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DARK SECRETS: Chiefs manawa - The Real Truth

Super rugby hat-trick hero: ‘Just loving one another is my vibe’

First, the Hurricanes Poua women's super rugby team achieve victory after 840 days, then they beat the champion Blues - with one player scoring thrice.

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Plum in the middle of a super rugby surge

Super Rugby Aupiki ramps up a notch this Saturday with the 'All In' round. Can a crafty young flanker prove the difference for the side from the south? Adam Julian charts the rise of the promising Elinor-Plum King.

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In the pits: Black Ferns legend Michaela Brake hit hard by new motherhood

Black Ferns Sevens star Michaela Brake shares her raw experience with early motherhood and mental health before her return to the rugby field and the commentary box

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Looking for some ambitious, ball-in-hand rugby? Super Rugby Aupiki is back

Can anyone beat the Blues women this year? A Black Ferns-loaded squad looks formidable again but Chiefs Manawa and the south's Matatū have high ambitions

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Makea drives Waikato's rollercoaster ride into semis

Waikato goes into Saturday's Farah Palmer Cup semifinal led by a woman who’s been, gone and returned - along the way becoming one of the most respected players in the country. Adam Julian reports.

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Pioneering Poua coach counting her chickens

Former Black Ferns captain Victoria Grant has left the henhouse to coach the Hurricanes Poua, an important first in Super Rugby Aupiki. And she brings her superpower to build team culture, Suzanne McFadden finds out.

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An Angel at the Black Ferns' doorstep

After a troubled childhood, promising young prop Angel Mulu charged her way into the Black Ferns this season, boosting her dream to play at the Rugby World Cup.

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Little Koji's role in Chiefs' historic Aupiki win

Evergreen Black Fern Carla Hohepa has just spent two of the best weeks in her career winning Super Rugby Aupiki with Chiefs Manawa. And she had a little sidekick, who played his part too.

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Kaua's goal to become both epic coach and epic mum

It's an immense year ahead for Crystal Kaua - helping coach both the Black Ferns Sevens and Chiefs Manawa women in the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki.

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