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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Rugby articles  Rugby
    The Black Ferns will have a female coach for the first time in the professional era
     19 December 2025
    The Black Ferns will have a female coach for the first time in the professional era
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    Zac Lomax has been offered a near-million-dollar deal to sign with Super Rugby's Western Force
    19 Dec: Zac Lomax has been offered a near-million-dollar deal to sign with Super Rugby's Western Force... more
    High jumper Hamish Kerr is shaping as one of the major contenders for the Halbergs Supreme prize in February
    18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr is shaping as one of the major contenders for the Halbergs Supreme prize in February... more
    High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025
    18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025... more
    Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport
    18 Dec: Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport... more
    Blues coach Vern Cotter is intrigued by the idea of cross-hemisphere rugby clubs swapping players
    17 Dec: Blues coach Vern Cotter is intrigued by the idea of cross-hemisphere rugby clubs swapping players... more
    The Highlanders have signed promising Southland playmaker Mika Muliaina for the next four years
    17 Dec: The Highlanders have signed promising Southland playmaker Mika Muliaina for the next four years... more
    An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September
    17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September... more
    Could Warren Gatland be poised to return to international rugby coaching?
    16 Dec: Could Warren Gatland be poised to return to international rugby coaching?... more
    Former New Zealand Rugby high performance manager Don Tricker has been called in to oversee the review into the 2025 All Blacks season
    16 Dec: Former New Zealand Rugby high performance manager Don Tricker has been called in to oversee the review into the 2025 All Blacks season... more

     Most Popular Recent Rugby News
     17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September +++++++++++++
     14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch ++++++++++++
     29 Nov: Jorja Miller feels at home as a leader in the Black Ferns Sevens +++++++++++
     29 Nov: A glass half full mindset for the Tall Blacks basketballers after letting a chance slip for a rare victory over their Australian counterparts +++++++++++
     29 Nov: Ryan Papenhuyzen and Zac Lomax are free to return to rugby league's NRL after rebel rugby union competition R360 pushed back their planned launch by two years - until 2028 ++++++++++
     09 Dec: New Zealand Rugby are open to early kickoff times and other initiatives to get fans through the gate ++++++++++
     03 Dec: Striving to compete with a specialist American medley training squad is the reason behind two-time Olympian Lewis Clareburt making the move to Australia +++++++++

     Rugby NewsLinks
      25 Dec: Nz rugby’s teams in black have big problems. what happens next? (Stuff.co.nz)
      24 Dec: Can rugby star's stolen caps be found after 40 years? (BBCWorld)
      23 Dec: ‘unconvincing explanations’: hundreds of rugby brain injury claims in jeopardy (Stuff.co.nz)
      23 Dec: New salford team granted championship status (BBCWorld)
      22 Dec: Force and brumbies table deals for lomax as ra considers top-up payment (Sydney Morning Herald)
      19 Dec: Could this memorable shot in a thrilling wallabies win be a penalty in the future? (Sydney Morning Herald)
      18 Dec: Will smith visits antarctica with ex-rugby star in seven-continent adventure (BBCWorld)
      17 Dec: ‘one of the best decisions i made’: why all blacks hooker knew he needed to avoid rugby (Stuff.co.nz)
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