Christchurch juniors named NRL, NRLW and below this round... Jordan Riki: Hornby (NRL) Jaydika Tafua: Papanui (NRLW) Tanner Stowers-Smith: Halswell (NSWC) Makaia Tafua: Linwood (NSWC) K-Ci Newton-Whare: Riccarton (JFC)

There are six players from Otara in NRL/NRLW finals squads this round... Ronaldo Mulitalo: Ellerslie junior Josiah Karapni: Otahuhu junior Otesa Pule: Caboolture junior Annessa Biddle: Otara junior Annetta Nu'uausala: Otara junior Fane Finau: Otara junior

Funky whanau wrinkles... Tiana (NRLW) & Carlin (NBL) Davison - siblings Jaydika (NRLW) & Makaia (NSW Cup) Tafua - siblings Tenika (NRLW) & Xavier (NRL) Willison - cousins

NZ Warriors squad named for NSW Cup Grand Final (tweaks likely) Taine Tuaupiki Setu Tu Ali Leiataua Moala Graham-Taufa Edward Kosi Luke Hanson (U21) Tanah Boyd

While all Australian NRLW teams have wahine from Aotearoa, New Zealand Warriors mapped out even more opportunities for rugby league ladies in their return to NRLW theniche-cache.com/rugbyleague/...

The NZ-A cricket hasn't lost of FC game in their last three overseas tours. Here's their mahi this year Bangladesh: theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/... South Africa: theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

If you're still trippin' about Kane Williamson then you better catch up to Blackcaps T20 cricket theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

White Ferns now have two lefty batters and two lefty bowlers in their ODI World Cup squad with the swift rise of Bree Illing and Flora Devonshire theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

Stay informed about the All Whites development pipeline with our NZ U20 World Cup preview theniche-cache.com/football/202...

Latest Flying Kiwis featuring Callum McCowatt Grace Wisnewski Chris Wood Marko Stamenic Gabi Rennie Alex Paulsen Suya Haering Joe Bell Michael Boxall George Stanger Matthew Garbett Kate Taylor Marco Lorenz theniche-cache.com/football/202...

Chatting lots of football in our latest podcast as well as NZ Breakers, Blackcaps, White Ferns and NRL/NRLW Apple: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/a... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6d6K... Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpDo...

NZ Warriors Women returned to NRLW with hearty leaders, nifty scouting/recruitment and local rugby league youngsters who looked comfy stepping up to NRLW #UpTheWahine theniche-cache.com/rugbyleague/...

Monday newsletter reflecting on an 0-2 start for NZ Breakers, NRL/NRLW finals and White Ferns form. Plenty more stuff including bonus yarns for paid subscribers thenichecache.substack.com/p/snaring-a-...

Daryl Mitchell last few years of T20I batting 2021: 28.9avg/141sr 2022: 32.8avg/144sr 2023: 21avg/122sr 2024: 49.1avg/158sr 2025: 32.8avg/134sr Career FC: 44.5avg/54sr LA: 48.5avg/95sr T20: 27avg/138sr

Suzie Bates' last few years of ODI batting 2020: 39avg/70sr 2021: 11.4avg/54sr 2022: 44.1avg/87sr 2023: 40.2avg/75sr 2024: 22.6avg/71sr 2025: 29avg/70sr

Tim Seifert in CPL 2020: 22.1avg/110sr 2021: 22.1avg/113sr 2022: 24.5avg/93sr 2024: 28.5avg/157sr 2025: 44avg/169sr

Knights NRLWahine round up... Tenika Willison (Taharoa) two seasons in NRLW 2024: 7 games, 4 tries, 2 try assists, 7 linebreaks, 109m/game, 77.7% tackling 2025: 11 games, 2 tries, 7 try assists, 2 linebreaks, 104m/game, 88.8% tackling

Samuel Healey's last two years of NSW Cup 2024: 26 games @ 65% wins, 8 tries, 22 offloads, 56m/game, 94.2% tackling 2025: 14 games @ 93% wins, 3 tries, 21 offloads, 95m/game, 95.8% tackling #UpTheWahs

Jacob Auloa in last two years with NZ Warriors 2024: 8 games of U19s | 10 games of U21s | 9 games of NSW Cup 2025: 14 games of U21s | 5 games of NSW Cup #UpTheWahs

Makaia Tafua in two years with NZ Warriors 2024: 3 games of U21s | 17 games of NSW Cup 2025: 7 games of U21s | 16 games of NSW Cup #UpTheWahs

Kayliss Fatialofa is 20yrs and has played 26 games of NSW Cup this year with 80mins in 21 games. Jason Salalilo is U21s and has played 21 games in his first year of NSW Cup with 30+ minutes in 18 games. He has only played seven U21 games in two years. #UpTheWahs

Luke Hanson is still U21s and has played 34 NSW Cup games with 71% win rate. His two seasons in NSW Cup...

Tanah Boyd is 15-0 in NSW Cup this year with 19 try assists #UpTheWahs

Aotearoa flavour for Cronulla Sharks in three finals over the weekend... NRL: Ronaldo Mulitalo (Auckland), KL Iro (Cook Islands), Briton Nikroa (Tauranga), Braden Hamlin-Uele (Auckland)

Isaiah Papali'i (Te Atatu) has two NRL Finals games in a row with the most run metres for Panthers forwards in less than 40mins coming off the bench.

Aotearoa cricket menu... White Ferns lefties, Rachin Ravindra, Adi Ashok: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBKz... White Ferns T20 World Cup squad: theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/... NZ-A in South Africa: theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/... Blackcaps T20s: theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

Another NZ-A tour means another dose of New Zealand's young cricketers shining. Lots to digest from the tour of South Africa... theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

12 Blackcaps have played 7+ T20Is since the last T20 World Cup and 11 of them are in the squad to play Australia. Better focus on those who are playing for Aotearoa rather than those who aren't then... theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

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Best Blackcaps in T20Is since last T20 World Cup Batting Tim Seifert: 445 runs @ 55.6avg/170sr Daryl Mitchell: 244 runs @ 34.8avg/136sr Rachin Ravindra: 221 runs @ 31.5avg/150sr Michael Bracewell: 215 runs @ 35.8avg/153sr

Blackcaps made the Champions Trophy final earlier this year - after making the semi-finals in their last 5 ODI World Cups. Blackcaps are 9-2 in T20Is this year without 'big names' NZ-A hasn't lost a FC game in 2 overseas tours this year

The New Zealand A cricket team is undefeated in their last 8 First Class games - 4 wins, 2 draws overseas vs Aus in NZ: won by 3 wickets vs Aus in NZ: drawn In Aus: won by 225 runs In Aus: won by 68 runs In Ban: won by 70 runs In Ban: drawn In SA: won by 185 runs In SA: drawn

Kane Williamson has played the same number of T20Is since the start of 2023 as Trent Boult (6) Boult is no longer mentioned in Blackcaps T20I coverage and Williamson features in all headlines

Number of T20Is Kane Williamson has played for New Zealand in recent years 2019: 3/12 (25%) 2020: 5/11 (45%) 2021: 12/23 (52%) 2022: 13/22 (59%) 2023: 0/21 (0%) 2024: 6/21 (29%) 2025: 0/11 (0%) Let him go and embrace the new

Give our latest newsletter a twirl for lots of kiwi cricket, Wellington Phoenix/Auckland FC squad break downs and all the NZ angles for NBL you can handle thenichecache.substack.com/p/holding-th...

Funky White Ferns 1st 11 for ODI World Cup Suzie Bates Georgia Plimmer Amelia Kerr Brooke Halliday Sophie Devine Maddy Green Polly Inglis (wk) Jess Kerr Lea Tahuhu Eden Carson Bree Illing theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

Fane Finau (Otara) and Jaydika Tafua (Christchurch) have starting roles for NRLW Finals, plus Isaiah Papali'i (Te Atatu) is in a groove for Panthers #KiwiNRL #NRLWahine theniche-cache.com/rugbyleague/...

Latest Flying Kiwis featuring Matthew Garbett Callum McCowatt Rebecca Lake Chris Wood Tyler Bindon Indiah-Paige Riley Alex Paulsen Joe Bell Finn Surman Sarpreet Singh Ryan Thomas Ben Old theniche-cache.com/football/202...

Best NZ-A players in South Africa FC Rhys Mariu: 414 runs @ 138avg/86sr, 1 x 200, 1 x 100 Curtis Heaphy: 271 runs @ 90.3avg/53sr, 1 x 100 Mitch Hay: 148 runs @ 74avg/64sr, 2 x 50 Dale Phillips: 120 runs @ 60avg/71sr, 1 x 100

NZ-A stats in First Class series vs SA-A Batting Rhys Mariu: 414 runs @ 138avg/86sr Curtis Heaphy: 271 runs @ 90.3avg/53sr Mitch Hay: 148 runs @ 74avg/64sr Dale Phillips: 120 runs @ 60avg/71sr Joe Carter: 102 runs @ 25.5avg/57sr Jayden Lennox: 93 runs @ 93avg/58sr

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Blackcaps vs Australia T20I squad break down is coming in the next few days but for now, tap in with the T20 Tri-Series debrief... theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

The NSW Cup Warriors lost their first finals game but have earned another chance thanks to their dominant mahi this season. They play Eels on Saturday and like all Warriors teams below NRL - all finals footy is played in Australia theniche-cache.com/rugbyleague/...

Sometimes going backwards is great and NZ Breakers returned to old ways ahead of this NBL season - hopefully tapping into some dynastic old ways with a hearty kiwi core theniche-cache.com/americanspor...

Check in with all you need to know about the White Ferns ODI World Cup squad theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/...

Brisbane Broncos have 9 players from New Zealand taking a rest this weekend in their NRL and NRLW squads. Fane Finau (Otara) and Jaydika Tafua (Papanui) are named for NRLW Finals in their first seasons, plus the Aotearoa Panthers roll on in NRL Finals theniche-cache.com/rugbyleague/...

Blackcaps in T20Is Since last World Cup: 12-3 2025: 9-2 In NZ since start of 2020: 26-16 vs Australia: 5-13 In NZ vs Australia: 3-9 vs Australia since start of 2020: 4-6

Ish Sodhi recent years of T20I bowling 2020: 26.2avg/7.3rpo 2021: 16.9avg/8.1rpo 2022: 22.9avg/7.9rpo 2023: 26avg/7.5rpo 2024: 29.6avg/8.2rpo 2025: 13.7avg/7.3rpo

Matt Henry T20I bowling by year 2014: 40avg/6.6rpo 2015: 32avg/8rpo 2016: 18.7avg/9.3rpo 2017: 44avg/11rpo 2023: 21.6avg/7.2rpo 2024: 20.7avg/8.4rpo 2025: 14.5avg/9.2rpo

Jacob Duffy T20I bowling by year 2021: 42avg/4.6rpo 2022: 28.2avg/8.6rpo 2023: 35avg/8.7rpo 2024: 19.1avg/6.9rpo 2025: 12.2avg/6.6rpo