The Black Ferns will be playing the Wallaroos in 15 days time and a lot of rugby news will drop between now and then. On Monday, the best fifteens players in Aotearoa will be assembled here in Wellington. The Black Ferns and Black Ferns XV scheduled to play a (probably
It was a year ago that sport minister Mark Mitchell went against the advice of Sport New Zealand to demand the removal of the guidance for transgender participation in community sport. It was yet another example in the growing list of communities that National was willing to sell out to
A final has arrived to mark the end of a season like no other. We have always been promised that Aupiki would be the leveling up of domestic women's rugby but this year, year five, it has actually felt like it. We've seen all franchises now
I was going to write you a full preview today but stuff it. This is my newsletter so I'm allowed to just talk about my Poua. Long time readers will have been with me on this journey. Seeing our franchise limp out the gate at the launch of
A ticket to the final is on the line
The stat scorecard at the halfway point of the competition.
This weekend is the big one, yes because of the match ups and the moment we have reached in the season. But also because we have the matches playing back to back in Pukekohe.
We've seen all the teams and now here's how I want to see them improve
Super Rugby Aupiki 2026 is about to kick off. Here's who I'll be watching in round 1.
Before we know anything, we know what we have been taught. And that's never more clear than when you're watching reality TV.
I've spent the last month with Les Elder digging into all the details of the squad announcements for this year's Aupiki. These are the three key stats that reveal the most about the health of your franchise.
My Dad has spent most of his life sharing his opinions which means most people have their own about him.
Advice on how to survive a troubled season from a veteran underdog
Erin Rush is the Forrest Gump of New Zealand women's rugby. Her entire rugby career is a series of cameo appearances in the formative moments of our game. Flick through the albums, scour the almanac, scan the crowd and there she'll be. A box of birds,
No sports this week. Just a little poem about grief.
women's rugby
And just like that, we are almost at the end of another Pacific Four Series. Only two games are left before we find our winner.
It's only round two of the Pacific Four Series and it's already basically the finals. The nature of this round robin competition means losers from last week need to pick up a win to avoid the wooden spoon and the winners need to sidestep a loss
Trying her hand at her third professional sport
women's rugby
Shyrah Tuliau-Tua'a is the breakthrough player named in the Black Ferns Pacific Four squad. But where did this winger come from?
A full breakdown of Whitney Hansen's first Black Fern squad
A lesson in solidarity from the world of women's sport
What is the difference between International Women's Day and Valentine's Day?
Kate Henwood's story was a testimony for us girls, the old ones, who saw her success as our reward.
I'm out in the world, taking part in these cool events next month and hope to see you there!