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Sports Insider: ‘Bastard child' Super Rugby awakens but is NZR listening?

And has the North Island been 'promised' to the Warriors?

Inside New Zealand Rugby's boardroom chaos

NZR is not making the sort of money it thought it would from the Silver Lake deal.

Is fan ownership the key to NRL success in the South Island?

OPINION: Paul Lewis examines the feasibility of fan ownership in the South Island NRL bid.

Gregor Paul: The major changes in pipeline for Auckland First XV rugby

The proposal is all but agreed to create a city-wide lower-tier competition.

Gregor Paul: End of Crusaders' reign a blessing or curse?

ANALYSIS: The Crusaders' dominance has shaped Super Rugby. Is their decline bad?

Italy wins first Six Nations home match after 11 years

The win Italy had been threatening but squandered against England came to fruition.

Unions to vote on 'most radical governance change' in rugby's history

Months of negotiations have failed to produce an agreement of the best way forward

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.

South Island NRL expansion's 'major Hollywood celeb' investor

Sports Insider: Looking at the personalities and trends behind the games we love.

Why Sky has played the free rugby card now

Rugby in New Zealand has no option but to recalibrate its broadcast strategy.

Brown's Springboks appointment brings fresh narrative to rugby

OPINION: Tony Brown is set to form a dynamic duo with Rassie Erasmus.

NZR faces financial crunch: Silver Lake cash investment running out

Troubled waters may be ahead after the forecast lift in revenue has not materialised.

All Blacks schedule confirms no honeymoon for Razor

Fourteen tests - six against the world's top five nations - will be a huge ask.

A lesson for declining viewership in sports broadcasting

OPINION: New Zealand Cricket's strategic play for free-to-air sport is proving a success.

Exclusive: The surprising rugby position most likely to be affected by brain disease

A world-leading study has, for the first time, linked brain disease with NZ rugby players.

Alice Soper: What we can learn from men's Lions tours

OPINION: The women's British and Irish Lions tour may not be the boon it seems.