New Zealand Rugby (NZR)
Silver Lake ‘offers NZ$465m’ for 15-per-cent stake in NZR’s commercial rights
New Zealand Rugby has received a NZ$465m ($335m/€279m) offer from US-based private equity firm Silver Lake, for a 15-per-cent share in its commercial rights arm, it has been reported.
Silver Lake ‘eyes’ All Blacks commercial stake, CVC ‘finalises’ Six Nations deal
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has held talks with US-based private equity firm Silver Lake about the acquisition of a 15-per-cent stake in its commercial rights arm, according to various reports
All Blacks Experience puts fans in the shoes of their rugby heroes
SportBusiness takes a look at the All Blacks Experience, newly-opened facility in Auckland celebrating New Zealand rugby union's national teams the All Blacks and the Black Ferns.
Trans-Tasman Super Rugby format unveiled
Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby have confirmed that a trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition will take place 2021
New Zealand and Australia restart Test rugby
New Zealand and Australia played out a 16-16 draw in front of more than 30,000 fans in Wellington on Sunday, in the first rugby Test since the Covid-19 pandemic shut the sport down
Super Rugby Aotearoa to run again in 2021
New Zealand Rugby will run a repeat of its Super Rugby Aotearoa series in 2021, and has decided against adding teams from Australia or the Pacific Islands
New Zealand relaxes Covid-19 restrictions for Bledisloe Cup
The New Zealand government has relaxed some of its Covid-19 quarantine rules to make it easier for the Australia v New Zealand Bledisloe Cup rugby union matches to go ahead next month
Rugby Championship under threat, Bledisloe Cup also challenged
This year’s southern hemisphere Rugby Championship is in danger of not going ahead as planned due to the second wave of Covid-19 cases in expected host country New Zealand, and infections in the Argentina s…
New Zealand’s North v South rugby showpiece postponed
New Zealand's North v South rugby union fixture has been postponed until September 5, New Zealand Rugby has announced
New Zealand Rugby eyes full 2020 season
New Zealand Rugby is preparing the All Blacks national team for a full slate of fixtures between now and the end of the year, even as Covid-19 continues to disrupt sport in the country and around the world
Round-Up: New Fifa international window, Royals deal challenges taboos, NZ North v South match returns, and more
Fifa has created a new international match window in 2022, from January 24 to February 1, to ease fixture congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Covid-19 outbreak hits Super Rugby Aotearoa finale
The sold-out Blues v Crusaders Super Rugby Aotearoa finale has been cancelled as Auckland battles a new spike in Covid-19 cases
Sport in doubt as Covid-19 resurfaces in New Zealand
The final weekend of Super Rugby Aotearoa could be postponed due to new Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
Round-Up: KBO opens to more fans, RA sets Super Rugby deadline, US Open withdrawals, and more
The Korean KBO basketball league yesterday increased the number of fans allowed into games from 10 per cent of stadium capacity to 25 per cent - Naver
Will rights-holders emerge from Covid-19 lean and mean or broken and weak?
In the face of severe fiscal losses after the coronavirus pandemic, SportBusiness asked sports industry insiders what they think the prospects are for rights-holders, and what must be done to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis stronger than before.
Round-Up: IPL in UAE awaiting govt nod, Indian Super League salary cap complaint, All Blacks v NRL game still alive, and more
World Athletics said Olympic qualification for marathon and race walk events will restart from September 1, three months earlier than previously announced - Reuters/CNA
Rugby Australia ‘to reject’ New Zealand’s Super Rugby proposals
Rugby Australia has said it will reject New Zealand Rugby’s plans for a revamped Super Rugby competition, and is said to be speaking to the rugby unions in Argentina and Japan about alternative models.
Round-Up: Chinese GP doubts and deal extension, PP Sports battles pirates, vaccine critical for Tokyo Olympics, and more
The Chinese Formula One Grand Prix is to be cancelled this year, but is also set for a five-year extension to its hosting deal, from 2021 to 2025, according to reports by specialist motorsport journalists…