New Zealand kept their faint semi-final hopes alive with an emphatic 71-run win over Bangladesh at Newlands. Suzie Bates’s superb 81 runs runs set the White Ferns on their way to a first victory of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, validating their decision to bat first with a tournament-high 189 for three. That
South Africa bounced back from an opening-day defeat with a 65-run win over New Zealand in their second game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. The tournament hosts hit 132 for six after a difficult start in Paarl, rallying thanks to totals of 40 from Chloe Tryon and 28 not out from Nadine
Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner starred as Australia overran New Zealand by 97 runs to jumpstart their defence of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Healy looked a million dollars for her 55, her highest score in the format since the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final, as Australia racked up 173/9. The White
England’s Second Warm-up Match v New Zealand 8 February, Western Province Cricket Ground, Cape Town Changes As expected, Jon Lewis rings the changes, ensuring that everyone has a chance to take exercise over the first two matches. The most significant point is the choice of Amy Jones to resume the captaincy as Heather Knight takes
India v New Zealand First Semi-Final, U19 World Cup An easy win for India, as you might expect when 1,326,000,000 plays 5 million. Shafali Verma invited the Kiwis to bat first, seeing that as the neatest, quickest way to achieve success. For once, icc.tv denied the world the opening overs. It remained blind as the
New Zealand Rugby Commercial (NZRC) has today announced the appointments of Gina Brogi and Rob Fyfe to its Board of Directors. Brogi, a past President of Global Content Distribution for 20th Century Fox, and Fyfe, best known as a former CEO of Air New Zealand, are the final two Directors on NZRC’s nine-person Board. Brogi
Stewart Mitchell elects to step down as Chair on 31 January 2023 Professor Farah Palmer and Bailey Mackey appointed Deputy Chairs Dame Patsy Reddy has become the first female Chair of New Zealand Rugby (NZR). She was elected Chair at NZR’s final Board meeting of the year in Auckland today and will replace outgoing Chair
Fresh from overseeing the Black Ferns successful Rugby World Cup 2021 campaign, Hannah Porter will take the newly confirmed role of Head of Women’s High Performance at New Zealand Rugby. Porter had been seconded from High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) throughout 2022, where she has worked as a Performance Team Leader. In this new
Former Bay of Plenty, Chiefs Manawa and Black Ferns captain Les Elder has today announced her retirement from rugby. Elder first debuted for the Black Ferns in 2015 and was part of the 2017 Rugby World Cup winning team. In 2019 she took over captaincy of the team and played a total of 22 Test
The Black Ferns team to face England for the Rugby World Cup title, at a sold-out Eden Park this Saturday, has been named. The team is; Phillipa Love (24) Georgia Ponsonby (12) Amy Rule (11) Maiakawanakaukani Roos (13) Chelsea Bremner (11) Alana Bremner (12) Sarah Hirini (16) Charmaine McMenamin (30) Kendra Cocksedge (67) Ruahei Demant
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