<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Herald]]></title><link>https://www.nzherald.co.nz</link><atom:link href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/topic/rugby/?outputType=xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[New Zealand Herald News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:07:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Flight of the Condor: Former Chile rugby captain now proudly a Magpie]]></title><link>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/flight-of-the-condor-former-chile-rugby-captain-now-proudly-a-magpie/CMVW5KPEJRFB5DQVZZTJXJSLUA/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/flight-of-the-condor-former-chile-rugby-captain-now-proudly-a-magpie/CMVW5KPEJRFB5DQVZZTJXJSLUA/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Magpies' Chilean scrum coach wants to be a pathfinder for South American rugby coaches.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HY6BDLOLTVBQLMFCBWESTK6DJA.JPG?auth=acffef909630e1ba101eab7f7e0dc08ae2eb0c6a6a78367590ea3276cb86d876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=300&amp;height=300" type="image/jpeg" height="300" width="300"/><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Chile rugby captain Francisco Jose Deformes' former national team was dubbed 'The Condors' - now he is the Magpies' scrum coach.  Photo / Neil Reid]]></media:description><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HY6BDLOLTVBQLMFCBWESTK6DJA.JPG?auth=acffef909630e1ba101eab7f7e0dc08ae2eb0c6a6a78367590ea3276cb86d876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=600" type="image/jpeg" height="600" width="800"/><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HY6BDLOLTVBQLMFCBWESTK6DJA.JPG?auth=acffef909630e1ba101eab7f7e0dc08ae2eb0c6a6a78367590ea3276cb86d876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=460&amp;height=230" type="image/jpeg" height="230" width="460"/><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HY6BDLOLTVBQLMFCBWESTK6DJA.JPG?auth=acffef909630e1ba101eab7f7e0dc08ae2eb0c6a6a78367590ea3276cb86d876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720" type="image/jpeg" height="720" width="1280"/></item></channel></rss>