'Quite disappointing': Heartland rugby boss calls for governance battle to end
There is a push for any new national board to look after the game at a grassroots level.
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Waikato Club Rugby: Hinuera to mark centenary
There will be plenty of club rugby action this weekend.
Three unbeaten teams in Waikato Club Rugby weekend
Ōtorohanga and Hautapu have also won all of their Premier matches so far this season.
Waikato rugby champ selects squad for new international competition
The inaugural Rugby Championship Under 20 Tournament will take place in Australia.
Chiefs player Tupou Vaa’i clock up 50th game for club
Head coach Clayton McMillan has named his line-up for the match against the Hurricanes.
Upsets and closely fought games as club rugby season gets underway
Southern United picked up a big 110-0 victory over division one newcomers Kereone.
Te Awamutu Sports rugby ready to kick off 2024 campaign
Prop Tom Woelders has moved north after representing Wairarapa Bush in 2023.
NZ Rugby steps in to repay $3m Covid wage subsidies
Rugby's ruling body is looking to cut funding at provincial level by $3.6m over two years.
Players association calls for entire NZ Rugby board to resign amid governance standoff
The Players' Association has declared the board 'not fit for purpose'.
The story of Waikato's first NPC title
1992, 16 years after the start of the NPC, saw Waikato rugby claim their first title.
Small but mighty - the story of Waikato rugby's Wayne Annan
Annan loved playing for Te Awamutu in a great historic period of Peace Cup rugby.
Alice Soper: NPC broadcast woes a sign of bigger troubles for rugby
OPINION: Rugby is dropping the ball and it will hurt down the line.
Phil Gifford: New Zealand rugby's troubles run deeper than TV or Silver Lake
OPINION: Rugby's battle for hearts and minds has been raging for at least two decades.
Gregor Paul: Is this the beginning of the end for the NPC?
The national competition almost certainly won't have a broadcast partner from 2026.
Final whistle for NPC games on television?
End of TV deal makes it harder for fans to see provincial rugby games.
Time is now for Blues to ignite rivalry with Crusaders
With everything stacked in their favour, can the Blues stop their rot?
The legend of Neil: All Black and Hawke's Bay rugby hero dies
Neil Thimbleby was a 'gnarly' prop on the field but 'he’d have you in stitches' off it.
Former Chiefs' players line up for the Force
Loosehead prop Josh Bartlett is testing the waters in Perth.
Former Waikato flanker starts for the Brumbies
Former Waikato teammate Sefo Kautai will start in the front-row.
Brain injury from head knocks discovered in late Blues halfback
Billy Guyton is the first NZ professional rugby player to be diagnosed with the condition.
Levi Reweti returns to Taranaki
'Win-win' for CMK Club Rugby and the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls NPC team.
Waikato 2024 NPC draw announced
Waikato take on Bay of Plenty in round one for the Nathan Strongman Memorial Trophy.
Waikato connection for two Super Rugby debutants this weekend
Chiefs pre-season squad member has helped fill Crusaders injury void.
Rugby book of record names Waikato midfielder as promising player
The Rugby Almanack is the world’s longest-running rugby book of record.
Joe Schmidt on what IP he'll bring over from All Blacks
The former ABs assistant coach shares some of his secrets to success for the Wallabies.
Two new Chiefs set to debut against Reds this weekend
Both players began their time with the Chiefs as part of the wider training group.
German-born loose forward knocks back rival offers to commit to Blues
Anton Segner is a man on the move.
Waikato Rugby loses two local legends
Waikato Rugby has lost two great players and administrators within a week.
Super Rugby: The best Hurricanes XV of all time
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Former Waikato prop named to play for England A
Josh Iosefa-Scott is now eligible for England selection after three years based there.