New Zealand

Players from six Major League Rugby franchises are set to feature in the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup. New Zealand’s national provincial competition runs from August 8 to the end of October, making it a convenient option for players looking to play high level rugby in the MLR off-season. Returning to …

New Zealand and South Africa competed to a 16-16 draw this morning. The match was a round two fixture of the Rugby Championship. The result combined with Australia’s win over Argentina means that this year’s tournament is wide open. The home side, New Zealand, had been in control only for …

The winners from the opening round of the Rugby Championship will clash in Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday. The All Blacks will be the home side against South Africa, the best performing team from round one of the competition. New Zealand welcome back a number of Crusaders players who were …

While the New England Free Jacks are getting ready for their inaugural season in Major League Rugby, four of their players have been spending the past few weeks in New Zealand getting valuable experience in premier club competitions. Loose forward Owen Hundt has just completed a six-week stay with the …

In round one of the Rugby Championship the world no1 New Zealand were four point winners over Los Pumas in Buenos Aires. The match went down to the wire with the home side being within try-scoring range throughout the final minutes. Ultimately the All Blacks outscored Los Pumas by 20-16, …

New Zealand opened their Rugby Championship defense by beating Argentina in a tight encounter in Buenos Aires. In the first hit-out for both countries in this RWC year the All Blacks came out on top 20-16, doing so despite being kept scoreless in the second half. The match would ultimately …

With 2019 being a RWC year the Rugby Championship is to operate on a reduced capacity. There are to be three matches per team, rather than six as all teams play against each other on one occasion rather than doing so both at home and away. Argentina’s opening match is …

For the first time ever this year’s Rugby Championship will open in South Africa on Saturday. The Springboks will play host to Australia at Ellis Park in Johannesburg in the first of two matches taking place on Saturday afternoon. The home side are to be captained by Eben Etzebeth. The France-bound …

New Zealand underlined their status as the world’s best with a thorough 28-13 victory over England at Torero Stadium in San Diego on Sunday afternoon. In doing so the Black Ferns excised the disappointment of defeat at the hands of France and clinched the Women’s Rugby Super Series title. Emily …

It’s all to play for on Sunday as the world’s best collide at Torero Stadium in a rematch of the 2017 Women’s World Cup Final. The Super Series title is on the line with England undefeated and ahead in the standings, but a New Zealand win would be good enough …