New Zealand

North v South game to be played in Wellington without spectators

New Zealand Rugby's North v South game has been rescheduled to be played at Sky Stadium in Wellington on 5th September without spectators.
26 August 2020

New Zealand's North v South game in doubt

New Zealand Rugby's North v South game is under doubt following the restrictions in the country due to the new resurgence of Covid-19.
24 August 2020

New Zealand's North v South game postponed following Auckland lockdown

New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that the North v South game has been postponed by a week following the Covid-19 restrictions imposed in the country.
21 August 2020

Squads for North v South game announced

New Zealand Rugby has unveiled the squads for the North v South game to be played on 29th August.
18 August 2020

New Zealand's North v South game could be moved out of Auckland

New Zealand Rugby is considering to move the North v South game out of Eden Park following the restrictions placed in Auckland.
17 August 2020

Rugby Australia give deadline to New Zealand on finalising trans-Tasman competition

Rugby Australia has given a deadline of three weeks for their New Zealand counterpart on finalising the trans-Tasman competition in 2021.
10 August 2020

Kobelco Steelers secure signing of former All Blacks duo

Kobelco Steelers have confirmed the signing of former All Blacks duo Ben Smith and Aaron Cruden ahead of the next season.
31 July 2020

Revamped Super Rugby model proposed by New Zealand Rugby receives backlash

New Zealand Rugby's proposal of a revamped model of Super Rugby competition for the 2021 season has received backlash from South Africa Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux.
22 July 2020

Rugby Australia responds to New Zealand Rugby's proposal of revamped Super Rugby model

Rugby Australia has acknowledged New Zealand Rugby's proposal of a revamped Super Rugby model for the 2021 season.
20 July 2020

Kaleb Trask: It is a real privilege to be part of this environment

After two weeks of Super Rugby Aotearoa, Warren Gatland’s Chiefs are still yet to win a game, but hoping to play a part in turning their fortunes around will be emerging talent, Kaleb Trask.
26 June 2020

"What might have been": Moore looks back to the day Scotland scared the All Blacks

Today, June 23, marks 30 years since Scotland nearly toppled the mighty All Blacks in an amazing Test match in Auckland and TRU spoke to Alex Moore who reflects on that day.
23 June 2020

Patrick Tuipulotu commits to New Zealand Rugby and Blues until 2023

Patrick Tuipulotu has committed his immediate future with New Zealand Rugby and Auckland Blues after signing a new contract until the end of 2023.
15 June 2020

Beauden Barrett to make Blues debut at fullback

Auckland Blues have named All Blacks star Beauden Barrett at fullback for their Super Rugby Aotearoa opener against Hurricanes to be played at Eden Park on Sunday.
12 June 2020

TRU Podcast - Talking Super Rugby Aotearoa with Joe Marchant, Roger Randle, Dane Coles & Ollie Ritchie

Rugby is back! This weekend will see Super Rugby Aotearoa start between the New Zealand Super Rugby franchises and TRU are joined by Joe Marchant, Roger Randle, Dane Coles and journalist Ollie Ritchie to preview the new competition.
11 June 2020

Fans to witness Super Rugby Aotearoa games in stadiums as New Zealand lowers restrictions

Super Rugby Aotearoa will have fans in stadium in full strength as the New Zealand government has eased down all the restrictions created following the pandemic coronavirus.
8 June 2020

Conán O’Donnell on his southern hemisphere adventure

Leaving Connacht just over one year ago, Conán O’Donnell has been carving out quite the name for himself in the southern hemisphere.
2 June 2020

Roger Randle: There will be All Black trials every week

TRU recently heard from All Blacks hooker Dane Coles about the restart of rugby in New Zealand, and Joe Harvey also managed to chat to Chiefs backs coach Roger Randle ahead of Super Rugby Aotearoa.
29 May 2020

Brodie Retallick turns down Chiefs offer for Super Rugby Aotearoa

New Zealand international lock Brodie Retallick has turned down an offer from Chiefs to feature in the upcoming Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.
28 May 2020

Six Nations, SANZAAR in discussion over unified global calendar

Six Nations and SANZAAR that represent 10 international teams combined are in discussion over a proposal of an aligned global calendar.
22 May 2020

Dane Coles: “We respect all the decisions that have been made”

Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles says he respects the new health and safety measures which have been put in place as preparations for Super Rugby Aotearoa begin to ramp up.
20 May 2020