NEWS: New Zealand Rugby will hold a crucial vote on Thursday over who runs the game in the country that could see top players split from the governing body if they don't get their way.
New Zealand Rugby will hold a crucial vote Thursday over who runs the game in the country that could see top players split from the governing body if they don't get their way.Powerbrokers will vote for one of two proposals about a new…
NEWS: New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the Māori All Blacks coaching and management group ahead of their return to the international stage, where they will play two matches against the Japan XV on Saturday, June 29 and Saturday, July…
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The flanker's performance on Saturday was an 'exceptional circumstance' in its own right. That is the flexibility clause in the RFU edict which forbids his selection.
Johnny Sexton etired from professional rugby following his team’s elimination from the Rugby World Cup by New Zealand in a heart-wrenching 28-24 quarter-final loss last autumn. Join the RUCK’s WhatsApp community…
11 years ago today, Wayne Barnes reacted furiously to Dylan Hartley and sent off the England man, ending his hopes of making the British and Irish Lions tour. The moment occurred in the 2013 Premiership final between Hartley’s Northampton…
Richie McCaw urges New Zealand Rugby to adopt a new governance structure based on an independent review, emphasising long-term benefits over short-term interests. “Change can be a bit scary at times but being brave and having the courage…
A decision by Heartland amateur rugby champions South Canterbury to withdraw from a Ranfurly Shield challenge against Hawke’s Bay at less than two months’ notice has not lessened New Zealand Rugby’s resolve to keep minor unions in the…
The New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association has threatened to break away from NZ Rugby in a dramatic escalation of their fight over the current governance model of the game in this country. An independent report paid for by NZ Rugby last…
The professional game in New Zealand is facing the prospect of a civil war after the New Zealand Rugby Players Association threatened to break away from the current governance structure and form a new body.
Club fundraiser will help pay for treatment not readily available in the Pearsons’ native New Zealand Paddy Pearson from New Zealand came to Sligo in 2008. He played for Sligo Rugby team and has been guiding the team as the head coach for…
The threat of a civil war over future governance of the professional game in New Zealand is rising just over a month before England are to play two Tests against the All Blacks, in Dunedin and Auckland, in July.