All eyes will be focused on the 10-week Super Rugby Aotearoa competition involving five teams
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
All eyes will be on the 10-week Super Rugby Aotearoa competition organised by New Zealand Rugby as others seek to resume sporting activities after these were halted due to the coronavirus outbreak. Super Rugby Aotearoa is likely to take place initially without fans present, like the National Rugby League and other sports that have resumed in Australia.
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