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Black Ferns Sevens Families Celebrate As Hayden Wilde Wins Silver

Celebrations at NZ House as Black Ferns Sevens honored; Hayden Wilde wins silver in thrilling triathlon finish.

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Sevens star's switch for Black Ferns shot

Already a sevens Olympic gold medallist, Tenika Willison is now setting her sights on a new challenge, as one of nine new Black Ferns

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Brazier's Brave step to coach sevens in Japan

Black Ferns Sevens great Kelly Brazier is growing her coaching credentials with rising Japanese club, Brave Louve - as long as she can take her young sons with her, she tells Suzanne McFadden.

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Where is she now? Mere Baker

The Black Ferns successfully returned to the Hong Kong Sevens last weekend, after a 22-year absence. Yet another band of Kiwi women kept the flag flying - among them, Mere Baker, who'd become a World Cup champion and a world-renowned sevens coach.

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Hirini reveals she's new Pearl in Japan sevens crown

Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini is heading to Japan to play professional sevens for the Pearls club – something she wants to make more permanent once her international career is over, she tells Suzanne McFadden in an exclusive interview.

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Twinkle toes teen runs riot in world sevens

Jorja Miller has quickly become one of the key players in the successful Black Ferns Sevens in her first season on the world series circuit, and it's a unique combination of sports that's helped her reach the top, Merryn Anderson discovers.

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When new Black Ferns coach made me cry

As New Zealand Rugby name Allan Bunting to steer the Black Ferns into the future, LockerRoom rugby columnist Alice Soper outlines what he'll bring to the world champion side.

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Not a bad weekend to be a Fern

Our Kiwi wāhine stood tall across a substantial weekend of international sport. And if you didn't have time to be glued to a screen, LockerRoom has you covered.

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Comm Games Day 3: The Lunch Wrap

The Black Ferns Sevens bow out with bronze and a gutsy Para swimmer bags silver on another prolific day for NZ at the Commonwealth Games.

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Fitzpatrick sisters help lift each other to dais

After a lifetime standing by each other, sisters Sulu and Theresa Fitzpatrick are helping each other through the hard times and the good at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

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Comm Games Day 1: The Lunch Wrap

A Dame and a double-medal cycling hero led Kiwi wāhine to a great start at the Commonwealth Games; LockerRoom wraps up the action on Day One in Birmingham.

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The change that made Sevens Sisters great

In her new book, Sevens Sisters, sports broadcaster Rikki Swannell goes deep into the Black Ferns Sevens' culture to explain how their unique approach has shaped their success.

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Kiwi wāhine already smash Comm Games record

The largest-ever contingent of female athletes in the NZ Team are about to descend on Birmingham. Merryn Anderson looks at their chances of bringing home a record medal haul.

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Suzie Bates' surprising rugby career

If not for an untimely break, Otago White Fern and Tall Fern Suzie Bates could have taken a different sporting path, Suzanne McFadden discovers in part 3 of our On Your Mark series.

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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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