PremiumChris KeallTechnology Editor/Senior Business Writer·NZ Herald·18 May, 2026 12:00 AM4 mins to read‌AI tools are now used to more quickly identify in-game and long-term trends. Photo / PhotosportAI tools are now used to more quickly identify in-game and long-term trends. Photo / PhotosportAI can help explain why an All Black is looking gassed.“Fast data is the decisions in the moment,” NZ Rugby tech boss Jonathan Southee says.

“It helps us, particularly on match day, understand what’s going on in the field. It tells us that Cam Roigard’s run a kilometre