The Tasman Sea spans 1,200 miles (2,000 km) between Australia and New Zealand, the largest Western powers in the South Pacific Ocean. Australia’s government said Thursday that three Chinese warships were sailing unusually close to its shores on an undeclared mission.
England will play Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina in their November 2025 International Series at Twickenham, the RFU said on Tuesday.
To strategically deepen the cross-border collaborative ties with global enterprises and encourage broader participation, the CIIE promotional team embarked on an influential global promotion to Australia,
New Zealand raised fresh concerns Monday over nearby live-fire drills conducted by Chinese warships armed with “extremely capable” weapons, an unprecedented show of firepower last week that analysts say are part of Beijing’s ongoing plan to build a blue-water navy with global reach.
Full coverage of New Zealand against India starts on Sunday at 8:45am on BBC Sounds, 5 Sports Extra & the BBC Sport app and website.
Recent unprecedented live-fire drills by China's navy in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand were "totally in line with international law", a spokesperson for its defence ministry said on Thursday.
Australia international Georgia Voll will replace Chamari Athapaththu at UP Warriorz for the remainder of the WPL. Athapaththu is linking up with the Sri Lanka national team ahead of their white-ball series against New Zealand.
The Canadian women took an early lead but then gave up 35 consecutive points in a 35-14 loss to Australia on Saturday at the HSBC SVNS stop at BC Place Stadium. Things won't get any easier as Canada (2-1) faces New Zealand (3-0) in a rugby quarterfinal Saturday night.