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Hoskins Sotutu of the Blues wins a lineout ball during the Round 2 Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Chiefs in Hamilton on 20 June 2020. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Hoskins Sotutu is looking more and more like a candidate to fill the huge Kieran Read void at No 8 for NZ.Crusaders front-ranker Joe Moody was…

Blues flyhalf Otere Black Renee McKay / Getty Images The competition is fierce, but the Blues’ Otere Black is inching toward pivot consideration for NZ at Test level. Lanky Pari Pari Parkinson of the Highlanders was integral to a sterling Highlanders tight-five effort against the Chiefs. All Black wing Rieko Ioane looks more and more…

Dan Carter attends a training session after joining the Blues on 4 June 2020 in Auckland (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) This weekend sees Super Rugby - or at least a version of Super Rugby - back on our screens for the first time since mid-March. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets…

Francois Pienaar lifts the 1993 Super 10 trophy after Transvaal beat Auckland 20-17 at Ellis Park (Gallo Images) Comment: Rob Houwing, Sport24 chief writer While he still has plenty to prove as a first-time head coach at Super Rugby level this year, few would disagree that the Stormers' John Dobson has a sharp, sometimes unorthodox…

Elton Jantjies (Gallo Images) Heinz Schenk - Sport24 Last month, Elton Jantjies was named Sanzaar's South African Super Rugby Player of the Decade.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021It felt like some belated form of recognition for the Lions' captain, who's been criticised as much as he's been…