Adam Julian is a freelance sportswriter and broadcaster based in Wellington. He's been a regular contributor on Clubrugby.co.nz and Te Upoko O Te Ika radio for a dozen years. Between 2010 and 2018 he was the official statistician for Sky Sports Land Rover First XV program. Adam is the author of the A to Z of the Black Ferns on allblacks.com, a member of the Association of Rugby Historians and Statisticians and a long-suffering Wellington Lions and Hurricanes supporter. His interests outside of rugby include blues music, history, travel, and food.
The Hurricanes extended their home winning run against Australian teams to 23 consecutive matches. This sequence began right after…
Among teammates, George Bower is one of the most popular players in New Zealand. Affable, positive and honest, he marked his 100th…
The Blues are set to travel to One New Zealand Stadium for the first round of the playoffs after losing 59-34 to the Chiefs.
In 2018, Scott Gregory, aged 19, helped the All Blacks Sevens win the Dubai Cup title, beating the USA 21-5 in the final.
The Black Ferns Sevens are in a rich vein of form, having won 10 of the last 11 SVNS Cup finals they've contested, all against Aus…
On May 17, 2025, Kyren Taumoefolau scored the most famous hat-trick in Moana Pasifika history - three stunning tries in a 27-21 up…
Sevu “Oh” Reece “Lightning” caught the visitors napping more than once. His juggle and offload leading up to Johnny McNich…
Josh Moorby, 27, was already a dependable Hurricane before he departed for Montpellier, France, in 2024. In 38 appearances, he had…
Mia Anderson is finally a Black Fern. The loose forward has won 27 of her 32 Farah Palmer Cup games for Waikato, pocketing the las…
The Chiefs rolled the Highlanders 42-12 in Hamilton, though there was a Herculean display by someone in the losing team.
The Highlanders have had a topsy-turvy season, but with five wins, two more than in 2025, they still have a chance to place in the…
Lineout superiority was a massive part of the Crusaders' success, winning all 20 throws and stealing four of the Blues' 14. With 1…
“Heartbreaking” was Finn McLeod’s frank summation of New Zealand’s defeat to South Africa in the final of last year’s Wo…
Ayesha Leti-I'iga has a knack for breaking try-scoring records. She scored with her very first touch as a 16-year-old at Porirua C…
Segner earned three straight man-of-the-match awards for the Blues in games against Fijian Drua (40-15), Hurricanes (19-42), and H…
“His work around the breakdown is spectacular. He’s an expert in that part of the game. His work rate is huge. He’s always t…
Eight years and three Jubilee Cup wins later, Delany jokes that he can hardly remember anything about architecture.
Almost as soon as it started, the 2026 Pacific Four Series has finished, with New Zealand's Black Ferns claiming their fourth titl…
The Blues edged the Queensland Reds 36-33 in golden point extra time. The Highlanders kept their faint playoff hopes alive by cons…
The Black Ferns successfully retained the Pacific Four (PAC4) title with wins over the USA (48-15), Canada (36-14) and Australia …
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