Media Insider: Chiefs v Chiefs in High Court – judge rejects NZ Rugby bid for interim injunction to halt NRL team launch

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NZ Rugby says its Waikato-based Chiefs franchise has built an "incredibly strong identity widely recognised and loved by fans" since 1996. Photo / Photosport

A High Court judge has today rejected a NZ Rugby bid for an interim injunction seeking to halt the launch of a new Chiefs NRL team in Papua New Guinea.

Justice Karen Grau said she would release her full decision on Monday after lawyers for the NRL and NZ Rugby

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