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Wayne Smith appointed to new role

Wayne Smith has been appointed as Performance Coach to the Black Ferns and All Blacks in a unique new role that will include mentoring and supporting the respective Head Coaches and enhancing the quality of coaching delivery across the two teams. Smith has already started working with Black Ferns Director of Rugby Allan Bunting but

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Celebrate the growth and transformation of Māori rugby

New Zealand Māori Rugby Board (NZMRB) Chair Dame Farah Palmer took the opportunity to celebrate growth and transformation of Māori rugby at their Annual General Meeting in Wellington this evening. The Māori Rugby Strategy launched in December 2021 and was implemented in 2022, with four strategic pou: Tātakitanga: Uplifting Māori leaders; Puawaitanga: Enhancing Māori through

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Women’s rugby predicted to grow significantly

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) yesterday launched the “Love Every Minute” campaign to support significant predicted growth in women and girls’ participation this season. Projections by NZR indicate the potential for a 40% increase in women’s rugby participation on 2022, which would see over 35,000 women and girls playing club and school rugby this season. NZR

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New Zealand boost semi-final hopes

New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 102 runs in Paarl to ensure Group 1 at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will go down to the wire. Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr combined for a second wicket stand of 110, their nation’s third-highest ever at the tournament, to lift their side to an imposing 162

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