NZ Rugby Foundation

🏉 Rugby's newest rivalry is heating up.

Before the All Blacks and Ireland go head-to-head at Eden Park, join us for Auckland's premier rugby lunch and kick off test weekend in style.

🍻 Great craic
🎤 Hosted by Laura McGoldrick
🏉 Rugby legends and special guests
⛳ Your chance to win on our in room golf simulator
🍽 Premium food and beverages

Whether you're entertaining clients, rewarding staff, or gathering your rugby crew, this is the perfect way to launch into one of the biggest weekends on the rugby calendar.

📅 Friday 17 July 2026
📍 The Fortress – Eden Park
👥 Tables of 10: $2,950 + GST
🎟 Individual tickets available

Numbers are strictly limited to 400 guests and the best tables will be allocated early.

To reserve your table:
📧 [email protected]

All proceeds help the New Zealand Rugby Foundation support seriously injured rugby players and their families.

Thanks to all that joined us at this years Patron's Dinner. A wonderful occasion celebrating the work of the NZ Rugby Foundation.

SIR GRAHAM HENRY'S - THE PATRON'S DINNER 2026 MC Ali Williams took 300 of Auckland'd finest rugby supporters thro...

Congratulations to all those recognised for their outstanding contributions to New Zealand via the King’s Birthday honours list 2026. Especially to our very own Lisa Kingi-Bon.
For over a decade, Lisa has been at the forefront of ensuring the NZ Rugby Foundation delivers work class impacts for injured players and around player welfare. Constantly beating the drums for our cause and demanding best possible outcomes for our people through collaboration, championing, and support.

https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/kb2026-mnzm

It’s always been about more than the 80 minutes.

Exciting change in our leadership structure secures injured players futures...

NZRF President Andy Dalton said, “As an organisation, we are mindful that ‘we are all just wearing the jersey’, we need to ensure we have structures in place to partner with our people forever.”

New Zealand Rugby Foundation Updates Leadership Structure to Strengthen Lifelong Support for Seriously Injured Players The New Zealand Rugby Foundation (NZRF) has confirmed an updated leadership structure to ensure it is well positioned...

Looking for something to educate and entertain over the coming month? Grab yourself the latest edition of Rugby News where on top of reviewing the season they also have a lovely insight into the NZ Rugby Foundation.

The December/January issue of Rugby News magazine is out now and it's on sale until February 8.
Liam Napier examines what went right and wrong with the All Blacks and what has to change in 2026, plus Eroni Clarke talks about NZR's Pasifika Strategy. We feature the NZ Rugby Foundation, review the Grand Slam tour, preview the ABs and BFs Sevens, Maia Davis, Todd Blackadder, Ian Jones, Siya Kolisi, the Gordon bros, Jeremy Paul, Tony Johnson, Kendra Cocksedge, Collector's Corner, Hosea Gear and the Harlequins club of Blenheim.
Merry Christmas, one and all. Our Super Rugby special is out on February 9.

www.rugbynews.co.nz