Before he died, rugby star Shane Christie sent a secret NZ Rugby report to the NZ Herald, claiming its findings needed to be released to keep future rugby players safe.

The report describes a detailed safety-net of measures Christie insisted be explored in the hope NZ Rugby would improve player safety.

NZ Herald investigative reporter David Fisher received the report - and he weighed in on the secrecy around the data.

"There were many things that were raised in there that Shane was very keen to have explored."

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