It was a difficult game to watch as the Japan XV, most of them below the age of 20, hammered the Manuma Samoa side 48-5. A 43-point difference and zero points were scored in the second half.Where did Manuma Samoa go wrong? Simple, everywhere. The first thing was that there was not enough respect .
Ardie Savea has watched from Japan with a mixture of delight, surprise and trepidation as his Super Rugby Pacific team, the Hurricanes, have won their first six matches in the 2024 season. Savea has played more than 130 times for the Hurricanes and has never seen them play better.
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All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby through the 2027 World Cup. The two-time World Rugby Player of the Year also has re-signed with the Auckland Blues in Super Rugby. At age 32, Barrett is New Zealand’s second most-capped rugby international with 123 tests and already has played at three World Cups.