Rugby union in New Zealand
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Rugby union has been played in New Zealand since 1870 and is the most popular sport in the country as well as being the de facto national sport. In a 2023 survey, 75% of respondents said they followed
New Zealand playing Argentina at the 2015 World Cup
The Wellington RFU team of 1875
The 1884 team that toured New South Wales, Australia
The 1905 All Blacks, named The Originals
Super Rugby
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Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It has previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and
Rugby union in New Zealand
…domestic club competitions are the professional National Provincial Championship and amateur Heartland Championship, and above them the transnational Super Rugby, in which New Zealand has 5 out of 11 franchises. Before Europeans arrived in New Zealand, the Māori were playing a ball game called kī-o-rahi which…
Western Force (Blue) kicking off to the New South Wales Waratahs (White).
The Cats (now the Lions) playing the Sharks.