News of revised arrangements for the inaugural Super Aupiki Tournament in New Zealand is concerning on more than one count. Several players have reported positive Covid tests and are in isolation. The Blues squad is worst affected. So it has been decided to delay the start of the new enterprise till 10 March. There will
The countdown clock in the centre of Christchurch has ticked down to less than two days to go until the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 officially begins. Hosts New Zealand take on the West Indies in the opener, with the Australia v England and India v Pakistan matches scheduled early in the eight-team tournament
Thoughts of New Zealand captain Sophie Devine in advance of the World Cup: It is the honour of a lifetime to be captaining New Zealand as we host the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 and leading my side out for the first game will be an experience I will never forget and an opportunity
New Zealand Rugby has been forced into alterations for the Aupiki, due to start on 5 March.With Covid restrictions still causing major difficulties, the competition has been condensed and the venues adjusted. All players will move into a 2½ week bubble in Taupō, where there are facilities for all four teams to operate separately, hotels
2022 is a great year for women’s sport in New Zealand. Thanks to the depredations of Covid-19 both the Cricket World Cup (One-Day Internationals) and the Rugby World Cup will take place there, some six months apart. On 4 March the cricket will get under way. But the visiting squads will be subjected to ten
The Black Ferns programme has received a welcome boost in 2022 with 29 contracted players leaving behind their day jobs to focus their attention on rugby. Building on the professional performance contracts introduced in 2018, the new contracting model confirms Black Ferns players will have a guaranteed increase to their retainer along with assembly fees
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has revealed new playing and training kit for its Teams in Black to mark the start of its six-year partnerships with Global Partner ALTRAD and Performance Partner INEOS. Designed and tested by NZR’s Principal Partner adidas, the playing jersey will have the same world-leading design and technology as 2021, and feature
Playing Strength It still isn’t obvious to me why the Black Ferns selectors found it necessary to take thirteen debutants on tour. There had been retirements of important players (Charmaine Smith was a sad loss through injury); but were there so many other non-availabilities that the balance of the squad was inevitably skewed? One background
A new era for the Black Ferns Sevens kicked off on Wednesday with new players and coaching group setting their sights on the next three years. Nominated for Halberg Coach of the Year, Cory Sweeney heads the Black Ferns Sevens programme, with long-time coach Stu Ross and newly appointed coaches Ed Cocker and Crystal Kaua. There are
New Zealand Rugby has announced the provision of new 30 contracts for the Black Ferns They are alleged to be set between NZ$ 60,000 and NZ$ 120,000 per annum. This compares with previous values between NZ$ 12,000 and NZ$ 25,000. Full details will follow later in the month. With various bonuses possible they would bring
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