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. It dropped the word "Football" from its name in 2006. The brand name New Zealand Rugby was adopted in 2013. Officially,it is an incorporated society with the name New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated.
The New Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club Inc.,nicknamed the Barbarians,or Baa-Baas,is a rugby union club headquartered in Kingsland,Auckland. The idea came from the concept of the Barbarian F.C.. The Barbarians played their home matches at Eden Park.
Carlos James Spencer is a former New Zealand rugby union player and previously the head coach of the Eastern Province Kings and the Munakata Sanix Blues. He is currently an assistant coach for the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR).
The Wellington Rugby League Team are a rugby league team that represents the Wellington Rugby League in New Zealand Rugby League competitions. They currently compete in the National Competition.
The 1997 Super 12 season was the second season of the Super 12,contested by rugby union teams from Australia,New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from 28 February to 31 May 1997,with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season,the top four teams entered the playoff semi finals,with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third. The winner of each semi final qualified for the final,which was contested by the Auckland Blues and the ACT Brumbies at Eden Park,Auckland. The Auckland Blues won 23 –7 to win their second Super 12 title.
Johan "Rassie" Erasmus is a South African rugby union coach and former player. He was the head coach of the South African national team from 2018 to the end of their 2019 World Cup campaign,doubling up on his duties as the first ever SARU Director of Rugby,to which he was appointed towards the end of 2017. He led South Africa to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup,and he subsequently won the 2019 World Rugby Coach of the Year award.
Athletic Park was a rugby union ground located in Newtown,a suburb of Wellington,New Zealand. It was owned and operated by the Wellington Rugby Football Union,and was used for Wellington first-class matches,as well as local club matches. It hosted the first New Zealand national rugby union team home test match in 1904,and continued to be used as a regular venue for All Blacks home matches until its closure and demolition in 1999. It was also the primary home ground of the Wellington Hurricanes between 1996 and 1999.
Mark William Shaw is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker,Shaw represented Horowhenua,Manawatu and Hawke's Bay provincially and the All Blacks internationally. He was educated at Kāpiti College.
In 1978 the New Zealand national rugby union team,the All Blacks,toured Britain and Ireland. They were the eighth All Black team to undertake a full tour of the countries and became the first to achieve a Grand Slam by beating the national teams of Ireland,Wales,England and Scotland. The previous seven touring teams had either lost or drawn at least one international,or had not played all four nations.
Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee and a Referee Talent Development Coach at World Rugby.
William Spiers Glenn was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks on their 1905 tour. He later became a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
The 1908 New Zealand rugby league season was the first season that rugby league had been played in New Zealand. Auckland played Wellington in a two match series that was won by Auckland 1-0. Otago and Southland also participated in a two match series which was drawn 1-all. Auckland and Taranaki then drew a two match series.
Lwazi Ncedo Mvovo is a retired South African professional rugby union player. He played for the Springboks,the Sharks in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup as well as the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge. He was schooled at Maria Louw High School. His debut for the Sharks was on 27 June 2008 against Boland in Durban.
The 1911 New Zealand rugby league season was the fourth season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
David Alexander Evans was a New Zealand dual-code international rugby player who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league.
Clive Anthony Ulyate was a South African sportsman who played international rugby union for South Africa. He also played first-class cricket,provincial hockey and provincial squash.
Francis Alexander McMinn,usually known as Alex or Paddy McMinn was a New Zealand rugby union player. Playing most of his rugby at hooker,McMinn represented Manawatu,Hawke's Bay and Wellington at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side,the All Blacks,in 1904,appearing in a single test match against the touring British Isles team. He was the son of Irish journalist Alexander McMinn,who established the Manawatu Evening Standard newspaper in 1880.
Reginald Clive Bell was a New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer. He was a member of the New Zealand national rugby side,the All Blacks,in 1922,playing eight matches. He played four first-class matches for Otago between the 1914–15 and 1920–21 seasons.
Barend Johannes 'Barry' Wolmarans is a former South African rugby union player.
Cecil Bruce "CB" Jennings was a South African rugby union player.
