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Tagged with: Samoa

Mid-Season Internationals: Sussing the Wider Squads

On the back of Tonga and Aotearoa naming their wider squads, as well as 19-wahine Kiwi Ferns squad, Martin Taupau announced that he would be returning to represent Samoa.

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Written by Scott Miller On June 15, 2019 Tagged Kiwis, Tonga, Samoa, Rugby League

Mid-Season Internationals: Predicted Samoa Squad

While everyone has been celebrating the Tongan rugby league revolution, Samoa has been plagued with all sorts of low key dramas from too much eating in Samoan camp to niggly political stuff that seems an issue across all Samoan sport

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Written by Scott Miller On June 3, 2019 Tagged Samoa, Rugby League

Samoa vs Tonga Debrief

Tonga waltzed into battle against Samoa as the favourites and more interestingly, the darlings of international rugby league.

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Written by Scott Miller On June 25, 2018 Tagged Samoa, Tonga

Samoa vs Tonga: Mid-Season Nuance

Everyone knows about the Samoa vs Tonga rivalry, I'm from South Auckland so you could say that I feel the rivalry in my loins.

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Written by Scott Miller On June 20, 2018 Tagged Samoa, Tonga, Rugby League
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2026/27 Ford Trophy: Round Four Basics
November 11, 2026
2026/27 Ford Trophy: Round Four Basics
November 11, 2026

Northern Districts and Wellington dished out the first losses for Otago and Auckland, while Central Districts are still struggling at the bottom of the ladder without a win.

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November 11, 2026
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New Zealand Breakers NBL27 Preview
September 17, 2026
New Zealand Breakers NBL27 Preview
September 17, 2026

The Breakers entered this offseason with only Parker Jackson-Cartwright, Reuben Te Rangi, and Izayah Le’Afa under contract. And no head coach. But GM Dillon Boucher had been able to spend the previous year observing his team and seeing where they needed to improve.

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September 17, 2026
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2026 Women’s National League – Week 7
November 10, 2026
2026 Women’s National League – Week 7
November 10, 2026

The Nix were much busier to begin with, working hard off the ball with their pressing and counter-pressing. Fencibles, in contrast, were a bit more composed about their work. The problem was that nobody could keep hold of the ball.

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November 10, 2026
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2026 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand Kiwi Ferns Preview
October 11, 2026
2026 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand Kiwi Ferns Preview
October 11, 2026

New Zealand Kiwi Ferns won the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and since then they have lost three finals against Australia with the worst defeat coming during the 2022 RLWC.

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October 11, 2026