Mark Robinson
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Merry Christmas? All Blacks see little cheer in Rugby Championship schedule
- International
- September 24, 2020, 15:39
New Zealand Rugby has broken ranks with its southern hemisphere partners and demanded a change to the Rugby Championship schedule in Australia, compla(...)

New Zealand mourns loss of trailblazing former captain Andy Haden
- Rugby
- July 29, 2020, 12:21
New Zealand rugby has paid tribute to trailblazing former All Blacks lock Andy Haden, who died on Wednesday following a long battle with cancer. He(...)

New Zealand seeks to establish new team competition in 2021
- Rugby
- July 17, 2020, 08:57
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Friday its board had committed to establishing a new professional team competition in 2021 with eight to 10 sides, inc(...)

Fans can attend Super Rugby return as New Zealand ends social distancing
- Rugby
- June 8, 2020, 10:50
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Monday fans will be allowed into stadiums to watch the opening weekend of its domestic rugby union competition after t(...)

New Zealand’s Super Rugby teams back in action from June
- Rugby
- May 11, 2020, 09:21
New Zealand’s five Super Rugby teams will play each other in a 10-week domestic competition from June 13th, bringing comfort to “Kiwis doing it tough(...)

New Zealand moving quickly towards return of rugby
- Rugby
- May 7, 2020, 16:07
Professional rugby and netball are close to returning to action in New Zealand after the government their unveiled its rules for sport when the countr(...)

Gatland hoping for Lions v All Blacks ‘decider’ next summer
- Rugby
- April 7, 2020, 18:22
Warren Gatland has raised the tantalising prospect of a “decider” between the British & Irish Lions and New Zealand next summer - possibly at Twic(...)

Matt Williams: The economic earthquake for European rugby is coming
- Rugby
- April 4, 2020, 07:00
The economic earthquake this pandemic has created will deeply change rugby. The first tremor of the looming financial crisis in rugby was felt last w(...)

New Zealand Rugby forced to cancel lower tier competitions
- International
- March 30, 2020, 07:20
New Zealand cancelled a string of this season’s lower tier provincial competitions on Monday “to help secure the future of the sport” after the corona(...)

Ian Foster promoted to head coach of New Zealand
- International
- December 11, 2019, 17:33
New Zealand’s wait for a new All Blacks head coach is over after Ian Foster, Steve Hansen’s former assistant, was promoted to the position on a two-ye(...)