As soon as Wayne Smith was added to the Black Ferns coaching team on 4 April, we had to wonder if more lay behind this appointment than met the eye. Indeed it did. He is now the man in charge. His task is as heavy as Glenn Moore’s was once the 2021 Northern Tour started
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today announced the new coaching structure for the Black Ferns, taking the team through to Rugby World Cup 2021, played in 2022. Former All Blacks Coach Wayne Smith, who joined the Black Ferns as Technical Coach earlier this month, moves into the role of Director of Rugby. He will be
A Health Check for England, France and New Zealand Despite all the big advances in women’s rugby in 2022 there are still very few places at the top table. Here’s a look at the three leading nations to see how they compare and contrast: England, France and New Zealand. That is their alphabetical order, and
One of the most incomprehensible aspects of Glenn Moore’s resignation is the pattern of events between 26 August 2017, the final of the last World Cup, and the end of the Black Ferns’ ill-fated Northern tour last autumn. Reporting on that final I commented: ‘[at half-time] Glenn Moore put on his thinking-cap and won the
Now that a few hours have passed, we get a better idea of how New Zealand has reacted both to the Review and in particular to the stance taken by New Zealand Rugby (NZR). Three people spoke at the media briefing, Phillipa Muir (Chair), Tammi Wilson Uluinayau (Director of NZ Rugby Players Association) and Mark
New Zealand Rugby accepts Black Ferns Cultural and Environmental review findings • NZR to develop plan to implement recommendations in partnership with key stakeholders • CEO thanks Panel and all those who contributed • Changes following 2021 campaign already implemented New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today shared the findings and recommendations from the Black Ferns
One of New Zealand’s most successful coaches, Wayne Smith, has signed on as Technical Coach with the Black Ferns through to Rugby World Cup 2021, played in 2022. Smith is no stranger to World Cup success, as part of the All Blacks coaching set up for the back-to-back Rugby World Cup wins in 2011 and
Ten days after it started New Zealand’s Super Rugby Aupiki was over. Officials and planners are now assessing what it achieved and what remains to be done. For many the answer to the second question is: an awful lot. The tournament had been dreamed up long before the Black Ferns’ fateful 2021 tour of Europe
With New Zealand’s qualification hopes all but over, the hosts scored a 71-run win over Pakistan on the penultimate day of the league phase in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022. Opener Suzie Bates hit a century at a record fourth consecutive World Cup as New Zealand set Pakistan 266 to win their final group
Defending champions England held on to beat New Zealand by one wicket to keep their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 hopes alive while all but ending the hosts’ hopes of making the semi-finals. New Zealand posted a below-par 203, losing their final eight wickets for 69 as Maddy Green ran out of partners on 52
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