Ex-All Blacks boss Hansen slams NZ Rugby for 'not doing their job'
Former All Blacks boss Steve Hansen slammed New Zealand Rugby bosses on Thursday for "not doing their job" and failing to publicly back under-pressure coach Ian Foster.
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Wallabies coach Dave Rennie urges Rugby Australia against Super Rugby withdrawal
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie on Monday urged Rugby Australia (RA) not to pull its teams out of Super Rugby in 2024 and set up a domestic competition of its own in the lead-up to hosting the 2027 World Cup. In an interview with Australian broadcaster Fox Sports last week, RA chairman Hamish McLennan said Australia were committed to Super Rugby only as far as 2023. "We'll honour our commitments in '23 but we need to see what's best for rugby in Australia leading up to the RWC (World Cup) in Australia in '27," McLennan said.
Rennie urges Australia not to quit Super Rugby in 2024
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie on Monday urged Rugby Australia (RA) not to pull its teams out of Super Rugby in 2024 and set up a domestic competition of its own in the lead-up to hosting the 2027 World Cup.
Tonight's rugby news as Super Rugby could collapse amid shock threat
Here are your rugby evening headlines for Thursday, June 16.
Super Rugby shake-up on the cards as Australia mull over competition exit
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has potentially set the cat among the pigeons by revealing plans that the country may soon exit Super Rugby at the conclusion of next year's tournament.
'Monumental moment': US equity firm takes stake in New Zealand's All Blacks
WELLINGTON: US private equity firm Silver Lake secured a NZ$200 million (US$134 million) stake in New Zealand Rugby and its famed All Blacks on Thursday (Jun 2) after provincial unions overwhelmingly endorsed the deal following years of wrangling.
Vote clears way for private equity investment in All Blacks
A special general meeting of New Zealand Rugby in Auckland voted in favour of a private equity investment from US firm Silver Lake on Thursday, the final step in the approval process for the groundbreaking deal.
US equity firm finally takes stake in New Zealand's All Blacks
US private equity firm Silver Lake secured a NZ$200 million (US $134 million) stake in the famed All Blacks on Thursday, after New Zealand Rugby (NZR) overwhelmingly endorsed a contentious deal after years of wrangling.