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• All Blacks Boost: Shannon Frizell Signs with Highlanders for 2026 Homecoming

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Sports

  Highlanders legend and 33-test All Black Shannon Frizell has officially signed a deal to return to New Zealand rugby in mid-2026. After a dominant stint in Japan with Toshiba Brave...

• High-Stage CTE Confirmed in Former Māori All Black Shane Christie

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Sports

  Pathologists at the University of Auckland’s brain bank have confirmed that former Māori All Black and Highlanders captain Shane Christie suffered from "high stage" Chronic Traumat...