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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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 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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    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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  • 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 1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, was a series of rugby union matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All...
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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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    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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