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Provinces reject governance change, sparking fears of a “civil war” in New Zealand rugby

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Domestic provinces have overwhelmingly rejected a new governance plan for New Zealand Rugby in a move some observers fear will fracture the national sport along amateur and professional lines. The New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association, which represents the country’s professional players, had threatened to break away from the national body and set up a separate commercial …

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Rugby Australia boss warns New Zealand that Aussie teams could walk AWAY from Super Rugby in 2024

Super Rugby in its current iteration could soon be a thing of the past with Rugby Australia reportedly considering leaving the competition once and for all to set up a domestic tournament. It continues a testy relationship between the Australia and New Zealand governing bodies which further soured in 2020 when NZR told RA they only wanted two Australian sides …

New Zealand Rugby to sign commercial deal with Silver Lake

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Rugby will move ahead with a plan to sell a 12.5% stake in its commercial rights, mainly the All Blacks, to U.S. investors after winning the support of provinces at its annual meeting Thursday. New Zealand’s 26 provincial unions voted unanimously in favor of the proposal to sell the stake to California-based Silver Lake …

New Zealand rugby unions to sell All Blacks stake to US firm

New Zealand’s 26 provincial unions have unanimously approved the sale of a 12.5 percent stake in the commercial arm of New Zealand Rugby, including the All Blacks national team, to United States-based private equity firm Silver Lake. The 387.5 million New Zealand dollars deal, which values NZR’s commercial rights at $2.23bn, still needs to be approved by the New Zealand …

Coronavirus Outbreak: New Zealand's top rugby players agree to 50 per cent pay cut to help deal with financial depression

NZR and the New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association announced the agreement Thursday after protracted negotiations. Wellington: New Zealand’s top rugby players have agreed to a 50% pay reduction as New Zealand Rugby contends with the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Under the deal, 50% of the payments anticipated this year to the All Blacks, members of the New Zealand …