New Zealand Rugby Union Teams

This is the list of the main first class rugby union teams in new zealand including national teams super rugby teams mitre 10 cup teams and heartland championship teams.

New zealand rugby union teams. New zealand has a 77 per cent winning record in test match rugby and is the only international men s side to. 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. A record loss to australia had voracious new zealand fans moving uncomfortably in their seats and radio phone. Rugby union tennis cycling f1.

Numerous rugby union internationals in australia and new zealand have benefited from a grounding in six a side touch by charlie morgan 26 may 2020 8 21am nehe milner skudder comeback is a feel. Wallabies power up scrum for bledisloe cup. Adaptation has always been a necessary quality in rugby whether to conditions match situations or injuries but covid 19. Rugby union in new zealand.

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. 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. Rugby or more specifically rugby union is the official national sport of new zealand with its national team the all blacks being one of the top international rugby union teams in the world whether you catch a game in a sports bar or experience the electric. New zealand team guide rugby world cup 2019.

If you have come to aotearoa new zealand to experience some culture then rugby is a great place to start. Black ferns the world champion black ferns are new zealand s senior women s rugby team. New zealand rugby nzr has acknowledged the south african rugby union saru statement to explore entering their existing super rugby teams in the pro rugby competition in europe. Super rugby aotearoa is a 10 week competition involving new zealand s five super rugby clubs the blues chiefs hurricanes crusaders and highlanders playing each other home and away.

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. 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.