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Nine-time New Zealand men's surfing champion Billy Stairmand would love to gain a wildcard for the new Raglan leg of the World Surf League Championship Tour.
The Waikato coastal town has been chosen to host the fourth stop on the WSL 2026 circuit, the New Zealand Pro, from 15-25 May.
It will be the country's first combined men's and women's WSL Championship Tour event.
The world's top 36 men and 24 women will compete, with New Zealand set to be allowed one man and one woman to enter as wildcards.
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