Rugby union has a long history in New Zealand. Today, New Zealand holds tier one status with World Rugby. Before Europeans arrived in New Zealand, the...
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand. It was founded in 1892 as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU), 12...
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The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered...
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Rugby union (usually referred to as simply “rugby”) has been played in New Zealand since 1870 and is the most popular sport in the country as well as being...
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The history of rugby union follows from various football games long before the 19th century, but it was not until the middle of that century that the...
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New Zealand (the All Blacks) and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing Test Match Rugby against each other since 1921 when the All Blacks beat...
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of 26 October 2024[update], 1223 players have played rugby union for New Zealand's national team, known since 1905 as the All Blacks. The first New Zealand...
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South African Rugby Union, New Zealand Rugby Union, Rugby Australia and the Argentine Rugby Union. The inaugural Tri Nations tournament was in 1996, and was...
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The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns (Māori: Rarauhe Pango), represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which...
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championship in men's international rugby. History of rugby union matches between Munster and New Zealand The Original All Blacks The Invincibles (rugby union) "New...
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The National Rugby Union teams of England and New Zealand have been playing each other in test rugby since 1905, with the first meeting between the two...
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The National Rugby Union teams of France and New Zealand (the All Blacks) have been playing each other for over a century. The first encounter, during...
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clash in Rugby Union between Australia and New Zealand took place in a test match on 15 August 1903 in Sydney, New South Wales. On that occasion, New Zealand...
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In July 2024, the England rugby union team toured New Zealand, where they played two tests against the New Zealand national team, a part of the 2024 Summer...
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The New Zealand national rugby union team have competed since 1884, and there are a number of individual records achieved since that time. The team is...
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New Zealand Schools rugby union team, commonly referred to as the New Zealand schoolboys rugby team, is composed of secondary school students in New Zealand...
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Māori All Blacks (redirect from New Zealand Maori rugby union team)
the New Zealand Maori, New Zealand Maoris and New Zealand Natives, are a rugby union team from New Zealand. They are a representative team of the New Zealand...
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Rugby union is the national sport of New Zealand with the All Blacks as the national team. The All Blacks are made up of many races and cultures, and seven...
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New Zealand and Wales have faced each other 37 times with New Zealand winning 34 and Wales winning 3. The first Test match between the two sides was played...
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The 1981 South African rugby tour (known in New Zealand as the 1981 Springbok Tour, and in South Africa as the Rebel Tour) polarised opinions and inspired...
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The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled...
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Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby...
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1965) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach. Jones was a member of the Auckland team which dominated New Zealand rugby in the late 1980s...
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Eden Park (redirect from New Zealand national rugby union team at Eden Park)
capacity of 50,000, and is sometimes referred to as New Zealand's national stadium. The stadium is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer...
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In rugby union, New Zealand first played against the British & Irish Lions in 1904, beating them 9–3 at Athletic Park, Wellington. Since then, there has...
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Auckland Rugby Union is a New Zealand provincial rugby union. The union was established in 1883 and was originally responsible for the administration of the...
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In July 2022, Ireland played a 3 match test series against New Zealand as part of the 2022 mid-year rugby union internationals. Ireland also played two...
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on 13 November 2022, with New Zealand winning 31–23. Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. MacEwan Rugby Record 1991...
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The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the...
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Argentina and New Zealand have been playing each other in the sport of Rugby Union since 1976. New Zealand first sent a team, a New Zealand XV rather than...
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