The Silver Fern

Nothing seemed to happen when there was talk of Counties, North Harbour and Auckland combining some of their competitions.

A first glance I thought it was for the whole season but it looks like it is at the end of the existing competitions.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16EhyiVWfT/

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360901003/eden-park-boss-extremely-disappointed-not-host-historic-black-ferns-test-against-womens-lions

That away jersey might have been inspired by their jersey from around 2000.

https://sportnation.nz/article/nrl-r360-ban-not-legal-peter-vlandys-slammed-by-rlpa?fbclid=IwY2xjawOTTxJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEevLr7uMzV5WwUldrlAfYk1f3WFH9oEBVRaocydsrk_EWG9QO5q8R-QHQuHZM_aem_qKQubTKWt8J0Nm6BLTMBNQ

https://sportnation.nz/article/its-quickly-become-a-fire-concerns-mount-over-nz-cricket-leadership?fbclid=IwY2xjawOTQ0JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFqZWVwbFZzUkM4TU04c3FBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjq22IFyG_kKGQ7xoqF64qpQmR2Bon3Ke5wy8f2wQDNV2G2AmmjhQ2yu7TsT_aem_fv_8uNyzTNtsEFLnVNpTTw

The sweeping the sheds bit is in the video posted earlier by the NZR Social media people, Samisoni Taukei'aho is sweeping as well.

There isn't anything on his personal insta and facebook about him sweeping sheds or a photo of him by the goal posts. It sounds like what other people have captured.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/360890015/kiwi-champion-golfer-returns-scene-his-greatest-triumph

I expect Papakura will be back and one of Waiuku, Te Kauwhata or Onewhero will be the eighth team.

https://xplorer.rugby/counties-manukau-rfu/news/eightteam-2026-mcnamara-cup-confirmed-20251118?fbclid=IwY2xjawOKAsRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFVOGN5OW92MnI3NVcwMHJVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHto-w87naDio2jc67BgWBUCZJfoiwHoaM4DOGvrfhdCSTC5xDLsktVdZXBtd_aem_cWkKqf4DhcU1WCMJX_RZLA

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360890321/major-change-results-shows-how-all-blacks-aura-has-been-damaged