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New Zealand Rugby to sign commercial deal with Silver Lake

FILE - New Zealand' captain Sam Cane leads the All Blacks in their haka ahead of the second Bledisloe Rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand on Oct. 18, 2020. New Zealand Rugby has been given approval to sign a ground-breaking deal with California-based investment company Silver Lake Thursday, June 2, 2022 which will bring a cash windfall but which some observers fear may threaten the "special bond" between New Zealanders and their national team, the All Blacks. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

FILE - New Zealand captain Sam Cane leads the All Blacks onto the field for the second Bledisloe Rugby test against the Wallabies at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand on Oct. 18, 2020. New Zealand Rugby has been given approval to sign a ground-breaking deal with California-based investment company Silver Lake Thursday, June 2, 2022 which will bring a cash windfall but which some observers fear may threaten the "special bond" between New Zealanders and their national team, the All Blacks. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,File)

FILE - The All Blacks perform a haka ahead of the second Bledisloe Rugby test between New Zealand and the Wallabies at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand on Oct. 18, 2020. New Zealand Rugby has been given approval to sign a ground-breaking deal with California-based investment company Silver Lake Thursday, June 2, 2022 which will bring a cash windfall but which some observers fear may threaten the "special bond" between New Zealanders and their national team, the All Blacks. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

New Zealand Rugby to sign commercial deal with Silver Lake