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New Zealand players have reported culturally insensitive comments and alleged “favouritism”, “ghosting” and “body shaming” from coaches.
The allegations come as part of a cultural review of the Black Ferns set-up carried out for New Zealand Rugby.
The review was triggered after hooker Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate said she had a mental breakdown following alleged comments by head coach Glenn Moore.
Moore is “committed” to learning from the review and remains head coach.
Defending champions New Zealand will host the World Cup later this year, with the first match played on 8 October.
Ngata-Aerengamate put up an Instagram post on 8 December 2021 revealing her mental health struggles, shortly after an unsuccessful tour of Europe on which the defending champions lost twice to both England and France.
The resulting review, published on Monday, found that the player’s…
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