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The Super Rugby Pacific Legends XV was unveiled last week...
And these things are hard to pick at the best of times, but the question stands: did they get it right? We'd love to hear your thoughts!
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The Wrap is back for a Monday, with Geoff Parkes pulling apart both #SuperRugbyPacific Semi Finals, and highlighting yet another annoying 'what if' from a departed Australian player.
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Wonderful to have the great Tony Johnson join @bmcsport.bsky.social on the AUS Rugby scene, with the stage set for a true heavyweight battle between the Hurricanes and the Chiefs
How do you see it playing out?
8/9 Rugby on YouTube, pods + have your say on Substack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XF5...
"It is likely that their opposite coaching team will be devising a game plan which looks remarkably similar to their own..."
Our NZ scribe Lawrence Mulvaney tries to split the Hurricanes & Chiefs this weekend. It's a difficult task.
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#SuperRugbyPacific 2026 Grand Final preview: Hurricanes v Chiefs, at the Cake Tin in Wellington
@stevel15.bsky.social has pulled together ALL the niche Grand Final match facts and head-to-head info you didn’t realise you needed to know!
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#SuperRugbyPacific Semi Finals preview: Chiefs v Crusaders, Hurricanes v Blues
Only 8/9 Rugby on Substack has ALL the niche Semi Final match facts & head-to-head information you didn’t realise you needed to know!
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Wonderful to have the great Tony Johnson join @bmcsport.bsky.social on the AUS Rugby scene, with the stage set for a heavyweight battle between the Hurricanes & the Chiefs
So, who wins Super Rugby Pacific?
8/9 Rugby on YouTube, pods + have your say on Substack: 89rugby.substack.com/p/aus-rugby-...
All year we've asked 'who will stop the Hurricanes?'
The Chiefs now have a week to become that answer.
But it won't be easy - @bmcsport.bsky.social outlines how the 'Canes have used momentum to make teams pay in 2026
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New AUS Rugby scene (NZ Rugby scene now?)
Jamie Wall joined @bmcsport.bsky.social for a look through the #SuperRugbyPacific finals first week
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The performance of the Australian teams in the Super Rugby Pacific Qualifying Finals last weekend was less than ideal. And the fallout from that performance has already asked serious question of the…
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All the niche Semi Final match facts and head-to-head information you didn’t realise you needed to know
The two best teams in Super Rugby Pacific will play in this weekend’s Grand Final. And though the Hurricanes and Chiefs got there as expected, the way they both navigated their Semi Finals was quite…
