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EXPLAINED: Nz rugby - The Real Truth

World Rugby responds to questions over future of scrums and bid to make sport ‘quicker and simpler’ for fans

The governing body has set a renewed focus on the overall growth of the sport and fan experience

The Independent UK

NZ Rugby’s big test: can it select the right boardroom players for the modern game?

As the All Blacks’ bruising first encounter with England last weekend showed, rugby is not a game for the faint-hearted. The same can apply off the field as well.

The Conversation

Jordie Barrett to spend season with Leinster

Jordie Barrett will remain available for the All Blacks to the 2027 World Cup - and beyond - as he books a club rugby sabbatical in Ireland.

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The rise and rise of women's sport

Almost a third more Kiwi eyeballs were glued to women’s sport in the past year, proving the worth of hosting three World Cups in NZ. But how do sports maintain the momentum? Suzanne McFadden reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ranfurly Shield: Give it to the Heartland

Hawkes Bay's players don't deserve the Ranfurly Shield. NZ Rugby should give it to teams who could show it and its history and adoring fans some respect, writes Adam Julian

Newsroom.co.nz

Book of the Week: David Cormack on the All Blacks' fiefdom

On the eve of the men's Rugby World Cup, a rugby journo with the Herald huffs and puffs about the monetising of the All Blacks

Newsroom.co.nz

What Bunting wants to create for Black Ferns

The new coach guiding the Black Ferns, Allan Bunting, has a sit-down chat with Alice Soper on the environment he's trying to create, closing the yawning gap for women's rugby and what's next for Ruby Tui.

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Nelly’s taking care of Black Ferns business

The world champion Black Ferns have a new manager - with a winning pedigree. And Nelly Strickland can't wait to turn coach Allan Bunting's brainwaves into reality for the team. Suzanne McFadden reports.

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The heartland rugby union giving females a fair go

Kicking old school attitudes, bias and 'boofheads' into touch is at the heart of NZ Rugby's new women and girls strategy. But in Mid-Canterbury, a Silver Fern is beating them to it, Suzanne McFadden discovers.

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Women refs rise with Aupiki

NZ Rugby wants to triple the number of female rugby referees - starting with the rise of Natarsha Ganley to Super Rugby honours, and handing a whistle to an Aupiki star player in a new scholarship. Suzanne McFadden writes.

Newsroom.co.nz

Female players double after Black Ferns victory

A new surge of Kiwi women and girls have signed up to play rugby this winter in the wake of New Zealand's World Cup triumph. And a Black Ferns legend and former Governor-General will work to ensure they stay playing. Suzanne McFadden reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

When new Black Ferns coach made me cry

As New Zealand Rugby name Allan Bunting to steer the Black Ferns into the future, LockerRoom rugby columnist Alice Soper outlines what he'll bring to the world champion side.

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Black Ferns the answer to every NZ rugby question

Leading rugby writer and broadcaster Jim Kayes says NZ Rugby cannot ignore the vitality and commercial appeal of the Black Ferns any longer - and things must change

Newsroom.co.nz

After the World Cup's final whistle

How do NZ Rugby, World Rugby and sport in Aotearoa capitalise on the unprecedented momentum the RWC2021 and the Black Ferns have created? Sarah Cowley Ross looks at what must happen next

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Put your money where your mouth is, NZ Rugby

One way NZ Rugby could start putting nice words into meaningful action is by adopting elements of te ao Māori, writes Dr Jeremy Hapeta.

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Latest Black Fern gives full credit to baby

Awhina Tangen-Wainohu wanted to be a better mum, and also ended up our latest Black Fern. Suzanne McFadden talks to the dynamic prop, her old school coach and a Tall Fern who helped her

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The week in Detail: Rugby, nurses, and HIV on the decline

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here’s what we covered this week.

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Whitney Hansen's early step-up to Black Ferns coach role

Whitney Hansen tells Suzanne McFadden why she had to seriously contemplate whether she was ready to step up to the assistant coach role with the Black Ferns in the final rush to the World Cup

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NZ Rugby agrees to whopping funding deal

American private equity firm Silver Lake will invest an initial $NZ200m into NZ Rugby in a groundbreaking deal announced by the governing body on Thursday.

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