NZR chair David Kirk: 'In business, not everything is hit out of the park'.
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The NZR+ logo was teased during a 2023 All Blacks-Wallabies test. Photo / Sky
NZ Rugby is ditching its NZR+ platform and introducing a new all-in-one All Blacks and Black Ferns app in an attempt to supercharge its fan base.
In the business and entrepreneurial worlds, it’s known as the “fast fail”.
And while NZ Rugby isn’t prepared to use that phrase - after
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