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![NZ Rugby optimistic despite $9m loss for financial year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ Rugby optimistic despite $9m loss for financial year
The national union has not posted a surplus since 2021.
![Liam Napier: The new caps to expect in Robertson's first All Blacks squad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Napier: The new caps to expect in Robertson's first All Blacks squad
OPINION: Scott Robertson will name his 32-man squad on Monday evening.
![Gregor Paul: Why All Blacks must name Ardie Savea as new captain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gregor Paul: Why All Blacks must name Ardie Savea as new captain
OPINION: Monday's squad naming will see Scott Robertson name his first captain.
![Sports Insider: Aussies looking to kick Super Rugby to touch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sports Insider: Aussies looking to kick Super Rugby to touch
OPINION: Enjoy Super Rugby Pacific while you can before the Ockers bail out.
![Editorial: The loss of Carter Gordon should be Australia's wake-up call](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: The loss of Carter Gordon should be Australia's wake-up call
OPINION: Fans are lamenting Gordon's NRL move as a blow to Australian rugby's status.
![Inside the Govt's decision to backtrack controversial trans athlete policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside the Govt's decision to backtrack controversial trans athlete policy
How Sport NZ's guidance changed the game for trans athletes in New Zealand.
![Sports Insider: NRL in talks to bring Origin to Eden Park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sports Insider: NRL in talks to bring Origin to Eden Park
'It's that old hoary chestnut of how late Eden Park can stay open.'
![Gregor Paul: Has NZR's $10m gamble flopped?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gregor Paul: Has NZR's $10m gamble flopped?
ANALYSIS: Behind the scenes and behind expectations – the flaws in the costly strategy.
![Opinion: Lock stocks and two smoking priorities for All Blacks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Lock stocks and two smoking priorities for All Blacks
Analysis: The All Blacks' selection panel faces tough calls ahead of the squad naming.
![What happens now? The next steps for rugby's impossible jigsaw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What happens now? The next steps for rugby's impossible jigsaw
Gregor Paul explains how the process will play out after vote at SGM.
![Elliott Smith: The bold moves needed to rescue the NPC](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Elliott Smith: The bold moves needed to rescue the NPC
ANALYSIS: Innovative solutions are needed to save the struggling competition.
![Editorial: A proposition for peace in NZ Rugby’s civil war](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: A proposition for peace in NZ Rugby’s civil war
Standoff begins as we await a civilised solution to the internal strife.
![Phil Gifford on rugby's governance shake-up: What went wrong?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Phil Gifford on rugby's governance shake-up: What went wrong?
The future of rugby in New Zealand and governance turmoil explained.
![Fans let down by provincial unions as NZR maintains status quo: Players' boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fans let down by provincial unions as NZR maintains status quo: Players' boss
'The game is in trouble, it needed to change.'
![Gregor Paul: Rugby's collapse now inescapable as provinces vote for chaos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gregor Paul: Rugby's collapse now inescapable as provinces vote for chaos
OPINION: There is no winner from Thursday's landmark vote.
![Civil war: What NZ Rugby's Proposal 2 vote means for the game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Civil war: What NZ Rugby's Proposal 2 vote means for the game
The battle for governance of the game in Aotearoa will continue.
![Sports Insider: Folly of private equity play looms large over rugby's future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sports Insider: Folly of private equity play looms large over rugby's future
ANALYSIS: What to do with the lemon that is Silver Lake.
![‘We need change’: Sean Fitzpatrick backs calls for NZR to reform](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘We need change’: Sean Fitzpatrick backs calls for NZR to reform
Fitzpatrick sees parallels with the move to professionalism in rugby in the mid-1990s.
![All the key questions ahead of crucial NZ Rugby vote](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All the key questions ahead of crucial NZ Rugby vote
Gregor Paul explains what this vote is really all about.
![‘We must be brave’: Māori board supports NZ Rugby proposal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘We must be brave’: Māori board supports NZ Rugby proposal
The Māori Rugby Board has joined the public stoush over governance of the game.
![Editorial: Key vote on rugby governance looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Key vote on rugby governance looms
EDITORIAL: Rugby in New Zealand is at a crossroads.