New Zealand Rugby says games are intense both emotionally and physically
New Zealand's All Blacks team does the haka at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Tokyo, Japan. Picture: HO/WORLD CUP RUGBY/GETTY IMAGES
With the country’s five Super Rugby teams battling it out in a constant stream of high-quality derbies, players are experiencing almost Test match conditions week in, week out. All of the sides face growing injury lists, with Hurricanes coach Jason Holland saying on Monday it would have been difficult for his team to have played a fifth successive game this weekend. The Hurricanes have this week off before they play their final two games of the season and Holland joked had they been scheduled to play then he and assistant coach Cory Jane might have been forced out of retirement.
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