{"id":785754,"date":"2026-09-28T23:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/785754\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T23:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:08:13","slug":"fehi-fineanganofos-future-decided-after-agreement-with-red-bulls-on-new-nzr-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/785754\/","title":{"rendered":"Fehi Fineanganofo’s future decided after agreement with Red Bulls on new NZR deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Published: 2 hours ago | 28 September 2026 16:23 EDT
Updated: 2 hours ago | 28 September 2026 17:01 EDT <\/p>\n

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Fehi Fineanganofo of the New Zealand All Blacks prepares to take to the field during the Nations Championship match between the All Blacks and France. (Photo by Phil Walter\/Getty Images) \"Google <\/a> <\/p>\n

Hurricanes<\/a> breakout star and All Black debutant Fehi Fineanganofo\u2019s future has been decided after coming to terms with a new deal with NZR.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old has signed a one-year extension until the end of 2027 that will see the winger stay in New Zealand<\/a> with Bay of Plenty<\/a> and the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

The Newcastle<\/a> Red Bulls<\/a> agreed to re-worked terms to allow Fineanganofo to stay an extra year to make a case to play for the All Blacks<\/a> at next year\u2019s Rugby World Cup<\/a> in Australia.<\/p>\n

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Newcastle Red Bulls\u2019 sporting general manager Neil McIlroy said the club was supportive of his World Cup ambitions, which led to a reworked deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are fully supportive of Fehi\u2019s desire to represent his country at Rugby World Cup 2027, which marries with our own philosophy of aiming high and enabling our athletes to achieve their ambitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cFehi\u2019s arrival in 2027, with additional international experience that will only add to his already-devastating qualities as a top-class winger, is another statement of intent around where this club is going.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are more than happy with the quality and depth that our existing squad possesses, but may yet choose to add to the outside back position if a player of the required standard becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fineanganofo will still join the Red Bulls on a three-year deal from 2027-29 at the conclusion of the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to be staying in New Zealand with the Hurricanes for next season,\u201d the winger said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of what we achieved last season, and I\u2019m looking forward to helping defend the Super Rugby title while continuing to put my hand up for the All Blacks ahead of the Rugby World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunity to stay in New Zealand and push for selection for the Rugby World Cup means a huge amount, and I\u2019m fully committed to joining the club after the tournament and giving everything I can to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

NZR General Manager Professional Rugby Relationships Simon Simmers added that the solution works for all parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to have reached a positive resolution for Fehi and look forward to seeing him continue playing his rugby in New Zealand through 2027 and chasing his dream of playing at a Rugby World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published: 2 hours ago | 28 September 2026 16:23 EDT Updated: 2 hours ago | 28 September 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":785755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-785754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/785755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}