Source: New Zealand Rugby

Community rugby continues to grow In New Zealand

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.

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Source: NZ Rugby

Rising stars rewarded with sevens contracts

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

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Source: WXV

Black Ferns completely outplay Les Bleues

France v New Zealand A Brief Scene-setting Two successive matches between the teams had seen a 1-point margin. You can’t get much closer than that. All three head coaches assembled their strongest line-ups, while paying attention to current form and fitness. For the French duo this meant Séraphine Okemba replacing Téani Feleu at 6. That

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Source: WXV

WXV1 – Red Roses v Black Ferns

A Game of Consequences Langley Events Centre, Vancouver Could the Black Ferns show an advance? The outlook wasn’t great after the shock defeat to Ireland. But they started right on top. Ayesha Leti I’iga won a turnover from Jess Breach and it was fingers in the dyke for England. Abby Dow managed to restore order

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