[ad_1] Former All Blacks hooker Norm Hewitt, who had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, has died aged 55, New Zealand Rugby said Tuesday. Hewitt played 23 times for the All Blacks, including nine Tests, after he was first selected as an understudy to Sean Fitzpatrick for the 1993 series against the British and Irish Lions. In 1997, Hewitt had an intense face-to-face showdown with England’s Richard Cockerill during the
[ad_1] A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu has been left out of the squad for the All Blacks’ visit to San Diego to face Fiji on Saturday (12.30pm AEST).“We’ve got a full squad bar Patrick Tuipulotu,” said All Blacks attack coach Leon MacDonald in confirming just one change to the squad that beat England 2-0.“Patty’s was
[ad_1] Former France international front row Rabah Slimani has signed for Irish province Leinster.The 34-year-old prop won the last of 57 caps for France in 2019, having made his debut for Les Bleus off the bench against New Zealand in 2013.Slimani has played almost 300 games in the Top 14 with Stade Francais and most recently Clermont Auvergne."I'd like to thank Leo and Leinster Rugby for the opportunity to come
