By RugbyPass.com Wallabies veterans Michael Hooper and Matt Toomua are set to meet with some of New Zealand’s top players next week to explore scenarios for transtasman fixtures to be held later this year.According to the Sydney…
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NRL: The Warriors are set to fly to Australia – now the players hope their families can join
The Warriors are set to fly to Australia just in time for the resumption of the NRL season – but one final hurdle remains for the players who have made a major sacrifice to play on amid the pandemic.Warriors players made the difficult…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Warriors get green light to fly to Australia for NRL restart
The Warriors have finally gotten the green light from the Australian government to fly across the Tasman in time for the resumption of the NRL season.The NRL confirmed this morning that the Warriors received approval from the Australian…
Watch: See behind the scenes with episode three of Warriors TV thanks to Sky Sport and NZME
Catch the third episode of Warriors TV , live on Sky Sport and nzherald.co.nz.Filming of the series, courtesy of Sky Sport and the Warriors, started before the global Covid-19 pandemic led to the postponement of the NRL but promises…
Lockdown Legends, week four: Watch New Zealand's best home sports videos
Some of us are enjoying slightly more freedom at level 3, but the search continues for New Zealand’s best homemade isolation sports video – and the entires are still of a high calibre.This week saw an excellent submission in the…
Rugby league: Tamworth mayor offers training base to the Warriors ahead of NRL season resumption
The Warriors are anxiously waiting on a few final details before they fly across the Tasman for the resumption of the NRL season – but they will be safe in the knowledge that, upon arrival, they will have a home to train ahead of…
'The game clearly wasn't going to go ahead': Super Rugby fans struggle to get tickets refunded after lockdown
More than a month after all rugby across New Zealand was postponed indefinitely, fans were still struggling to get ticket refunds for a game originally scheduled for his weekend.And some received a refund only this week, after being…
Rugby league: NRL admits risk of 'widespread' coronavirus infection
The NRL has admitted there is a risk of “widespread” transmission among players if one individual becomes infected with coronavirus.The Sydney Morning Herald reports the league made the claim in its biosecurity plan, which was delivered…
Rugby: Nick Farr-Jones urges Rugby Australia to adopt New Zealand-styled approach
Former Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones has urged Rugby Australia to take a New Zealand-styled approach to controlling the game. Farr-Jones and former Wallaby Phil Kearns have led a campaign for change over the past week, wanting…
Rugby league: New Zealand Warriors still hopeful of NRL restart – but big issues still need to be solved
The Warriors still hope to leave for Australia this Sunday, despite the ongoing uncertainty over the proposed NRL restart on May 28.The Herald understands the club has booked a departure on Sunday afternoon — on a chartered Air…