Business of Sport: NZR ‘naughty boys’ get a serve as Silver Lake cosies up to Australia

Business of Sport: NZR ‘naughty boys’ get a serve as Silver Lake cosies up to Australia
Transtasman rugby relations are tense. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
Rugby politics. Where would we be without it? So, step up one and all and we will reveal the latest twists and turns in the fascinating world of New Zealand Rugby and Silver Lake.  Drum roll please.Life is twitchy at New Zealand Rugby (NZR) HQ at the moment, and that seems to be the case over at Silver Lake, too.The bedmates are nervous, anxious and worried about being shut out in the cold while the relentless private-equity splurge on global sport continues around them. The problem Silver Lake has is that its European-based rival, CVC Cap...

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