New Zealand Rugby Teams Map

New zealand based rugby championship in doubt.

New zealand rugby teams map. The new zealand rugby football union nzrfu was established in 1892. New zealand health minister chris hipkins says there is a lot to work through if the country is to go ahead with hosting the rugby championship. With the rugby world cup 2019 in japan once. The list does not include women s teams local club or school teams inactive teams such as the north and south island teams or non geographic representative teams such as the new zealand universities marist or.

New zealand 7s awarded with men s and women s titles for 2020 season. A number of other unions followed over the next decade or so. New zealand team guide rugby world cup 2019. A record loss to australia had voracious new zealand fans moving uncomfortably in their seats and radio phone ins running hot.

The super rugby competition in rugby union including teams from argentina australia japan new zealand and south africa is based on a franchise system of teams. As the country s national sport today rugby is a part of kiwi culture with some major events dominating our annual sporting calendar. New zealand men s and women s 7s teams were awarded the titles for the world rugby sevens series after the remainder of the tournament for 2020 season has been cancelled following the pandemic coronavirus. In 1879 the first provincial unions were formed in canterbury and wellington to administer rugby in their region.

All black ferns farah palmer cup new zealand rugby new zealand womens rugby nz provincial rugby provincial rugby womens rugby mitre 10 cup week three teams wellington v bay of plenty friday 25 september 7 05pm sky stadium wellington. The original member countries australia new zealand and south africa all have several regional franchises while the expansion countries argentina and japan have one franchise each. New zealand rugby nzr is the governing body of rugby union in new zealand it was founded in 1892 as the new zealand rugby football union nzrfu 12 years after the first provincial unions in new zealand in 1949 it became an affiliate to the international rugby football board now known as world rugby the governing body of rugby union for the world. Map showing the boundaries and colours of the 26 regional rugby unions.