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Poll: Few fear kids playing rugby
Rugby is safe for children to play, more than two-thirds of New Zealanders say, but some schools have banned their students from playing it unsupervised.
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Poll: Rugby a better game in pro era
Rugby going professional was good for the game, say most people who took part in an nzherald.co.nz poll.
![All Blacks play too many tests, say third of NZers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
All Blacks play too many tests, say third of NZers
Over a third of New Zealanders say the All Blacks play too many tests, A DigiPoll for nzherald.co.nz has found.
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Poll shows some doubt NZ will be ready for World Cup
Rugby World Cup organisers are confident everything will be ready in time, but others disagree.
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All Blacks to win next World Cup - poll
Kiwis are confident that, 24 years on from their last World Cup triumph, the All Blacks will win on home turf, according to an nzherald.co.nz poll.
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Poll: Public want Super 14 to start later
More than half the public think the Super 14 starts too early according to a new poll, but there seems little chance the tournament's summer kick-off will be moving any time soon.
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Public show faith in NZRU's handling of rugby
As we launch the nzherald.co.nz State of Rugby series, we examine what the public thinks of the organisation that runs our national game.
![All Blacks: Henry told - don't be so grumpy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
All Blacks: Henry told - don't be so grumpy
The New Zealand Rugby Union has tried to soften Graham Henry's image by encouraging the former headmaster to be less "principally".