New Zealand Rugby Union

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The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) is the sports association responsible for rugby union in New Zealand . It was founded in 1892 and has been a member of the International Rugby Board since 1949 .

National teams

The NZRU is responsible for several national teams:

Men

  • All Blacks - New Zealand's men's national team
  • New Zealand Sevens - the national team in rugby seven
  • New Zealand Māori - the national Māori team , members of this team must be at least 1/16 of Māori descent (one great-great-grandparent)
  • Junior All Blacks - despite their name, not a junior team, but rather the B national team
  • U-19 and U21: junior national teams, commonly referred to as "baby blacks"
  • Heartland XV: Consists of players from the Heartland Championship amateur league only
  • NZ Schools: Student Development Team

Women

Others

Provincial Associations

The NZRU consists of 17 provincial associations from the North Island and 9 from the South Island, which provide teams in the national championships ITM Cup (formerly Air New Zealand Cup ) and Heartland Championship .

North island

South island

See also

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