31 Mar 2025

All Blacks holding on to Damian McKenzie

From Checkpoint, 4:33 pm on 31 March 2025

New Zealand Rugby announced the first-five and fullback will spend the next four years at home - a move that allows him to participate in the 2027 Rugby World Cup. There were rumblings McKenzie might take his career offshore - but NZ Rugby's strict stance on eligibility was likely a factor in keeping the playmaker on home soil. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen.