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Super Rugby Pacific Round 2 | Tips & Preview

Super Rugby Pacific Round 2 | Tips & Preview

• TAB Staff
See below for our expert Super Rugby Pacific tips and best bets for Round 2 this weekend! Hurricanes vs Moana Pasifika Friday, 7:05 | Sky Stadium, Wellington Hurricanes -21.5 ($1.90) The Hurricanes had the week off in Round 1, meaning their season debut will come this Friday with a home showdown against Moana Pasifika. It was a topsy-turvy 2025 for the Hurricanes, ultimately getting knocked out in the qualifying finals on the back of a 28-35 loss to the Brumbies. They’ll be gunning for a better finish in 2026 but Jordie Barrett’s return from Leinster is the only addition worth…
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Super Rugby Pacific Round 1 | Tips & Preview

Super Rugby Pacific Round 1 | Tips & Preview

• TAB Staff
See below for our expert Super Rugby Pacific tips and best bets for Round 1 this weekend! Highlanders vs Crusaders Friday, 7:05pm | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Highlanders +6.5 ($1.90) The Highlanders’ 2025 season could hardly have gone worse, finishing on the bottom of the ladder with a 3-11 record. Going winless in their final seven games, it was a grim ending to their campaign, and with the third-worst attack in the competition, there was little to cheer about for the Landers faithful across the course of the season. Some exciting players, including Lucas Casey and Tomas Lavanini, have signed…
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Super Rugby Pacific 2026 | Season Preview and Tips

Super Rugby Pacific 2026 | Season Preview and Tips

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The 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season saw a return to usual programming, as the Crusaders won their 13th title. It came on the back of a fast-paced and dramatic season, which saw an average of over eight tries per game, and we look set for another barnburner of a competition in 2026. It appears again that it will take quite the effort to dethrone the Crusaders this season. Their forward pack was almost unstoppable on their way to hoisting the trophy last year, and they have set themselves up for another monster year up front. They will have to deal…
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International Rugby Preview: England v New Zealand

International Rugby Preview: England v New Zealand

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England and New Zealand will play out their 47th Test match on Sunday morning, with the old foes having done battle since 1905. The results have largely favoured the All Blacks, who have won 36, lost eight and drawn two, and they have enjoyed success in most of the recent clashes too. New Zealand have won the last three games between the two nations, with a draw in 2022 and a win to England in the 2019 World Cup coming in the two games prior. New Zealand have an 18-5-2 all-time record against England at Twickenham. England have been in…
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International Rugby Preview: Scotland v New Zealand

International Rugby Preview: Scotland v New Zealand

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It’s been four years, almost to the day, since Scotland and New Zealand last met. That game saw the All Blacks leave Murrayfield as 31-23 victors, but it did not come easy, needing to come back from 17-23 down with 15 minutes to play. It was a similar story in the previous meeting — a 22-17 win for the ABs — as they held on for the win, indicating that the Scots are closing in on their first-ever Test win over New Zealand. The All Blacks have a dominant 30-0-2 record over Scotland, with the two draws coming in 1964…
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