New Zealand rugby league
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After losing the Four Nations final, are Australia gearing up for an Ashes tour?Guardian Sport Network After losing the Four Nations final, are Australia gearing up for an Ashes tour?
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Four Nations final: New Zealand hold off Australia to lift trophyNew Zealand won their second Four Nations crown after surviving a late scare to beat Australia 22-18 in the final in Wellington -
Four Nations final: New Zealand v Australia – as it happenedMinute-by-minute report: New Zealand secured their second Four Nations title after beating Australia in Wellington
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Four Nations: Australia forwards must find an extra gear to avenge Kiwi defeatAfter a surprise 30-12 thrashing in the first game, Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens calls for more intensity from his team -
England come up just short in Four Nations defeat against New ZealandWinger Jason Nightingale scored two tries to lift New Zealand to a 16-14 win over England, clinching their place in the final of the Four Nations
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Kevin Sinfield in England’s thoughts before New Zealand clashThe England former captain Kevin Sinfield lost to New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final last year and that turned out to be his last Test
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Four Nations: England unchanged for New Zealand matchSteve McNamara has kept faith with the team that lost to Australia for this weekend’s match against New Zealand
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Stuart Lancaster confident England can overcome Joe Launchbury blowStuart Lancaster said injury concerns over the props David Wilson and Joe Marler and the centre Kyle Eastmond have eased
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New Zealand scrape past Samoa in second Four Nations outingNew Zealand survived a huge scare from outsiders Samoa, needing a late try to escape with a 14-12 Four Nations win in Whangarei
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England name unchanged side for Four Nations clash against AustraliaEngland coach Steve McNamara has named an unchanged side for Sunday’s Four Nations match against Australia but has not yet ruled out injured captain Sean O’Loughlin
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Four Nations week one: five things we learnedKangaroos pay the price; Kiwis on course for silverware; England will improve; Samoa shine on big stage; double-header hits the mark
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England’s Matty Smith faces fitness fight for showdown with AustraliaScrum-half Matty Smith has said he will be fit for the clash with Australia despite injuring his ankle in England’s win over Samoa
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Australia fall to New Zealand in Four Nations openerThe jury is still out on Australia’s ‘generation next’ after New Zealand’s 30-12 triumph over a depleted Kangaroos side in their Four Nations opener in Brisbane.
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New Zealand and Australia put faith in rookies for Four Nations openerAustralia and New Zealand have both named young talent in their squads for the Four Nations, which begins on Saturday
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England to host New Zealand in three-match autumn Test series in 2015England have arranged a three-Test home series against New Zealand for the autumn of 2015
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Australia coach Tim Sheens plays down Kangaroos recordAustralia coach Tim Sheens has played down the significance of Australia's record-equalling 16th consecutive win
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Australia join the Invincibles with Test win against New ZealandJohnathan Thurston converted all five tries to become man of the match for Australia in their record-equalling victory
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Australia weather strong New Zealand start to take Anzac TestAustralia edged to a 16th straight victory after running down a spirited New Zealand side at Allianz Stadium
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NRL: what to look out for this weekendMatt Cleary: The Anzac Test; a worthy venue; the Fiji-Samoa outrage; City-Country and lots of injuries; the joy of Kiwi debutants
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Australia keep faith with World Cup winners for Anzac TestAustralia have stuck with a winning formula for the Anzac Test but New Zealand have named six new players in their squad
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Kiwis look into possible prescription drug misuse at World CupPlayer 'recovery practices', including the possible misuse of sleeping pills, are under scrutiny in a review of the World Cup
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Sonny Bill Williams stripped of New Zealand boxing titleSonny Bill Williams has been stripped of his NZ heavyweight boxing title and his management criticised for a 'rude' attitude
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The Joy of Six: Australia v New ZealandFrom the Chappell brothers' 'act of true cowardice' to John Eales's last-gasp penalty conversion, our selection of the best Trans-Tasman sporting encounters
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Result never in question as Australia crush the Kiwis to regain the World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup winners were swept aside as Australia ran riot to win 34-2 at Old Trafford
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Australia regain Rugby League World Cup with easy win over New Zealand
Australia reclaimed the Rugby League World Cup thanks to a five-try 34-2 demolition of New Zealand, with Johnathan Thurston kicking 14 points
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Rugby League World Cup final: New Zealand v Australia – as it happenedMinute-by-minute report: Australia claimed the World Cup with a 34-2 win over New Zealand
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Australia dismiss revenge motivation against New Zealand in cup finalAustralia and New Zealand have both claimed that recent form is irrelevant for Saturday's World Cup final at Old Trafford
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Rugby League World Cup final: how the Kangaroos can avoid a 2008 repeatPaul Connolly: Australia will need to learn lessons from history and be proactive in defence if they are to become world champions
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New Zealand are holders and we have to beat them this time – Greg InglisAustralia's ace in the hole for the World Cup final with New Zealand is of indigenous descent and tells Donald McRae he is quietly trying to make a big difference
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Sonny Bill Williams wins international rugby league player of yearSonny Bill Williams has capped his spectacular return to rugby league by being named the world's best player
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New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams primed to make final impact
New Zealand admitted they will start as underdogs in the World Cup final against Australia but Sonny Bill Williams, newly named world player of the year, is expected to make his mark
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New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams relishing RLWC final against Australia
Sonny Bill Williams relished the prospect of a World Cup final against Australia and the chance to become the first cross-code world champion
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Five talking points from the Rugby League World Cup semi-finalsJames Riach: Sam Burgess looks like captaincy material; New Zealand must improve; has Steve McNamara reached the end of the road?
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Steve McNamara vows to stand by England after painful World Cup defeatSteve McNamara presents a convincing case for a new contract as England coach after his side get to within 20 seconds of the World Cup final before losing to New Zealand
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