All Blacks sale could prove a private equity intrusion too far for lovers of sport | Jonathan Liew

Selling a stake of New Zealand Rugby to a US firm is of a piece with the attempted European Super League coupTowards the end of last year, the consultancy firm Deloitte issued a pamphlet to investors outlining the uncertain financial landscape created by Covid-19. “An increasing number of companies and economic sectors are under severe pressure,” it noted. “Millions of jobs have been lost and thousands of businesses are at risk. This is a classic scenario where private equity c