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Sport in doubt as Covid-19 resurfaces in New Zealand

Super Rugby Aotearoa match between the Hurricanes and the Highlanders (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

The final weekend of Super Rugby Aotearoa could be postponed due to new Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered Auckland into lockdown on August 11 after four cases of community transmission were confirmed in the city.

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