Players in action during the Farah Palmer Cup womens rugby match between Auckland Storm and Waikato in October 2020. Photo / PhotosportPlayers in action during the Farah Palmer Cup womens rugby match between Auckland Storm and Waikato in October 2020. Photo / PhotosportRugby columnist Sam Casey has lost his job at sports radio station SENZ after an opinion piece arguing too much money was being invested in women's rugby for too little return. "Obviously, it's an opinion piece and it's designed to create debate and discussion. "From my point of view, it was an opinion piece about the economics of rugby in New Zealand, it wasn't 'let's have a potshot at women's rugby'."

Source: New Zealand Herald July 06, 2021 09:33 UTC