New Zealand National Rugby Union Team Current

The team is also known as the all blacks and have competed in test rugby since their match against australia in 1903.

New zealand national rugby union team current. Three teams to be added to super rugby aotearoa in 2022. Local union s bold move as d day looms for future of the game in nz. Australian billionaire linked to sensational bid for sixth new zealand franchise in 2021 nz. The new zealand national rugby union team have competed since 1884 and there are a number of individual records achieved since that time.

Get the latest news pictures and video. What precedes it is a. Rugby presenter and world rugby awards co host alex payne speaks about the world rugby awards special edition which will take place on 7 december 2020 to celebrate members of the rugby family who have provided incredible service to the public during the covid 19 pandemic and players and teams who have starred over the last decade. Official website of the all blacks rugby team of new zealand.

New zealand v wales at tokyo rugby world cup 3rd 4th place playoff nov 1 2019 new zealand v south africa at yokohama rugby world cup sep 21 2019 new zealand v tonga at hamilton sep 7 2019. Meet the team and find out about upcoming matches and past results. Since october 2003 when world rugby introduced a rankings system the all blacks have held the number one position for over 80 of the time. 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 the country s national sport.

From fiji s soccer team to the wallabies. Records include the following current or recent matches. In 1998 2004 2009 and 2019. South africa s only yearly tournament is the rugby championship formerly tri nations involving australia and new zealand since 1996 with argentina joining the competition in 2012.

New zealand has a 77 per cent winning record in test match rugby and is the only international men s side to. After claiming two rugby world cup titles at home in 1987 and 2011 the all blacks beat australia in the 2015 final at twickenham to win their first title outside of new zealand. South africa has won the tournament four times. List of south africa national rugby union team records.

The latter will involve the top two teams from australia new zealand south africa and a team from japan and south america and will follow various super rugby competitions. World rugby awards special edition 7 september 2020.