New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) Small Blacks brand is going global with the Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub becoming the historic first international home of the famed junior coaching resource. Small Blacks Abu Dhabi will launch this month marking the first time NZR’s only officially licensed grassroots development programme has operated outside of New Zealand.
New Zealand 111-2 beat Team England 110-9 by eight wickets Team England’s cricketers missed out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games after New Zealand comfortably won the Bronze Medal match at Edgbaston by eight wickets. Nat Sciver’s side – who lost their semi-final to India yesterday – could only post 110-9 after choosing to bat
Team England 72-3 beat New Zealand 71-9 by seven wickets Team England’s cricketers breezed into the semi-final of the Commonwealth Games with a resounding victory over New Zealand in front of a large and loud Edgbaston crowd. Almost 11,000 were at Birmingham to see England’s bowlers on top form. Katherine Brunt continued her excellent Commonwealth Games
T20 match at Millfield On the same day as the full England side were taking on South Africa at Chelmsford, a back-up XI saw off New Zealand with some ease. The White Ferns’ innings had a very familiar look. At the top of the order Sophie Devine (69) and Suzie Bates (48) added 93 together.
The best of women’s talent will get the chance to impress Black Ferns coaches this Friday with the Black Ferns Trial being played at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe (kick off 7.05pm). The trial brings together 46 of the country’s leading players to face off with an eye to cementing their spot in the Rugby
The 26-rugby sevens athletes making up the men’s and women’s squads for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games have been announced today in Mt Maunganui. Surrounded by whanau and support staff, the players celebrated their selection for the first of two major pinnacle events for sevens in 2022. New Zealand Women’s Rugby Sevens team Michaela Blyde Kelly
Community rugby clubs across Aotearoa once again have the chance to apply for Bunnings Rugby Assist as applications open today. Ten clubs will be selected to receive $30,000 worth of Bunnings products and materials to improve their clubrooms. With the growth of women’s rugby accelerating in communities throughout New Zealand, in 2022 Bunnings Rugby Assist
Black Ferns legends Regina Sheck and Davida Suasua (nee White) tasked with lighting up the Vodafone Events Centre on Matariki to herald a new era in women’s rugby throughout the Pacific Women’s rugby player silhouettes to be projected onto Vodafone Events Centre to represent ‘sisterhood’ in women’s rugby The final countdown to Rugby World Cup
Pacific Four Series – Round 3 New Zealand v USA The Black Ferns finished their home tournament undefeated, playing the Eagles off the field with a display that warned future opponents of the standards they used to achieve. Despite the rain, most of their game was in good working order. Only the line-out remained a
Natalie Delamare and Lucy Anderson are both in line for their Black Ferns debut today, named in the match-day 23 for the team’s final Test of the Pacific Four Series against USA in Whangārei (kick off 4pm). The team is; Phillipa Love (16) Natalie Delamare – debut Leilani Perese (11) Joanah Ngan Woo (7) Chelsea
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