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Tamaiti Williams needs surgery on the knee he damaged in Reds QF & will be out for 6 - 8 weeks. Replaced by George Bower. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360740418/all-blacks-prop-tamaiti-williams-ruled-out-france-series-knee-injury

NZ off to a winning start but holy shit it was ugly... https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360740279/baby-blacks-survive-two-yellow-cards-beat-italy-gruelling-opener-world-rugby-u20-championship

I heard they started assembling Monday with some of the Southern guys arriving Tuesday just in time for the team being named. Looks like they didn't get to Japan until late Wednesday or early Thursday as they'd only had one run when Eklund & Nock were on CGW Thursday night.

Google the NZ First, ACT NZ & NZ National parties plus leaders Winston Peters, David Seymour & Christopher Luxon. I think you'll get the picture.

Further to the above... "Moana Pasifika's future looks uncertain despite their fourth and most successful Super Rugby campaign. "The Herald reports concerns centre around the charity Pasifika Medical Association Group which bought the franchise last year and a reduction in their Whanau Ora...

I think this is going to end badly & may at least partly explain why so many Moana players have moved on: "The organisation using taxpayer money to fund rugby team Moana Pasifika is among two agencies subject to a just-launched probe into allegations of inappropriate use of public money."...

Maori AB: Zarn Sullivan, Cole Forbes, Bailyn Sullivan, Gideon Wrampling, Jonah Lowe, Rivez Reihana, Sam Nock, Cullen Grace, Jahrome Brown, TK Howden, Laghlan McWhannell, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Kerswhal Sykes-Martin, Kurt Ekund, Jared Proffit. Reserves: Jacob Devery, Pouri Rakee-Stones, Benet...

Sititi needs surgery. Replaced by Lio-Willie with Papali'i brought in as cover for Jacobson. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360737415/all-blacks-loose-forward-wallace-sititi-ruled-out-france-series

AB could put 50 on them in all three Tests & they'd probably call it "building depth ahead of RWC".

Barbarians squad: Forwards: Cian Healy (Leinster) Will Collier (Castres) Hassane Kolingar (Racing 92) Paul Alo-Emile (Stade Francais) Camille Chat (Lyon) John “Ricky” Riccitelli (Blues) David Ribbans (Toulon) Ruben van Heerden (DHL Stormers) Josh Beehre (Blues) Hoskins Sotutu (Blues) Peter...

Maybe they could come back to NZ via Adelaide...

Ngāti Whakaue according to Wiki & they* check a player's whakapapa pretty closely these days. Edit: *NZR not Wiki :cool:

Māori All Blacks: Benet Kumeroa, Jared Proffit*, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Kershawl Sykes-Martin*, Mason Tupaea*, Jacob Devery*, Kurt Eklund (capt), Zach Gallagher*, Laghlan McWhannell, Antonio Shalfoon*, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Nikora Broughton, Jahrome Brown* Cullen Grace, Caleb Delany, Te Kamaka...