The pressure on the All Blacks and New Zealand Rugby is about to intensify as a powerful cashed-up rival eyes the affections of NZ sports fans.
Silver Lake has been battered from pillar to post in the great Kiwi rugby debate. So, why is it not giving up?
The economic agency for NZ's second-biggest city says it's disappointed it hasn't been able to entice the All Blacks to play there.
History shows the Super Rugby expansion teams will have a lot to prove in 2022.