Your weather: Auckland skies cloudy but dry as Blues vs Hurricanes afternoon match kicks off

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Your weather: Auckland skies cloudy but dry as Blues vs Hurricanes afternoon match kicks off: A grey Sunday won’t hamper the return of top-level live rugby to Auckland with a sell-out afternoon match between the Blues and the Hurricanes set to light up Eden Park.It is forecast to be a cloudy day with possible showers in… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and finance minister Grant Robertson’s rugby rivalry: They’re united in the halls of power, but on the footy field? Forget it.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her right-hand man, Finance Minister Grant Robertson, have taken their rugby rivalry online for the opening match of the Super… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Highlanders stun Chiefs with last-gasp drop goal: Highlanders 28Chiefs 27 Bryn Gatland’s late dropped goal ensures the Highlanders celebrate Dunedin’s world-first rugby union return with a courageous victory over the Chiefs as Super Rugby Aotearoa made its somewhat frustrating… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Super Rugby, Black Lives Matter rally and a new mall will bring road closures in Auckland: A sell-out crowd at Eden Park, a Black Lives Matter protest down Queen St, the first weekend of a new mall and road cones galore will test the patience of Aucklanders tomorrow.Auckland Transport is warning people to be ready for… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Super Rugby Aotearoa: How the Hurricanes plan to stop Blues’ party at Eden Park: The Hurricanes are out to spoil the Blues’ party at Eden Park on Sunday, and their inside knowledge of the guest of honour may aid their cause.With a sellout crowd of 43,000 expected to pack into Eden Park to see Beauden Barrett… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

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