A night on the town after an All Blacks victory left a man dead when he fell down a bank in what is believed to be a freak accident.
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This time it was 15-12 victory but a tougher battle for the Black Ferns Sevens, with Australia’s Evania Pelite scoring in the first minute. Demi Hayes ran from the halfway line for Australia’s second try a couple of minutes later. New Zealand barely got out of their half over the first seven minutes and they had the same problem at the start of the second period, even with Pelite in the sin-bin.
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Stacey Fluhler starred for Black Ferns at Eden Park against Australia on Saturday. Later in the half Australia had two more players in the bin and the Black Ferns quickly made that numerical advantage count with a try by Portia Woodman.
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The Chiefs women gathered for their last training session at Hautapu Rugby Club on Wednesday night.
Chiefs players and coaches driving up to seven hours on a return trip for one training session demonstrates how committed they are for Super Rugby’s first women’s match. Taranaki-based Iritana Hohaia, who was named on the bench on Thursday, and Chiefs assistant coach La Toya Mason, a former England halfback of 70 tests, have been making that arduous journey to Cambridge or Hamilton for training ahead of facing the Blues in Saturday’s landmark fixture at Eden Park.
After the pool stage of the women’s competition, Whakatōhea had 10 points, Ngāti Maniapoto had four, wile Tūhoe failed to pick up a bonus point in either of their two defeats. In the final, between the top two teams, Ngāti Maniapoto jumped out to an early lead against Whakatohea, with Hannah Brough scoring a try with a run from 70m out after just 90 seconds.
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Stacey Fluhler, co-host of the Toa 10s, had a role with the commentary team durinig the one-day tournament. Giorgi Tomini hit back for Whakatōhea with a long range try down the same edge a few minutes later. With both of these tries scored in the bonus zone, the score was 7-7.