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  New Zealand Rugby Football Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Zealand Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand.
It was founded in 1892 and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body.
The All Blacks is the national rugby union team of New Zealand.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /New_Zealand_Rugby_Football_Union   (103 words)

  
 All Blacks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rugby was introduced to New Zealand by Charles Monro in the late 1860s, Monro having discovered the game while completing his studies at Christ's College Finchley in England.
This tour was not sanctioned by the Rugby Football Union as it was organised by entrepreneurs and thus contravened the strict regulations the union had pertaining to professionalism.
New Zealand began their great rivalry with South Africa in 1921, the Springboks' tour of New Zealand was tense and competitive, the test series finishing all square.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/All_Blacks   (2562 words)

  
 Scrum.co.nz - New Zealand Rugby Resource - Ranfurly Shield statistics, history, full match table, tenures
A challenging union, if it is in a division of the NPC different from that of the holder, shall be eligible to receive a special travel grant, the amount to be determined from time to time by the board, if the sponsorship arrangements for the shield are not applicable.
Any union desiring to play a challenge match with the holders must give written notice to the holders and the NZRFU of such desire not later than the 21st day of October in the proceeding year.
The holders shall advise the unions which have lodged challenges in accordance with regulation No 9 and the NZRFU not later than the 31st day of October in the year the challenges are received, the challenges which have been accepted and the dates on which the respective matches are to be played.
www.scrum.co.nz /ranfurlyshield/rules-current.asp   (939 words)

  
 The New Zealand Edge :Links to other EDGE sites : www.nzedge.com
New Zealand magazine is telling the edge story to North Americans in a whole new way.
NZ Ideas and Solutions The New Zealand Institute is a non-aligned think-tank committed to generating new and creative debate, ideas and solutions that contribute to building a better and more prosperous New Zealand for all New Zealanders.
Technological Innovation in New Zealand: from frozen meat and the electric fence to biotech and nanotech, tracing the No.8 wire gene into the 21st century.
www.nzedge.com /links   (1255 words)

  
 NZ Sports Academy
A member of the 1888 Native Team which toured New Zealand, Australia and Britain, Ellison also introduced the haka to rugby, came up with the prototype of the All Blacks jersey, was a key thinker behind the whole style of New Zealand rugby, and developed the 2-3-2 scrum.
In 1934 the New Zealand Maori Rugby League Board of Control was formed to administer Maori Rugby League (under the auspices of the NZRFL).
Credit for the introduction of rugby to New Zealand goes to Charles John Monro, son of Sir David Monro, Speaker in the House of Representatives from 1860 to 1870.
www.nzsportsacademy.co.nz /nz_rugby.htm   (964 words)

  
 New Zealand Rugby : NZPAGES - Everything New Zealand
A history of the New Zealand Native rugby teams tour of Great Britain and Australia in 1888/89
UK supporters tour following the British Lions 2005 tour of New Zealand - pre-booked budget accommodation, coach travel and adventure activities, tickets for provincial rugby matches available.
The official site with news, team, draws, fanzone, video, audio, history, media centre and store.
www.nzpages.com /Recreation_and_Sports/rugby   (207 words)

  
 Planet Journals - Kiwi blogs aggregator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The new democratically-elected government has stationed two fledgling army divisions in the province.
I am posting this entry using Windows Live Writer, a brand new blogging tool from Microsoft which you download to your pc, then upload it to your blog, it works with most blogging software including wordpress which this one runs off.
The tool is also very user friendly, it uses a WYSIWYG type interface, which allows you to format and edit your posts in confidence.
www.gen.nz /?blog_id=21105   (2616 words)

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