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Super Rugby sensations: Blues threepeat, a miracle for Poua and a force of nature

The threepeat Blues have the best record in Super Rugby Aupiki, but it took some late, daring rugby to prevail in 2026. Matatū impressed but it was Hurricanes Poua who were arguably the darlings of the competition, improving out of sight.

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Super rugby hat-trick hero: ‘Just loving one another is my vibe’

First, the Hurricanes Poua women's super rugby team achieve victory after 840 days, then they beat the champion Blues - with one player scoring thrice.

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Layla hoping to put opponents on knees

A new Black Fern rugby player has an extra challenge to keep her going hard in top matches, Adam Julian discovers

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Hirini reveals she's new Pearl in Japan sevens crown

Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini is heading to Japan to play professional sevens for the Pearls club – something she wants to make more permanent once her international career is over, she tells Suzanne McFadden in an exclusive interview.

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Women refs rise with Aupiki

NZ Rugby wants to triple the number of female rugby referees - starting with the rise of Natarsha Ganley to Super Rugby honours, and handing a whistle to an Aupiki star player in a new scholarship. Suzanne McFadden writes.

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Pioneering Poua coach counting her chickens

Former Black Ferns captain Victoria Grant has left the henhouse to coach the Hurricanes Poua, an important first in Super Rugby Aupiki. And she brings her superpower to build team culture, Suzanne McFadden finds out.

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Why Aupiki has been a steep uphill climb

While Super Rugby Aupiki has got off the ground in trying circumstances, players left out of pocket and the effects of long Covid have rugby columnist Alice Soper concerned.

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