The Spinoff's Duncan Greive says NZR likely to introduce streaming ...

A newly purchased domain name and IP filings may allow NZ Rugby to stream their own games.

NZ Rugby claimed the URL nzrplus.co.nz on April 11th, 2023. While not live yet, this indicates the organisation will broadcast games to fans directly. 

Spinoff founder Duncan Greive, who broke the original story, says NZR stated they weren't going to charge for games in the immediate term- but the current deal with Sky is due to expire.

"I think it's that immediate term that's the telling part. Because the current deal with Sky runs through the end of 2025, and at that point they would have the ability, if they wished, to start selling them direct to fans."

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