Adding insult to injury? After winning the Rugby World Cup against France in a game many commentators thought the All Blacks were second best, the NZRU have decided to open their first offshore office in Paris. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) will open its first offshore office in Paris by the end of...
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Former All Black Bryan Williams MBE today succeeded John Sturgeon as the New Zealand Rugby Union President. Mr Williams, who was elected NZRU Vice President in 2009, was nominated by the Auckland Rugby Football Union (ARFU) and elected President at the NZRU Annual General Meeting in Wellington today. Williams, who takes up his appointment...
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Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated, the body representing Ngati Toa Rangatira, and the New Zealand Rugby Union have today signed a new agreement which formalises the century-old relationship built on the performance of Ka Mate by the All Blacks. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed by both parties today at Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua,...
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Canterbury, Crusaders and All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams will switch his rugby boots for boxing gloves in a bout approved under his agreement with the New Zealand Rugby Union. Williams will fight Scott Lewis in Newcastle, Australia, on January 29 next year, it was announced today. NZRU General Manager Professional Rugby Neil Sorensen...
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A stunning year of success on the international stage will be recognised when New Zealand rugby honours its best at the 2010 Steinlager Rugby Awards. A logjam of winning national teams and outstanding individual performances on and off the field make for an exciting list of nominees and add extra interest to the final...
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The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) is offering a reward for information leading to the return of a rare and precious 100 year-old New Zealand Maori Rugby jersey stolen from Rotorua during the Sealord Maori Centenary celebrations in June. The reward offer follows a public appeal launched last month to try and recover the...
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West Coast Rugby has been stripped of five competition points and fined $2,500 today following a hearing before a subcommittee of the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) Board in Wellington today. The hearing was convened to investigate a complaint that West Coast had breached the NZRU Player Eligibility Regulations during their Lochore Cup and...
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The New Zealand Rugby Union has today announced the appointment of Nick Brown as General Manager, Public Affairs. Mr Brown is currently Head of Communications and Brand at Alcatel-Lucent (New Zealand and Pacific), a global telecommunications organisation, and will start in the newly-created position in November. His role will encompass management of the NZRU’s...
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The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) and the New Zealand Rugby Players Association (NZRPA) have signed a new Collective Employment Agreement for professional rugby players in New Zealand from 2010 to 2012. Formal signing of the agreement follows the December announcement that they had reached agreement on the major issues raised during collective bargaining,...
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Eleven players have transferred to new Provincial Unions ahead of next month’s selection of the New Zealand Rebel Sport Super 14 squads for 2010. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) today confirmed the transfers which allow the moving players to make themselves available for one of the five New Zealand Rebel Super 14 franchises...
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