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  •   Home > News > Sports > Cricket

    First up success for New Zealand's pioneering under-85 kilogram men's rugby side

    First up success for New Zealand's pioneering under-85 kilogram men's rugby side


    The team dubbed the "Light Blacks" have beaten Sri Lanka 50-10 in their first match before 25 thousand fans in Kandy.

    The sides meet again in Colombo on Sunday morning, New Zealand time.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Cricket News
     04 May: South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has revealed he's serving a ban from cricket for recreational drug use, ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's next month
     04 May: The Chennai Super Kings coached by Stephen Fleming remain firmly rooted at the bottom of the Indian Premier League after a two-run loss to the top of the table Royal Challengers Bengaluru
     02 May: Three days on from his fireworks in becoming the youngest ever T20 century maker, 14-year-old batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been dismissed for a duck
     30 Apr: 10 years after he wrecked their one-day side in a World Cup fixture that lasts long in the memory, Tim Southee could be poised to join England's coaching set-up
     29 Apr: Cricketing icons are in disbelief at the efforts of 14-year-old batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the Indian Premier League
     29 Apr: A boy wonder has created history in the Indian Premier League
     25 Apr: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have jumped up to third in cricket's Indian Premier League, sneaking a first win in four matches at home by beating the Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs
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