Domestic Rugby Revamp Announced

Wellington, July 22 NZPA - A new domestic rugby competition structure featuring a 10-team Premier Division, a six-team division one and a 10-team Heartland competition will be launched next year.

New Domestic Rugby Competitions Structure Announced

New competitions to launch in 2010

A new domestic rugby competition structure featuring a 10-team Premier Division, a six-team Division One and a 10-team Heartland competition will be launched in 2010.

Ace Sevens Smith, McCaw The Trump Cards

Auckland, July 18 NZPA - In stark contrast to the last Bledisloe Cup rugby encounter on Eden Park, Graham Henry and Robbie Deans are no longer the big game players.

No More Guns Under Bed For Wallabies Prodigy

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Sydney, July 12 NZPA - He shifts uncomfortably in his chair recalling it. Wallabies rugby flanker David Pocock, then a 12-year-old living in Zimbabwe, slept with a gun under his bed.

Expressions Of Interest Called For 15th Team

Wellington, July 9 NZPA - Expressions of interest have been called from applicants wanting to host the 15th team when Super rugby expands from 2011.

NZRU To Help Prop Up Highlanders

Wellington, July 1 NZPA - The Highlanders franchise has agreed to change its governance and operation, which will include assistance and greater involvement from the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU).

Chiefs Trampled In One-Sided Final

Wellington, May 31 NZPA - The Chiefs had no answer to the magnificent Bulls at a deafening Loftus Versfeld, succumbing 61-17 in a record-shattering Super 14 rugby final this morning.

Preconceptions Shattered By Super Finalists

By Daniel Gilhooly of NZPA

Wellington, May 30 NZPA - Mils Muliaina reckons unpredictability could be a key weapon for the Chiefs team he leads into tomorrow morning's (NZT) Super 14 rugby final in Pretoria -- although he reckons the Bulls could say the same thing.

Progress Made On Air New Zealand Cup Changes

Provincial Unions, the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association and the New Zealand Rugby Union have agreed a set of principles which will guide changes to New Zealand's premier domestic competition with the aim of creating meaningful competition for all Provincial Unions across New Zealand.

Air New Zealand Cup Workshop

22 May 2009 - A workshop of New Zealand's Air New Zealand Cup Provincial Unions has made excellent progress towards a new and sustainable structure for New Zealand's domestic rugby competitions.