The Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) 2023 concluded in dramatic fashion with the away teams winning both finals. In the Premiership, Auckland upset Canterbury, boasting the Black Ferns World Cup-winning front row, to capture national spoils for the first time since 2015. In the Championship, Northland, who assembled from far and wide just to compete, inflicted defeat for the first time upon Manawatu.
For the first time in 22 years, New Zealand Rugby will send an official women's team to the Hong Kong Sevens.
The inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki reaches another milestone today with the announcement of player signings across the four teams.
Six debutants will don the black jersey in the Black Ferns side to play the NZ Barbarians this weekend.
Six debutants will don the black jersey in the Black Ferns side to play the NZ Barbarians this weekend.
Danielle Waterman makes an impassioned plea to free the women’s game from its shackles
The Black Ferns are taking no chances in their bid to sweep the Wallaroos, naming an unchanged starting team for the return women's rugby Test in Auckland on Saturday.
Scotty and Mils talk to Selica Winiata on the phone about the highs and lows of last weekend's test. They discuss this weekend's focuses and the off-field warm-up debacle of last Saturday that's made a lot of people angry.
Mils is at home in Invercargill this week so it's a lonesome Scotty who is joined on the phone by recently rugby retireee Dan Bowden, New Zealand Black Fern fullback Selica Winiata, and Australian commentator Andrew Swain.