Business of Sport: women's sport is on a roll – but what about rugby?

Business of Sport: women's sport is on a roll – but what about rugby?
Chelsea Bremner of NZ smiles following the 2022 Pacific Four Series match between the NZ Black Ferns and the USA last month. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
First, it was New Zealand Football, and then NZ Cricket followed suit. The women’s sports equal pay bandwagon is gathering momentum but will our biggest national code get on board?The ink is dry on the Silver Lake deal but the pressure remains on NZ Rugby to get serious about the women’s game.And for many observers, that means equal pay for equal effort. Especially now that the national bodies for cricket and football have heeded the clarion call.NZ Cricket’s (NZC) announcement earlier this week that NZ’s women cric...

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