Skipper Chris Wood scored a hat-trick as New Zealand remained on course for a first World Cup appearance since 2010 by thrashing Samoa 8-0 on Monday to make it three wins out of three in Oceania qualifying group stage. New Zealand will play Fiji and New Caledonia will take on Tahiti in the semifinals in Wellington on March 21 with …
Environmental recovery efforts after a New Zealand naval vessel sank off the coast of Samoa will be suspended for one week as the Pacific Island nation gears up for hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Representatives of village communities who said their livelihoods have been devastated by the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, met with the New Zealand high commissioner …
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Samoa pulled off an upset to beat defending champion New Zealand 12-7 with a late try to win the Cape Town Sevens title for the first time on Sunday. Samoa led the final 5-0 through an early score by Faafoi Falaniko but Brady Rush’s reply in the second half and a conversion by Tepaea Savage …
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the women's event at the 2020 Tokyo Games, a decision set to fuel the debate over inclusion and fairness in sport. Samoa's weightlifting boss said Hubbard's selection for Tokyo would be like letting athletes "dope" and feared it could …
