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Nov 15, 21 •
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Seven New Zealand Rugby (NZR) players and coaches have been nominated for World Rugby Awards in 2021. Among the nominations selected by a World Rugby panel are four players and three coaches and fans will have a say on how successful the NZR contingent is...
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Sep 13, 21 •
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The top schoolboy players in the country have been found with New Zealand Rugby today announcing the 2021 New Zealand Schools, New Zealand Barbarian Under 18 and New Zealand Māori Under 18 Ngā Whatukura Boys teams. The 75 players have been rewarded for...
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Aug 26, 21 •
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Recommits with NZR and Gallagher Chiefs through to 2023 All Blacks and Gallagher Chiefs halfback Brad Weber has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his Super Rugby team, putting pen to paper through to the end of 2023. 30-year-old Weber has become a...
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Jul 26, 21 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed the first Bledisloe Cup Series Test between the All Blacks and Australia is still scheduled for Saturday, 7 August at Eden Park in Auckland. NZR is working with the New Zealand Government to finalise confirmation of a...
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Jul 21, 21 •
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All Blacks lock and Sky Super Rugby Trans Tasman-winning Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu has inked a long-term deal with New Zealand Rugby and the Blues, which will see him leave for a playing sabbatical in Japan before returning home. 28-year-old Tuipulotu,...
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Jul 9, 21 •
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Scott Robertson has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Crusaders for the next three years, announcing today he will lead the Crusaders through to the end of 2024. “I love this team, and I’m proud of what we’ve been able to achieve on and off...
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May 18, 21 •
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World Rugby, New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia partner in trial to advance concussion identification NeuroFlex® eye-tracking technology added to existing HIA process for Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman All Sky Super Rugby players base-line tested ahead of...
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May 10, 21 •
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All Blacks and Hurricanes halfback TJ Perenara is heading home – inking a new deal with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his former Super Rugby team through to 2023. Perenara has finished up his time with the NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes in Japan’s Top League...
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Apr 19, 21 •
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n a move which will be welcomed by all New Zealand rugby fans, All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby and his Super Rugby team, inking a deal through to 2023. Coles’ re-signing is a major announcement for both...
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Mar 17, 21 •
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All Blacks and Blues prop Ofa Tuungafasi has signed a new contract with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his Blues club, it was announced today. In what is a major re-signing, Tuungafasi will stay in New Zealand until 2024, which makes him the first All Black to...
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Feb 6, 21 •
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New Zealand Rugby and the Blues have confirmed Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has signed a two-year contract that will also see him link with Auckland through to the end of 2023. The announcement comes a decade after Tuivasa-Sheck last played rugby union, a sport the...
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Nov 17, 20 •
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Brent Impey has today announced he will be resigning in his role as Chairman of SANZAAR – effective 31st December 2020. Brent has held the role for the last five years but has decided the time is right for a change: “In my view it is time for SANZAAR to...
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Sep 10, 20 •
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All Blacks, Crusaders and Northland midfielder Jack Goodhue has committed his long-term future to New Zealand. The 25 year old has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby and the Crusaders through until the 2023 Rugby World Cup. He has also signed on to play for...
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Jun 15, 20 •
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New Zealand Rugby and the Blues have secured the key signature of All Blacks lock and Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu, who has re-signed through until the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The news comes hot on the heels of the successful opening weekend of Investec...
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Apr 8, 20 •
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Community and club rugby is postponed until COVID-19 alert levels are once again at a safe level for sport, in line with Ministry of Health guidance. Further clarification was necessary given the initial postponement of all matches, training and face-to-face...
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Mar 25, 20 •
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The New Zealand Rugby Union supports the decision made overnight by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Olympic Games. The decision stated an aim to reschedule the event in 2021. New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson said the health and...
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Feb 7, 20 •
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All Blacks and Crusaders outside back Sevu Reece has announced he has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby and his Super Rugby club until 2022. The news comes on the back of the 22-year-old’s breakout season last year. Reece was called into the Crusaders as a...
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Nov 4, 19 •
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New Zealand Rugby has today congratulated Black Ferns Sevens star Ruby Tui and All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara who walked away from the World Rugby Awards in Japan last night with silverware. In a night of accolades raining down on the new Rugby World Cup...
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May 7, 19 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has congratulated New Zealand’s four referees selected by World Rugby to match official duties at Rugby World Cup 2019. Paul Williams (Taranaki) and Ben O’Keeffe (Wellington) have both been selected to their first ever Rugby World...
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Apr 23, 19 •
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Mobile All Blacks hooker Nathan Harris has become the latest player to commit to New Zealand, extending his contract until 2021 with New Zealand Rugby and the Gallagher Chiefs. 27-year-old Harris made his Investec Super Rugby and All Blacks debut in 2014 two...
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Apr 18, 19 •
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Record $191m invested in rugby in New Zealand Financial result ahead of budget, but challenges ahead New Zealand teams celebrate year of on-field success Female player numbers continue to drive growth Shaun Nixon elected to NZR Board, Bill Osborne...
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Mar 28, 19 •
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The Blues and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have landed two key player signatures with All Blacks Dalton Papalii and Patrick Tuipulotu committing their immediate futures to the Super Rugby side and NZR. 21-year-old loose forward Papalii, who...
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Feb 14, 19 •
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One of the best props of the modern era, All Blacks and BNZ Crusaders centurion Owen Franks has announced he will be leaving New Zealand Rugby at the end of 2019. 31-year-old Franks will head to English club Northampton Saints at the end of the year where...
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Aug 11, 18 •
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Auckland and Whangarei confirmed as host cities if bid successful New Zealand Government supports New Zealand Rugby in bid Possibility of Pacific Island women’s rugby tournament WRWC could be held in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time New Zealand...
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Jun 4, 18 •
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Women’s Rugby World Cup winning captain Fiao’o Faamausili heads this year’s list of rugby service awards in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Faamausili was named Officer of New Zealand Order of Merit while former Black Fern Rochelle Martin,...
