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NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes her Super Rugby pick as clear as a bell

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed where her Super Rugby heart lies, and it's not in Auckland with the Blues where she lives, or in the capital where the Hurricanes are based and her best work is done.

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"I've always been clear. My loyalty has always been with the Chiefs," Ardern told Sky Sports superb show, The Breakdown, on Tuesday.

"I was born and raised in Morrinsville so it's pretty hard to really take the Mooloo country out of me. I was born with bells in my ears."

That's good news for Warren Gatland's Chiefs side who showed impressive form in this year's Super Rugby tournament prior to it being halted due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the Stuff website, the New Zealand government this week gave community sport a shot in the arm by announcing plans to allow gatherings of up to 100 from Friday. That opened the way for games to be played, and parents and family to watch.

"We kept talking about that phase when things will feel like they're getting back to normal. And for me a real sign of that sense of normality is people being able to get back to their clubs, to get back to Saturday mornings of taking the kids to sport.

"That's such a huge part of who we are that the return to that is a sign that things are coming back. It's also for me a big part of it is just being able to gather again together, that sense of community, and mental health and wellbeing. Physical exercise and activity is such an important part of that, really important," the popular Ardern said.

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