NZ Rugby in $2-billion sale deal
An American private equity firm is in advanced negotiations to buy a 15% stake in New Zealand Rugby in a mega-deal worth billions of dollars.
Kiwis, Aussies launch Super trans-Tasman competition
Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby have confirmed a six-week trans-Tasman tournament will take place next year following their respective domestic Super Rugby competitions.
Leaked documents expose NZR
Leaked minutes from a Sanzaar meeting have revealed New Zealand Rugby agreed to play a six-week Rugby Championship which would finish on 12 December.
RA will do ‘everything in its power’ to assist fuming All Blacks
Rugby Australia has responded to New Zealand Rugby’s unhappiness with the six-week Rugby Championship schedule released on Thursday.
Aussies trying to hijack Bledisloe hosting rights from Kiwis
Rugby Australia has officially handed in a request demanding that New Zealand Rugby relinquishes the hosting rights of the two Bledisloe Cup Tests set to be staged in New Zealand next month.
Star All Blacks could skip Rugby Champs
Reports in New Zealand suggest that several key All Blacks players could opt against playing in the Rugby Championship for family reasons.
‘Self-destructive government cost NZ the Rugby Champs’
Respected New Zealand writer GREGOR PAUL says the decision to reward Australia with the Rugby Championship hosting rights was a victory for their mindset of looking for what they can – rather than can’t – do around pandemic health guidelines.
Read back to play in New Zealand
Counties Manukau have confirmed the signing of former All Blacks captain Kieran Read for the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup season.
New Zealand’s North vs South derby postponed
New Zealand Rugby on Friday announced that the eagerly-awaited North vs South match, originally scheduled for 29 August, has been pushed back by a week.
Kiwi teams respond following Covid-19 interruption
The CEOs of the four New Zealand franchises who were set to play in the last round of Super Rugby Aotearoa this weekend have responded after one of the two games was called off.
