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5 unusual facts about New Zealand Rugby Union


Gord MacKinnon

Selected for the World XV squad for the New Zealand All Blacks' 1992 Centenary he played in two of the three Tests.

ITM Cup

The ITM Cup (colloquially referred to as "National Provincial Championship" or "NPC") is the highest level of New Zealand domestic professional rugby union competition, contested annually from late August to early November and managed by the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU).

The Air New Zealand Cup was unveiled by New Zealand Rugby Union Deputy Chief Executive Steve Tew and Air New Zealand Chief Executive Rob Fyfe at the official launch of the Air New Zealand Cup competition in Auckland.

New Zealand Rugby Union

The CEO is responsible with the Board for the establishment of the vision and strategy for the organization, acts as the key link between the Board and the staff, and is ultimately responsible for the administrative and operational aspects of NZR, the current CEO is Steve Tew, who was elected in 2008.

However only 5 referees are on professional contracts, Glen Jackson, Chris Pollock, Garrett Williamson, Nick Briant and Mike Fraser.



see also

1981 New Zealand rugby union tour of Romania and France

The 1981 New Zealand rugby union tour of Romania and France was a series of ten matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in Romania and France in October and November 1981.

Alama

Alama Ieremia (born 1970), New Zealand rugby union player and coach

Batty

Grant Batty (born 1951), former New Zealand rugby union player

Hayley Bowden

Bowden's husband is New Zealand rugby union player Daniel Bowden.

Heighway

Victoria Heighway, New Zealand rugby union player who beat out Kelly Brazier for the 2009 Steinlager Rugby Awards as NZRU Women's Player of the Year

Hugh McLean

Hubert McLean (1907–1997), New Zealand rugby union player, known as Hugh McLean

Lilburne

Herb Lilburne (1908-1976), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer

Lomu

:*Jonah Lomu Rugby, computer and video game released in 1997, referring to the New Zealand rugby union footballer

Mark Nichols

Marcus Nicholls (1901–1972), known as Mark, New Zealand rugby union player

So'oialo

Rodney So'oialo (born 3 October 1979), New Zealand rugby union player, brother of James and Steven

Stuart Wilson

Stu Wilson (born 1954), former New Zealand rugby union player

Temata

Farrell Temata (c. 1944 – 2013), New Zealand rugby union player and coach

Thomas Donnelly

Tom Donnelly (Thomas Mathew Donnelly, born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player

Tom French

Tom French Cup, awarded by the New Zealand Rugby Union to the Māori player of the year