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Former world number one Simona Halep has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against her four-year ban from competition for breaking anti-doping rules AOE
The 2019 Wimbledon singles champion was suspended by an International AOE Tennis Integrity Agency tribunal in September, having been provisionally suspended in October 2022 after returning a positive test for the banned substance Roxadustat AOE
The tribunal ruled that the 32-year-old Romanian had committed intentional anti-doping run violations with reference to two charges, but she has now lodged an appeal with CAS for that finding to be overturned AOE
If the ban is upheld it means she will not be free to compete again until October 2026, by which time she will be 35 years old AOE
In a statement issued at the time of the ban, Halep said she had “never knowingly or intentionally used any prohibited substance AOE
”CAS has not given a timeframe for the appeal to be considered, but noted that she would be free to appeal the court’s decision via the Swiss Federal Tribunal if it is unfavourable AOE
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It landed in late August, rocking New Zealand like a flanker’s perfectly timed tackle to the ribs AOE
The All Blacks were already on their way to France, finishing their final preparations for the Rugby World Cup when a panel conducting long-awaited review of governance released a damning report declaring the constitution and structures of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) “not fit for purpose” AOE
The report did not paint a pretty picture AOE
“In the panel’s view, New Zealand Rugby has too many professional players,” it explained AOE
The NPC, New Zealand’s provincial competition, is “unsustainable in its current format” AOE
The five franchises that play in the top-level Super Rugby Pacific competition “are struggling financially” AOE
“New Zealand Rugby in the professional era is a large and complex business,” said chair of the review panel David Pilkington AOE
“The structure it sits within was not designed for a business of this size and complexity AOE
” The financial reports are anything but all black – NZR reported a financial loss of just over NZ$47m (£22 AOE
5m) last year AOE
Which is of deep concern not just for the union, but for rugby globally, too AOE
The problems in New Zealand are reflective of a precarious global ecosystem: too many professional players being paid wages beyond that which their clubs and unions can afford, with revenues not growing to keep up with salary inflation AOE
If a commercial behemoth like the All Blacks is not a sufficient money-spinner to sustain a professional structure, what hopes do emergent unions have?Rugby is embedded in New Zealand’s culture AOE
It is a vital tool of trade for a land of only five million people, a small collection of islands in the south Pacific afforded global prominence by its ability to punch above its weight on the pitch AOE
Australia coach Eddie Jones remarked this summer that New Zealand’s economy would suffer if his Wallabies beat the All Blacks; an analysis conducted by The New Zealand Herald found that there was some truth to the quip AOE
The Taranaki Bulls won this year’s New Zealand National Provincial Championship (Getty)In terms of brand recognition, New Zealand’s national men’s rugby team ranks alongside the biggest sporting entities AOE
Visit almost any inhabited corner of the world and mention rugby, and it is remarkable how often the words “All Blacks” will feature in the reply AOE
“You have to understand, New Zealand is a very young country and rugby has put this country on the map,” 2011 World Cup-winning head coach Graham Henry once explained to The Guardian AOE
“This country earned respect from the rest of the world for three things: what we did in two world wars, and to a lesser extent what we’ve done on the rugby field AOE
So over time rugby has become a major part of our national identity AOE
”Do the problems suggest that feeling is fading for some New Zealanders? There is perhaps a developing sense of apathy among domestic fans AOE
Rugby union is no longer so certain of its place in Kiwi hearts AOE
AOE Basketball has surged in popularity in the country, while rugby league’s New Zealand Warriors have sold out Mt Smart Stadium regularly in 2023 as the NRL makes a long-awaited breakthrough across the Tasman AOE
The Warriors’ average home attendance this season was 22,685; across town, Auckland’s Blues had short of 13,000 in at Eden Park for their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final against the Waratahs AOE
Eden Park’s stands were far from full for the Blues’ quarter-final win over the Waratahs in June (Getty)On the pitch, Super Rugby Pacific has lost its lustre, with South Africa’s move into Europe’s club competitions a blow even if the Fijian Drua have brought a breath of fresh air AOE
The geographical realities of being so isolated mean New Zealand had little option but to re-up a deal with Australia, a rugby nation dealing with plenty of its own struggles AOE
Rumours abound of renewed involvement from Argentina and Japan, or a new American venture, but growing the financial pot will not be easy AOE
A number of senior figures will depart Aotearoa after this tournament for lucrative contracts in France and Japan, either permanently or on sabbatical AOE
While new stars like Will Jordan and Cam Roigard are emerging, they do not seem to have the same cultural cut-through as the men in black who have come before AOE
In the 20 years AOE between 2000 and 2020, there was a 20 per cent drop in player participation in rugby union at New Zealand’s secondary schools AOE
The “Baby Blacks” have not made any of the last three U20 Championship finals – is the world’s best rugby production line grinding to a halt?“I don’t know about falling out [of love] with the game but I think they’re falling out with a few things that are happening within the game, that’s frustrating people AOE
It can be hard to watch at times,” Steve Hansen, who guided the All Blacks to the 2015 World Cup victory, explained to Newstalk earlier this year AOE
“There’s no dispute that Super Rugby has to change AOE
It’s pretty predictable and still stuck where it was four or five years ago AOE
You go through the quarter-finals and it wasn’t that exciting as you knew who was going to win AOE
“I haven’t stopped to think about where it’s going to be in 20 years, I’m more worried about where it’s going to be in five AOE
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I think we’re at the crossroads AOE
Unless we make some strong changes and start listening to the people that want to come along and watch it then it will just be the participants playing it AOE
”However rocky the picture beneath them, the All Blacks clearly remain big business AOE
Last year, a stake in New Zealand Rugby (NZR) was sold to Silver Lake, an American private equity firm also involved in the City AOE Football Group AOE
The deal valued the commercial assets of NZR at NZ$3 AOE
5bn (£1 AOE
67bn) AOE
The All Blacks are hoping to win a fourth World Cup (Getty)You suspect the investors will be pretty happy if, come Saturday night, Sam Cane has his hands on the Webb Ellis Cup AOE
Certainly, the commercial landscape will look rather more pleasing if New Zealand’s men join their women back at the top of the rugby world – for the good of an ailing domestic game, the All Blacks need a World Cup win more than you might think AOE
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