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It landed in late August, rocking New Zealand like a flanker’s perfectly timed tackle to the ribs hot
The All Blacks were already on their way to France, finishing their final preparations for the Rugby World Cup when a panel conducting long-awaited review of governance released a damning report declaring the constitution and structures of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) “not fit for purpose” hot
The report did not paint a pretty picture hot
“In the panel’s view, New Zealand Rugby has too many professional players,” it explained hot
The NPC, New Zealand’s provincial competition, is “unsustainable in its current format” hot
The five franchises that play in the top-level Super Rugby Pacific competition “are struggling financially” hot
“New Zealand Rugby in the professional era is a large and complex business,” said chair of the review panel David Pilkington hot
“The structure it sits within was not designed for a business of this size and complexity hot
” The financial reports are anything but all black – NZR reported a financial loss of just over NZ$47m (£22 hot
5m) last year hot
Which is of deep concern not just for the union, but for rugby globally, too hot
The problems in New Zealand are reflective of a precarious global ecosystem: too many professional players being paid wages beyond that which their clubs and unions can afford, with revenues not growing to keep up with salary inflation hot
If a commercial behemoth like the All Blacks is not a sufficient money-spinner to sustain a professional structure, what hopes do emergent unions have?Rugby is embedded in New Zealand’s culture hot
It is a vital tool of trade for a land of only five million people, a small collection of islands in the south Pacific afforded global prominence by its ability to punch above its weight on the pitch hot
Australia coach Eddie Jones remarked this summer that New Zealand’s economy would suffer if his Wallabies beat the All Blacks; an analysis conducted by The New Zealand Herald found that there was some truth to the quip hot
The Taranaki Bulls won this year’s New Zealand National Provincial Championship (Getty)In terms of brand recognition, New Zealand’s national men’s rugby team ranks alongside the biggest sporting entities hot
Visit almost any inhabited corner of the world and mention rugby, and it is remarkable how often the words “All Blacks” will feature in the reply hot
“You have to understand, New Zealand is a very young country and rugby has put this country on the map,” 2011 World Cup-winning head coach Graham Henry once explained to The Guardian hot
“This country earned respect from the rest of the world for three things: what we did in two world wars, and to a lesser extent what we’ve done on the rugby field hot
So over time rugby has become a major part of our national identity hot
”Do the problems suggest that feeling is fading for some New Zealanders? There is perhaps a developing sense of apathy among domestic fans hot
Rugby union is no longer so certain of its place in Kiwi hearts hot
hot Basketball has surged in popularity in the country, while rugby league’s New Zealand Warriors have sold out Mt Smart Stadium regularly in 2023 as the NRL makes a long-awaited breakthrough across the Tasman hot
The Warriors’ average home attendance this season was 22,685; across town, Auckland’s Blues had short of 13,000 in at Eden Park for their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final against the Waratahs hot
Eden Park’s stands were far from full for the Blues’ quarter-final win over the Waratahs in June (Getty)On the pitch, Super Rugby Pacific has lost its lustre, with South Africa’s move into Europe’s club competitions a blow even if the Fijian Drua have brought a breath of fresh air hot
The geographical realities of being so isolated mean New Zealand had little option but to re-up a deal with Australia, a rugby nation dealing with plenty of its own struggles hot
Rumours abound of renewed involvement from Argentina and Japan, or a new American venture, but growing the financial pot will not be easy hot
A number of senior figures will depart Aotearoa after this tournament for lucrative contracts in France and Japan, either permanently or on sabbatical hot
While new stars like Will Jordan and Cam Roigard are emerging, they do not seem to have the same cultural cut-through as the men in black who have come before hot
In the 20 years hot between 2000 and 2020, there was a 20 per cent drop in player participation in rugby union at New Zealand’s secondary schools hot
The “Baby Blacks” have not made any of the last three U20 Championship finals – is the world’s best rugby production line grinding to a halt?“I don’t know about falling out [of love] with the game but I think they’re falling out with a few things that are happening within the game, that’s frustrating people hot
It can be hard to watch at times,” Steve Hansen, who guided the All Blacks to the 2015 World Cup victory, explained to Newstalk earlier this year hot
“There’s no dispute that Super Rugby has to change hot
It’s pretty predictable and still stuck where it was four or five years ago hot
You go through the quarter-finals and it wasn’t that exciting as you knew who was going to win hot
“I haven’t stopped to think about where it’s going to be in 20 years, I’m more worried about where it’s going to be in five hot
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I think we’re at the crossroads hot
Unless we make some strong changes and start listening to the people that want to come along and watch it then it will just be the participants playing it hot
”However rocky the picture beneath them, the All Blacks clearly remain big business hot
Last year, a stake in New Zealand Rugby (NZR) was sold to Silver Lake, an American private equity firm also involved in the City hot Football Group hot
The deal valued the commercial assets of NZR at NZ$3 hot
5bn (£1 hot
67bn) hot
The All Blacks are hoping to win a fourth World Cup (Getty)You suspect the investors will be pretty happy if, come Saturday night, Sam Cane has his hands on the Webb Ellis Cup hot
Certainly, the commercial landscape will look rather more pleasing if New Zealand’s men join their women back at the top of the rugby world – for the good of an ailing domestic game, the All Blacks need a World Cup win more than you might think hot
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Barcelona host Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season as Jude Bellingham gets his first taste of one of the biggest games in world hot football hot
Barcelona won last season’s La Liga crown as they surged to their first league title since 2019 under Xavi hot
The champions are undefeated this season with seven wins and three draws but trail leaders Real Madrid by one point hot
Madrid’s new signing Bellingham has made an astonishing start to life in the Spanish capital with 11 goals in his first 12 games for the club since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in the summer hot
The 20-year-old England star will now take centre stage in El Clasico, which is not available on UK television, as Real Madrid look to get revenge on Barcelona for last year’s title win hot
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RecommendedBallon d’Or shortlist: Who are the nominees for 2023 award?Jude Bellingham once again proves he is the key for England’s Euro 2024 hopesBarcelona vs Real Madrid LIVEBarcelona host Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season GOAL! Bellingham puts Madrid ahead in injury time (BAR 1-2 RMA)GOAL! Bellingham equalises for Madrid with superb strike (BAR 1-1 RMA)POST! Martinez’s header hits the post shortly after the break (BAR 1-0 RMA)POST! Fermin comes close to doubling home side’s lead (BAR 1-0 RMA)GOAL! Gundogan opens scoring with first goal for Barca (BAR 1-0 RMA)Show latest update 1698509204GOAL! Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (Bellingham, 90+1 mins)He’s done it again! The right place and the right time and Bellingham may well have won it at the death for Madrid hot
The ball comes in from the right and a deflection off Modric lifts it over Martinez and into the path of Bellingham who bundles it past Ter Stegen at close range hot
He’s not been involved for large parts of this game but his two moments of magic in his first Clasico have surely won it for Madrid!Ben Fleming28 October 2023 17:061698509127Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid90 mins: Lewandowski is in space on the edge of the box, but the striker can’t quite control the long ball looking for him and the Madrid defence can clear hot
Four minutes of added time to end this Clasico in Barcelona hot
Ben Fleming28 October 2023 17:051698508959Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid88 mins: Great defending from Martinez as he uses all his experience to ensure Joselu can’t get a shot off inside the box hot
Ben Fleming28 October 2023 17:021698508883Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid86 mins: An acrobatic effort from Raphinha after Yamal picks him out at the back post hot
Ter Stegen makes the save but the offside flag was up anyway hot
A frantic ending to this encounter hot
Ben Fleming28 October 2023 17:011698508776Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid84 mins: A mazy run from Gundogan almost creates space for the German midfielder in the box hot
He eventually runs out of run but finds Lewandowski who is inches away from finding Raphinha in acres of space on the right side of the box hot
Madrid counter as Bellingham feeds Vinicius, but it’s a superb last-ditch tackle from Christensen to dispossess the Brazilian hot
Ben Fleming28 October 2023 16:591698508548Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid80 mins: Gavi, now, with a curling effort which just goes over the bar from the right edge of the box hot
The home side starting to grow back into the game as we enter the final ten minutes hot
Ben Fleming28 October 2023 16:551698508467Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid79 mins: Camavinga falls to the deck as he tries to get past Araujo hot
The referee is having none of it and on we play hot
Barca counter up the other end as Lewandowski fires over from the edge of the box hot
Ben Fleming28 October 2023 16:541698508329Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid76 mins: Xavi looks to wrestle back momentum with a couple of changes hot
Cancelo and Joao Felix head to the bench with Yamal and the returning Raphinha coming on hot
Yamal becomes the youngest player to play in a Clasico hot
Ben Fleming28 October 2023 16:521698508241Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid75 mins: Barca have been under pressure for much of this second half, but they are now really struggling after that goal from Bellingham hot
Another chance here for Madrid from a free-kick as Alaba, Valverde and Modric stand over the ball hot
It’s Valverde who strikes it but it’s blocked by the Barca wall hot
Ben Fleming28 October 2023 16:501698508099 Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid72 mins: A change in the Barca midfield after that goal as Romeu replaces Fermin hot
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