby World Cup in Japan in 2019? Here's 12 things you need to know.
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Sport: Manu Samoa coach unhappy with World Rugby interference
Manu Samoa rugby coach Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua says he is still the right man for the job and doesn't believe World Rugby should interfere.
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Plea for handout to retain top players tears All Black brand
29 Aug 2018Opinion - So this week we learned why the All Blacks try their best to never say anything interesting, for their own sake anyway, writes Jamie Wall.
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Sport: Manu Samoa coaching job to be readvertised
Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua is set to be dumped as Manu Samoa head coach after the Samoa Rugby Union decided to readvertise the position.
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World Cup bid gets government backing
11 Aug 2018New Zealand has entered a race against Australia to host the 2021 women's Rugby World Cup.
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Sport: Manu Samoa look to confirm Rugby World Cup spot
Save a monumental meltdown Samoa will confirm their place at next year's Rugby World Cup this weekend.
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Sport: Cook Islands not giving up on Rugby World Cup dream
7 Jul 2018Cook Islands coach Stan Wright says his team have not given up hope of overturning a 23 point deficit in their two-legged Rugby World Cup qualifying playoff against Hong Kong today.
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Samoa PM tells players to quit if they lose
29 Jun 2018Samoa have a double motivation heading into their Rugby World Cup qualifier against Germany this weekend, with the country's Prime Minister telling them to quit if they lose.
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NZ govt commits to help finance Women's Rugby World Cup
27 Jun 2018The government is committed to lifting the profile of women's sport and will contribute financially to New Zealand hosting the Women's Rugby World Cup, but won't reveal how much.
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Sport: Manu Samoa prepares to host Germany for the first time
29 Jun 2018Samoa has changed nearly half of its team to face Germany in an historic rugby world cup qualifier in Apia from the one that lost to Tonga in its last test.
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Sport: Manu Samoa's World Cup path confirmed
Samoa's Rugby World Cup qualifying path has been confirmed after an appeal committee upheld the decision to sanction Belgium, Romania and Spain for fielding ineligible players during the Rugby Europe…
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Spark customers win deal on Sky sports coverage
Sky TV and Spark have agreed that Sky's Fanpass will be available to Spark customers with unlimited broadband plans.
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Sport: Extended Cook Islands rugby squad named for World Cup "second chance"
24 overseas-based players will compete with a dozen locals for a spot in the Cook Islands rugby squad to play two World Cup play-off matches against Hong Kong.
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Russia to play in 2019 Rugby World Cup
16 May 2018Russia have qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after Romania, Spain and Belgium were docked points for repeatedly using ineligible players.
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Sport: Under-strength Samoa likely for Rugby World Cup qualifier
Samoa's rugby coach says up to half of their first choice squad could be unavailable for the team's rescheduled World Cup qualifying matches.
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Sport: Manu Samoa to face Germany or Portugal in World Cup playoff
Manu Samoa will face Germany or Portugal for a place at next year's Rugby World Cup after World Rugby announced the rescheduling of their home and away playoff series.
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Sport: Fiji sympathetic to Samoa's World Cup limbo
Flying Fijians rugby coach John McKee expects Samoa to be at next year's World Cup but says he sympathises with their plight after their qualifying campaign was thrown into limbo.
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TVNZ/ Spark deal: Big risk but will it pay off?
16 Apr 2018Opinion - Spark has a huge opportunity to shake up pay TV - but it needs to get sports streaming right, writes Peter Griffin.
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'It's an insult': Fans slam TVNZ over Games as RWC looms
17 Apr 2018TVNZ has been criticised by fans over its coverage of the Commonwealth Games, even as it prepares to broadcast next year's Rugby World Cup.
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Rural communities worried about missing out on RWC
16 Apr 2018If you want to watch most of the Rugby World Cup next year, you'll need around $100 and a decent internet connection. Video
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TVNZ/Spark deal: Eyes on the RWC prize
Mediawatch - For the first time, fans who want every Rugby World Cup game live will have to pay to watch it online. Is it a significant moment for the way we watch our sport? Audio
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Spark and TVNZ have secured rights to broadcast the 2019 Rugby World Cup
16 Apr 2018Spark and TVNZ have secured rights to broadcast the 2019 Rugby World Cup
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TVNZ gets back in the Games
Mediawatch - Colin Peacock asks why TVNZ decided to go for gold with the Games coverage again this year and if it's a sign of things to come for other live sports, including the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Sky may lose 2019 Rugby World Cup rights
28 Mar 2018Sky Television says it will possibly lose the rights to broadcast the next Rugby World Cup.
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