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Sponsorship in Rugby: All Blacks from NZ Is Now Supported by French The “brand value” and the media weight of the sports team or individual athlete must be comparable or higher than the “brand value” of the potential sponsor. Air New Zealand, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Sanitarium (health food manufacturer), Barkers (clothing brand),

Updated: Welcome to Rugtober. Oh my Lord. Taranaki and Chiefs lock Josh Lord has been called into the All Blacks squad for the Northern Tour to the USA and Europe. 20-year-old Lord, together with All Blacks Sam Cane, Samuel Whitelock, Dane Coles and Shannon Frizell, will meet up with the squad in

The start of daylight savings usually means the end of 15-a-side rugby. But Covid interruptions mean we are still going strong for a bit longer! This coming weekend sees another several matches involving Wellington's U16, U18 and U19 teams, as well as the senior Centurions Development and Maori representative teams. More details

UPDATED: Further Covid-19 disruptions aside, community rugby gets busy over the next couple of weeks with lots of school and community representative rugby on in Wellington and the lower North Island. The school finals continue this week, with a spotlight on girls finals rugby starting today in Palmerston North with Manukura