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All Blacks great Tana Umaga has drilled into the current crop just how much Bledisloe Cup retention means to him now he's part of the coaching staff.

Two years spent terrorising Brisbane club rugby opponents in the most low-profile of code switches has launched former Warriors winger David Fusitua into a surprise Queensland Reds pre-season cameo.

Jai Opetaia and David Benavidez have taken the match-making into their own hands after the Australian stopped Noel Mikaelian for the first time in the German-Armenian's 32 fight career to pave the way...

A steely Jai Opetaia kept a straight face as Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn sparked chaos ahead of their respective Las Vegas world title fights.

Jai Opetaia has weaponised the power nap as the irrepressible Australian cruiserweight prepares to make a statement on his biggest stage yet.

Accustomed to "getting sued by billionaires", Jai Opetaia has rolled his eyes at the latest legal threat from boxing powerbroker Don King designed to derail his Las Vegas date with Noel Mikaelian.

It was raining tries in Tonga as the reprised First Nations and Pasifika (FNP) XV defied a Tonga President's XV rally to win 43-19 in Nuku'alofa.

Isi Naisarani will add Wallabies grunt to the Fijian Drua backrow after reinvigorating his career in Sydney club rugby and being lured home for a Super Rugby Pacific encore.