New Zealand's Women's Rugby team, The Black Ferns (Not to be confused with "The Silver Ferns", which are NZ's Netball team) are ranked 1st in the world and are more sucessful than the All Blacks (For the oblivious, New Zealand's Mens team)
Teams from New Zealand (except the Rugby team, who are the All Blacks.
1888
The first game of rugby ever to be played in New Zealand under official rugby rules was on the 14th of May 1870. The two teams that went head to head were Nelson College and Nelson football club.
over a million This answer is rediculous - With a NZ population of 4,115,771 (2006 Census) This means that there is one rugby club for every 4 people (male, female, young old, or ancient.) In 2009 NZRU stated that there were 145,472 active players! Can someone more informed give me the correct answer?
Other Polynesian Peoples have their own individual versions of the Haka. Tonga and Samoa both perform ritual dances before rugby games in the same way that the haka is performed by New Zealand teams.
Wales, new zealand, scarlets and ospreys
new zealand are the all blacks
Australia
men at first but now women can play in the womens competition. There is no mixed gender teams.
Teams from New Zealand (except the Rugby team, who are the All Blacks.
New Zealand, Australia, France, England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Argentina
1888
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
It was new Zealand and France - New Zealand won 8-7
The first New Zealand representative rugby team to tour beyond Australia were called "The Natives back in 1888
Yes. These are the Blues, the Chiefs, the Crusaders, the Hurricanes and the Highlanders.
He plays in the openside position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams