All Blacks team named to play England at Twickenham

CAPTION: The All Blacks and England last faced off during the two-Test Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series in New Zealand in July. PHOTO: John Cowpland / action press All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors, Assistant Coaches Scott Hansen, Jason Holland, Jason Ryan and Tamati Ellison, have named their

Sky Super Rugby Aupiki squads locked in for 2025

Preparation for the 2025 season of Sky Super Rugby Aupiki will begin in a matter of weeks with the Super Clubs today unveiling their squads for the upcoming season. A total of 116 players will begin their individual training programmes next month, in the build-up to the fourth season of Sky

Project to achieve financial sustainability

Project to achieve financial sustainability for rugby in New Zealand kicks off New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is progressing a key programme of work with the goal to establish a financial framework that allows rugby in New Zealand to be sustainable for the future. This project will see NZR and its key rugby

Community rugby continues to grow

Community rugby continues to grow • Record number of women and girls playing the game • Record number of participants in Heartland Unions • Teenage boys’ participation up 5% • Improved results in Sport New Zealand Voice of Participant Survey Another positive year of community rugby saw a six percent increase in registrations across the

King Country Lochore Cup Champions after Extra Time Epic

King Country Lochore Cup Champions after Extra Time Epic King Country: 46 (Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong, Leveson Gower, Cordy Nordstrom 2, Logan Paterson, Liam Rowlands tries; Patrick Hedley 5 con, 2 pens) West Coast: 44 (Troy Tauwhare, Jack Ray, Ben Alexander, Jacob Mitchell, Quinn Johnsen, Sean McClure tries; Jacob Waikari-Jones 4 cons, 2 pens,) HT: