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Flying Kiwis – October 8 — The Niche Cache Things have happened very quickly during the Ange Postecoglou reign at Nottingham Forest. Initially there was all this chatter about how Chris Wood simply didn’t fit the vibrant, energetic style of pl...

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Callum McCowatt
Gabi Rennie
Kees Sims
Grace Wisnewski
Chris Wood
Kate Taylor
George Stanger
Hannah Blake
Michaela Foster
Matthew Garbett
Michael Boxall
Alex Paulsen

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 2 — The Niche Cache Okay, settle in now, grab yourself a cuppa, because we’re reached the round’s headline act: the derby has arrived in the National League. Three times these clubs met in the A-League last season and th...

Weekly National League football offerings

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All Whites vs Poland/Norway: Squad Yarns & Preview — The Niche Cache This is the part of the year where the international games come thick and fast. We had two matches against Australia in September. Now we’ve got Poland and Norway in October. In November we’ll have Co...

Stay on top of New Zealand's football depth as All Whites prepare for phase of games overseas

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New Zealand Warriors Women Laid Exciting Foundations In Their 2025 Return To NRLW — The Niche Cache New Zealand Warriors women didn't make the NRLW Finals in 2025 but they showed their mana in dealing with adversity and offered many positive flashes throughout the season that will provide strong fou...

Hearty Aotearoa rugby league reading menu for ya (before dipping into Pacific Championship squad break downs)

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Exploring New Zealand's T20I Mixer After The Series vs Australia — The Niche Cache New Zealand slipped to their fifth consecutive T20 loss vs Australia in home conditions and offered a fresh dose of funky wrinkles after the two losses a Bay Oval.

Despite Kane Williamson playing 6 T20Is since the start of 2023 and having similar a T20 strike-rate to Tom Latham, all the Blackcaps headlines are about him.

Dive deeper into New Zealand's T20 mixer to learn more about others who deserve the spotlight

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2025 ODI Women's World Cup: New Zealand's Slippery Start — The Niche Cache New Zealand's White Ferns have started the ODI World Cup with two losses and while there is still room for a positive outlook, their 4-11 record in ODIs since the start of 2024 suggests that they won'...

New Zealand started the ODI World Cup 0-2 and statistically they are one of the worst teams at the tournament. They should be able to get a few wins over the next week in a monumental phase for White Ferns

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Doing Nothing (NRL & Kiwis/Blackcaps/National League) Podcast Episode · The Niche Cast · 07/10/2025 · 1h 55m

Give our latest podcast a twirl

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 2 — The Niche Cache Okay, settle in now, grab yourself a cuppa, because we’re reached the round’s headline act: the derby has arrived in the National League. Three times these clubs met in the A-League last season and th...

Week two roundup of the Men's #NZNationalLeague is here:

👉 The Auckland-Wellington Derby arrived in the Nats
👉 Wellington Olympic left it late
👉 Western Suburbs had the biggest MNL victory for a decade
👉 10-man Auckland City got started with a loss

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How Brisbane Broncos Became The Best Recruiters Of New Zealand Rugby League Talent In Australia — The Niche Cache Brisbane Broncos were always among the best recruiters of Aotearoa rugby league talent but their NRL and NRLW championships in 2025 blew them past all other organisations in Australia.

Brisbane Broncos recruited Jordan Riki, Deine Mariner & Xavier Willison from New Zealand - all 3 played in the NRL Grand Final win. How did Broncos replace Stacey Waaka in NRLW? They recruited Kerri Johnson from Kaikohe.

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White Ferns ODI holes...

Record since start of 2024: 4-11

Suzie Bates batting
2024: 22.6avg/71sr
2025: 14.5avg/62sr

Sophie Devine bowling
2024: 44.5avg/5.3rpo
2025: 12ov @ 6.6rpo

Eden Carson bowling
2023: 69.3avg/5.2rpo
2024: 48.5avg/5.1rpo
2025: 41.2avg/4.6rpo

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The Instincts NRL & NRLW grand finals, White Ferns at the World Cup, NZ National League, OFC Women's U19 Championships, Blackcaps, NZ Breakers, and more

Monday newsletter with NZ Warriors/NZ Breakers yarns for paid subscribers

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Breaking Down Another Year Of Christchurch's Excellent Rugby League Production Line — The Niche Cache Jordan Riki will be the only player from the Christchurch region in the NRL or NRLW Grand Final but his 2025 NRL season reflects the continued rise of rugby league in the South Island's biggest city.

Jordan Riki sums up the Christchurch rugby league surge nicely. High pedigree junior who dominated the local scene, settled into a consistent NRL groove to play in two NRL Grand Finals - now an NRL champion

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Exploring New Zealand's T20I Mixer After The Series vs Australia — The Niche Cache New Zealand slipped to their fifth consecutive T20 loss vs Australia in home conditions and offered a fresh dose of funky wrinkles after the two losses a Bay Oval.

Stay informed about the Blackcaps T20 mixer because it's more complicated than ever...

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YouTube video by The Niche Cache New Zealand Warriors Things To Watch Out For In State Championship

NZ Warriors / State Championship things

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Exploring New Zealand's T20I Mixer After The Series vs Australia — The Niche Cache New Zealand slipped to their fifth consecutive T20 loss vs Australia in home conditions and offered a fresh dose of funky wrinkles after the two losses a Bay Oval.

Jacob Duffy is a T20I bowling legend for New Zealand

Jimmy Neesham is almost as efficient as Duffy in T20I bowling

The two Tims (Seifert & Robinson) are the best Blackcaps T20I batters this year

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Five Biggest Movers & Groovers For New Zealand Kiwis In 2025 — The Niche Cache The 2025 NRL season is almost finished and Pacific Championship footy is just around the corner, so let's check in with the five biggest movers and groovers for Aotearoa Kiwis.

Jordan Riki made the NRL GF in 2023, then a NZ Kiwis debut in 2024 and back to an NRL GF in 2025.

Riki is building a compelling case to be locked in as the long term starting edge forward for NZ Kiwis

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Breaking Down Another Year Of Christchurch's Excellent Rugby League Production Line — The Niche Cache Jordan Riki will be the only player from the Christchurch region in the NRL or NRLW Grand Final but his 2025 NRL season reflects the continued rise of rugby league in the South Island's biggest city.

Christchurch juniors involved in Grand Final Sunday

Jordan Riki: Hornby
Tanner Stowers-Smith: Halswell
Jason Salalilo: Papanui
Makaia Tafua: Linwood

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New Zealand T20I bowlers below 8rpo in 2025 (10+ overs)

Adam Milne: 6.5
Will O'Rourke: 6.86
Jacob Duffy: 7.11
Jimmy Neesham: 7.41
Ish Sodhi: 7.76

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New Zealand T20I batters over 150sr in 2025
Finn Allen: 211.76
Tim Seifert: 165.66
Rachin Ravindra: 164.34
Michael Bracewell: 153.92

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Kyle Jamieson: 4w @ 27avg/9rpo
Adam Milne: 4w @ 19.5avg/6.5rpo
Ben Sears: 4w @ 36avg/10.2rpo
Michael Bracewell: 3w @ 65avg/9.2rpo
Will O'Rourke: 3w @ 34avg/6.8rpo

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Bowling
Jacob Duffy: 23w @ 13.8avg/7.1rpo
Matt Henry: 13w @ 17.8avg/8.8rpo
Jimmy Neesham: 12w @ 10.5avg/7.4rpo
Ish Sodhi: 12w @ 15.7avg/7.7rpo
Zak Foulkes: 8w @ 27avg/8.2rpo
Mitchell Santner: 5w @ 34.8avg/8.2rpo

Finn Allen: 144 runs @ 36avg/212sr
Devon Conway: 135 runs @ 27avg/135sr
Bevon Jacobs: 64 runs @ 32avg/121sr
Mitch Hay: 43 runs @ 10.7avg/105sr
Jimmy Neesham: 36 runs @ 7avg/100sr
Zak Foulkes: 25 runs @ 147sr
Mitchell Santner: 24 runs @ 24avg/126sr

New Zealand T20I stats this year
Batting
Tim Seifert: 497 runs @ 49.7avg/166sr
Tim Robinson: 259 runs @ 86avg/145sr
Rachin Ravindra: 212 runs @ 42avg/164sr
Daryl Mitchell: 207 runs@ 29.5avg/133sr
Michael Bracewell: 157 runs @ 31avg/154sr
Mark Chapman: 148 runs @ 14.8avg/146sr

20 Blackcaps have played 3+ T20s this year - excluding Glenn Phillips (1) and Kane Williamson (0)

31 Blackcaps have played 2+ T20s since the start of 2024. 29 have played 3+ T20s for New Zealand in this period.

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Kane Williamson has the lowest T20I batting strike-rate for New Zealand batters with 500+ runs since the start of 2020 (125sr)

Williamson and Devon Conway (128sr) are the only NZ batters who have scored 500+ runs with strike-rates below 130 in this period.

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Flying Kiwis – October 2 — The Niche Cache Patience is a virtue but Milly Clegg’s wait for a goal in the NSL must have been grinding at her thoughts. It hasn’t been easy for her. She’s been in and out of the Halifax Tides starting team lately,...

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Milly Clegg
Chris Wood
Marko Stamenic
Tyler Bindon
Gabi Rennie
Kees Sims
Owen Parker-Price
George Stanger
Grace Neville
Callum McCowatt
Ryan Thomas

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Breaking Down Another Year Of Christchurch's Excellent Rugby League Production Line — The Niche Cache Jordan Riki will be the only player from the Christchurch region in the NRL or NRLW Grand Final but his 2025 NRL season reflects the continued rise of rugby league in the South Island's biggest city.

Christchurch is now a fabulous rugby league development region....

Jordan Riki will play his 2nd NRL GF on Sunday
K-Ci Newton-Whare and Jackson Stewart won NSWRL U21/U19 championships
NZ Warriors are full of Chch juniors

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Notable White Ferns bowlers below/above 5rpo in ODIs since start of 2024

Below
Jess Kerr: 4.48
Eden Carson: 4.61

Above
Amelia Kerr: 5.15
Lea Tahuhu: 5.23
Sophie Devine: 5.53

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Suzie Bates last 3 years of ODI batting

2023: 40.2avg/75sr
2024: 22.6avg/71sr
2025: 19.3avg/63sr

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Eden Carson wickets in last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 1, 0

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