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Returning All Blacks centre Anton Lienert-Brown and flanker Ardie Savea will have extra incentive to perform in the second Steinlager Series Test against Fiji as both will be playing their 50th Test match.
Lienert-Brown said playing his 50th Test on his home Super Rugby ground at FMG Stadium Waikato made it special because it was in a region that had given a lot to him.
He said the elbow injury he had recovered from had become niggly during the latter stages of the Super Rugby season and while he could have played it hindered his training.
Māori All Blacks beat Samoa at empty stadium in Wellington
Māori All Blacks beat Samoa at empty stadium in Wellington
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The Māori All Blacks have maintained their perfect record against Samoa after winger Shaun Stevenson scored two tries to secure a comfortable 35-10 win at an empty Sky Stadium in Wellington last night.
Sean Wainui, Ash Dixon, Whetu Douglas scored a try each for the Maori All Blacks.
Otere Black had a perfect night from the boot, landing all three of his attempts.
The match had to be staged behind closed doors due to restrictions on mass gatherings in Alert Level 2, resulting in an unusual atmosphere for the first Māori All Blacks game in Wellington since 1993.
Le demi d ouverture néo-zélandais de La Rochelle, Ihaia West (c), plaqué lors de la finale de Top 14 contre Toulouse, au Stade de France, le 25 juin 2021 / AFP
Déjà faillible en finale de Coupe d Europe, l ouvreur et buteur néo-zélandais de La Rochelle Ihaia West a encore passé une mauvaise soirée samedi, au Stade de France, en se ratant devant les perches, face au Stade toulousain en finale de Top 14.
Trois tentatives manquées, huit points partis en fumée à Twickenham et les poteaux touchés plusieurs fois. Le bilan avait pesé lourd dans la balance en Angleterre où les Maritimes ne s étaient inclinés que de cinq points en finale de Champions Cup (22-17).
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Sean Wainui scoring five tries on Saturday night – a Super Rugby record – was impressive enough, but it was what he said afterwards that was the real story. Asked what lay ahead for him, Wainui said he was looking forward to playing provincial rugby for Bay of Plenty and was hopeful of a call-up […]