A revamped regional referee squad programme has been announced today, featuring 82 of the country’s top and emerging referees split across five regional squads. The announcement of the squads is in line with the launch of the High Performance Referee strategy and the 2025 community referee framework. New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Manager, Chris
The Olympic Gold medal winning Black Ferns Sevens have swept the ASB Rugby Awards in 2024, claiming adidas New Zealand Team of the Year, Cory Sweeney the ASB New Zealand Coach of the Year and Jorja Miller receiving the prestigious Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year title. Miller is the second-youngest recipient of
A Black Ferns-All Blacks double-header at Sky Stadium in Wellington will be the centre point of an action-packed 2025 domestic Test season featuring nine matches across New Zealand. The Black Ferns Rugby World Cup build up includes three home Tests starting in Christchurch against world No.2 Canada, while the All Blacks season kicks off in
History will be up for grabs in 2025 with an inaugural Women’s Super Rugby Champions Final to be played between the respective Sky Super Rugby Aupiki and Super W winners. The newly created crossover final will see the best two women’s Super Rugby teams from the two competitions go head-to-head, the first official step in
Preparation for the 2025 season of Sky Super Rugby Aupiki will begin in a matter of weeks with the Super Clubs today unveiling their squads for the upcoming season. A total of 116 players will begin their individual training programmes next month, in the build-up to the fourth season of Sky Super Rugby Aupiki. Among
Record number of women and girls playing the game Record number of participants in Heartland Unions Teenage boys’ participation up 5% Improved results in Sport New Zealand Voice of Participant Survey Another positive year of community rugby saw a six percent increase in registrations across the board, with 155,568 players taking the field this season.
Two of the country’s brightest young stars are among those named in the Black Ferns Sevens contracted squad for 2025. Teenagers Maia Davis (pictured) and Le’Oxeayn Maiu’u join the Olympic champion squad as preparations for the upcoming season are well under way. Maiu’u graduated from Mt Albert Grammar last year and has joined the team’s
Amelia Kerr shone with bat and ball as New Zealand beat South Africa by 32 runs to win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time. Kerr top-scored with 43 as the White Ferns posted an imposing 158 for five in Dubai, combining with Brooke Halliday (38) to help her side to the
New Zealand reached their first ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final in 14 years with an eight-run victory over West Indies in Sharjah. Deandra Dottin’s four for 22 killed New Zealand’s momentum throughout their batting innings as Georgia Plimmer top scored with 33 to see the White Ferns post 128 for nine. The Windies never
New Zealand recorded a resounding 54-run win over Pakistan to qualify for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2016. Electing to bat first, Sophie Devine’s side were shackled by the Pakistan spin attack and grafted their way to a below-par total of 110 for six from 20 overs. Chasing
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