PremiumAlice SoperContributing Sports Writer·nzme·27 May, 2026 02:40 AM4 mins to read‌Touch NZ and NZ Rugby join forces to make touch their official summer, non-contact game, but NZR CEO Steve Lancaster says it's not due to concussion fears. Video /Ryan Bridge TODAYIt was early this year that they arrived in their thousands. Athletes from across the country and age divide all descended on the Hutt Valley for two weekends of action.

Erecting a sea of gazebos to ring the grounds, it evoked the sevens scenes of old. The tournaments