New Zealand Rugby (NZR)
Robinson to depart as New Zealand Rugby CEO
New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has maintained that “the foundations of our organisation are extremely strong” after announcing his resignation.
Gallagher rounds out NZR post-Ineos kit deals
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has secured Gallagher Insurance as its second sponsor to take on the assets jettisoned early by Ineos.
NZR+ operating costs feed governing body’s losses
New Zealand Rugby posted a loss of NZ$19.5m (€10.2m/$11.5m) for 2024, its third successive year of being in the red, with spending on its new media platform, NZR+, a major contributing factor.
Toyota ‘set to replace’ Ineos as NZR sponsor
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is lining up Toyota as a new sponsor replacing Ineos after the chemicals brand walked away mid-contract.
NZR settles with Ineos over sponsorship exit
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has reached an out-of-court settlement with Ineos over the company terminating its sponsorship agreement three years early.
NZR launches legal action amid Ineos ‘exit’
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is suing Ineos over alleged non-payment of sponsorship fees, claiming that the global chemicals company is walking away from its deal early.
Sky-NZR exclusive window over but talks continue
Sky New Zealand’s exclusive negotiating period to renew its rights to New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Sanzaar properties expired at the end of last month, but the pay-television broadcaster remains confident o…
Fanatics unveils wide-ranging New Zealand Rugby deal
Just days after announcing an extensive new deal with Juventus, global sports merchandising firm Fanatics has sealed a similar long-term agreement with New Zealand Rugby.
NZ Rugby on ‘right track’ to profitability
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is going in the right direction off the pitch and working towards a sustainable financial model, despite making a near NZ$9m (€5.1m/$5.5m) loss in 2023.
New Zealand Rugby proceeds with capital raise via Silver Lake
The New Zealand Rugby board has agreed to proceed with raising NZ$62.5m (€38.6m/$42.5m) via its existing Silver Lake underwrite, in a move that will increase the private equity company’s interest in NZR Commercial from 5.71 per cent to 7.5 per cent.
NZR review delivers scathing attack on Super Rugby’s commercial appeal
A review of the governance of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has warned that the Super Rugby competition must be overhauled in order to become a viable commercial proposition
NZ Rugby recruits Google’s Fenton to lead commercial operations
New Zealand Rugby has appointed Google executive Craig Fenton to head up its commercial activity after the recent departure of Richard Thomas.
New Zealand Rugby records another loss despite record revenue
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has reported a loss of NZ$47.5m (€26.6m/$29.2m) despite pulling in record revenue of NZ$270.8m, with the governing body stating this is due to a rebuilding phase following Covid-19.
NZ Rugby extends Adidas main sponsorship deal
New Zealand Rugby has announced that Adidas has extended its agreement to be its main sponsor
Dual appointment completes New Zealand Rugby Commercial board
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has completed the organisational structure for its new commercial arm NZRC with the appointments of Gina Brogi and Rob Fyfe to its board of directors
New Zealand Rugby, Western Force assessing Altrad deals
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Australian Super Rugby Pacific team Western Force have said they are reviewing their sponsorship agreements with Altrad Group after the French construction engineering company’s f…
NZR elects first female chair, expecting financial loss for 2022
Patsy Reddy has been appointed as the first female chair of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) as the governing body prepares to declare another financial loss for 2022
All Blacks match set to break Japan attendance records, NZR apologises for fixture clash
More than 65,000 tickets have been sold for the rugby union match between Japan and New Zealand in Tokyo on Saturday (October 29), the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has announced