Brain injury from head knocks discovered in late Blues halfback
Billy Guyton is the first NZ professional rugby player to be diagnosed with the condition.
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Blow for grassroots rugby as Sky drops two shows
They are dubbed the 'Country Calendar of rugby’.
Focus Sport: Weekend Sports Preview February 22
Newstalk ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave and the NZ Herald's Bonnie Jansen get together to preview the weekend's sport. Video / NZ Herald / Photosport / Getty
Focus Sport: Weekend Sports Preview February 15
Newstalk ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave and the NZ Herald's Bonnie Jansen get together to preview the weekend's sport. Video / NZ Herald / Photosport
NZR faces financial crunch: Silver Lake cash investment running out
Troubled waters may be ahead after the forecast lift in revenue has not materialised.
Exclusive: The surprising rugby position most likely to be affected by brain disease
A world-leading study has, for the first time, linked brain disease with NZ rugby players.
Gregor Paul: Rugby's on the brink of monumental change - but there's one problem
OPINION: The people who matter most to Rugby in NZ are being left in the dark.
NZ on the brink of biggest leadership upheaval in rugby history
Provincial unions believe the current governance structure is not fit for purpose.
Rest, then rebuilding, for Napier City Rovers
Napier City Rovers coach Bill Robertson talks about his side’s nine-month-long 2023 Central League and National League campaign. Video / Neil Reid
Controversial tackle height trial to continue
NZR has received positive feedback from community rugby.
Heartland rugby: Gutsy performance not enough for Whanganui
Whanganui could not hold off the green and black tide.
'We made history today': Rugby tournament's first-ever girls team thrash boys 65-0
They're a team of wingers, with just three forwards.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck pleads guilty to drink-driving
'He is taking it on the chin,' the former All Black's lawyer said in court.
A brief history of trophy desecration in Aotearoa
How do you work so hard for something, then break it? Quite easily, it seems.
Mystery white powder could be plaster, Shield restorer says
The white powder will most likely be from plaster added a few years ago to the Shield.
'Dream run': Horrocks clocks up 100 games for Whanganui
'It's been a bit of a dream run, to be fair, without any injuries.'
'Ridiculous' Vakarorogo record try haul secures home semi for Whanganui
It's all on next week at Cooks Gardens.
Napier win Ross Shield with near-unprecedented dominance
It is arguably the most dominant performance since the Shield was first presented in 1902.
In pictures: The Magpies' Ranfurly Shield celebrations
Scenes of jubilation amid the blood, sweat and beers are what Shield rugby is all about.
Hawke’s Bay win Ranfurly Shield with late converted try
Wellington looked to have sealed it with a try in the 73rd minute.
Rugby: Whanganui climb to second with win over Wairarapa Bush
It was the first of consecutive Bruce Steel Memorial Cup defences.
Whanganui fall short in Heartland Series rugby final
'You can't win them all. I'm still proud of them,' the coach said.
Crunch time in Magpies and Turbos rivalry
The Magpies have won the last seven matches against Manawatū.
Rugby: Whanganui leap into top four with win over North Otago
'We're just playing every game like a knockout game now.'
Battle of the Bays will be an epic clash
The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union doesn't need a lot of marketing tactics to sell this one.
Magpies clipped in Far North, Tui hit by Canterbury blitz
Life on the road hasn't been so great for Hawke's Bay rugby in the last two weekends.
Southland Boys' win national First XV title
The Southland schoolboys also snaffled the Moascar Cup off Westlake.
Whanganui dig deep for win over Wairarapa-Bush
Wingers Alice Ireton and Paris Munro both scored doubles.
First XV wrap: Best of schoolboy rugby overshadows the worst
A pulsating Westlake-Sacred Heart contest was metaphorical ointment for Scots scab.
NPC Battle of the Bays: Free tickets going fast for Magpies v Steamers at McLean Park
Thousands of free tickets have already gone as the possibility of a full house looms.
Schoolboy rugby tears: The emotional day Sacred Heart broke a 58-year curse
On Saturday the 58-year curse on one of NZ's pre-eminent rugby schools was finally lifted.
Northland tame Tasman in torrential conditions
The Taniwha blew the Mako away in the wet in Whangārei.
How women's rugby has become unrecognisable in six short years
OPINION: Alice Soper says the goalposts have shifted, and so have the standards.