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Explained: What does the NZ schoolboys' defeat say about the state of rugby

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Wed, 1 Oct 2025, 8:31pm

Explained: What does the NZ schoolboys' defeat say about the state of rugby

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 1 Oct 2025, 8:31pm

Over the weekend, the New Zealand schools' side suffered a record breaking loss to the Australia U18's falling 81-48.

It is a loss that has sparked conversation around rugby pathways in New Zealand and whether that is having a ripple effect on the All Blacks as test sides around the world begin to close the gap on the Kiwi side

New Zealand Herald rugby analyst Gregor Paul wrote a piece on this issue, and spoke with D'Arcy to discuss. 

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