Hastings Rugby and Sports Club overcome player shortage to keep top of Premier table close
Mark Johnson refereed his 100th Premier game.
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'Their people were lucky to come out of that alive and unhurt'.
Waikato rugby champ selects squad for new international competition
The inaugural Rugby Championship Under 20 Tournament will take place in Australia.
Tight Five: Can Club World Cup steal spotlight from cricket and football?
OPINION: Elliott Smith analyses the biggest talking points from the world of rugby.
Governance review: NZ Rugby Pasifika Advisory throw support behind provincial unions
The fallout continues from NZR's governance review.
Deadline looms for Auckland stadium
The debate over a definitive stadium solution has been going on for more than a decade.
Rugby union shifts club's home games after team van shooting
Games will be moved to Tremain Field in Napier for the 'foreseeable future'.
Winners and Losers: Why league is winning the war over rugby
OPINION: Rugby is falling apart. The horse has bolted, writes Chris Rattue.
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Club captain Guy Taylor was driving as shotgun pellets rained down on the van.
Steam rising: Waikato Club Rugby gets underway for 2024
United Matamata Sports will play three of its first four 2024 matches at home.
Tight Five: The road map to Super Rugby re-invigoration
OPINION: Elliott Smith analyses the biggest talking points from the world of rugby.
Te Awamutu Sports rugby ready to kick off 2024 campaign
Prop Tom Woelders has moved north after representing Wairarapa Bush in 2023.
Chiefs players Norris and Nanai-Seturo celebrate 50th games this weekend
The Gallagher Chiefs will play Moana Pasifika in Hamilton on Saturday.
Two former Waikato boys departing for overseas rugby gigs
After returning from injury, Fergus Burke will play out rest of 2024 season.
Ian Foster gives back to his Te Awamutu sports community
Foster returned to his former rugby club as the world awaits his next career move.
Players association calls for entire NZ Rugby board to resign amid governance standoff
The Players' Association has declared the board 'not fit for purpose'.
Nash Cup: Havelock clock consecutive wins, Clive fail to fire
Clive fail to score any points in Farndon Park boil-over.
Tight Five: Blues' mixed performance raises questions on tactics
OPINION: Elliott Smith analyses the biggest talking points from the world of rugby.
Gregor Paul: Why NZR's 'radical change' is a path to nowhere
OPINION: The transitional change doesn't appear to be any change at all.
Dame Patsy Reddy confirms hardline NZR governance stance
NZ Rugby chair confirms she will resign from her post if agreement can't be reached.
NZ Rugby boss reveals his hopes for big changes to global game
The 20-minute red card is set for a vote but reducing tackle heights remains polarising.
Don't blame the refs: Why players and coaches need a reset
OPINION: The onus is on players and coaches to change their ways.
Tight Five: Anonymous Aumua needs to lift his game
OPINION: Elliott Smith analyses the biggest talking points from the world of rugby.
The legend of Neil: All Black and Hawke's Bay rugby hero dies
Neil Thimbleby was a 'gnarly' prop on the field but 'he’d have you in stitches' off it.
Inside New Zealand Rugby's boardroom chaos
NZR is not making the sort of money it thought it would from the Silver Lake deal.
Paul Lewis: Poua to the people! Hurricanes haka should be welcomed
OPINION: The Hurricanes women should be saluted and celebrated for sharing their message.
Half time drone show the star of Super Rugby Round 4
The show is thought to have been New Zealand’s first large-scale drone light show.
'Mana-enhancing': Women's rugby haka supported by board
Super Rugby Aupiki players ‘authentically’ expressing themselves supported.
No haka from Hurricanes Poua after controversy
Neither side started with a haka in today's game against the Blues.
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.
Tainui stand with our wāhine haka stand - Tuku Morgan
Waikato-Tainui supports the Chiefs Manawa Super Rugby Aupiki team.
Daughter of on-screen Jonah Lomu selected for England
Maddie Feaunati's father portrayed the Kiwi icon 15 years ago.
All Blacks winger reportedly target for French rugby club
A Scott Robertson favourite may be wanted in France.
The Poua should be praised for raising the voices of their communities - Louisa Wall
Louisa Wall says sports and politics are always mixed