Grassroots rugby will be one of the big beneficiaries of the Silver Lake deal to buy a stake in NZ Rugby, Northland Rugby Union Chairman Andrew Ritchie says. Photo / Michael CunninghamGrassroots rugby will be one of the big beneficiaries of the Silver Lake deal to buy a stake in NZ Rugby, Northland Rugby Union Chairman Andrew Ritchie says. Photo / Michael CunninghamNorthland Rugby Union chairman Andrew Ritchie has launched a broadside at the Rugby Players' Association and Forsyth Barr for undermining the Silver Lake deal that he says is in the best interests of rugby in the country. He said the NZR and Silver Lake proposal would bring a host of other benefits to grassroots rugby. Andrew Ritchie, Northland Rugby Chairman, says the Silver Lake deal is in the best interests of rugby locally and nationally.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 19, 2021 17:03 UTC