#NZ Herald

NZ Herald Focus Sport's Cheree Kinnear wraps all the news from day ten as Black Ferns Sevens claim Olympic glory and Dylan Schmidt makes history. Video / NZ Herald New Zealand Olympic Sevens player Ruby Tui gave the world a taste of her sharp and hilarious personality during a highly entertaining interview with the BBC on Friday. Jill Douglas was…

Three-time Rugby World Cup winning Black Ferns captain Dame Farah Palmer has been made a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for 2023. Video / NZ Herald / Photosport Farah Palmer - Dame companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sport, particularly rugby Reticent at first, Farah Palmer accepted her damehood honour to…

Not long after it all began, I posted the folly of having 66 per cent of the competition making the finals. Eight from 12. Silly? Yes. Lacking true competition integrity? Absolutely. It is maybe close to unique in a professional 12-team competition at this level. Justifiable? Not really. Understandable? For this first season of the new format,…

Black Ferns Arihiana Marino-tauhinu, Kendra Cocksedge, Amy Du Plessis & Santo Taumata along with coaches Wayne Smith & Sir Graham Henry reveal both the nerves and excitement ahead of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday. Video / NZ Herald All you need to know ahead of the kickoff of the women's Rugby World Cup at Eden Park (kickoff at 2:15pm): It's been…

England flies into this tournament on the back of a world record run. Photo / Getty Images The Black Ferns will have to push to the edge of their limits if they are to secure a record sixth title at this year's Women's Rugby World Cup. NZ Herald rugby columnist Alice Soper tells the Front Page podcast that beating a buoyant English team will not be…