New Zealand Rugby is investigating reports of a white, drug-like substance visible on the broken Ranfurly Shield after Hawke's Bay's win against Wellington at the weekend.
Hawke's Bay Rugby Union says the rugby taonga was spilt two after a player dropped it on a concrete floor on Sunday morning.
But since those revelations, further photos have been circulating online, showing lines of white powder on top of the broken shield.
RNZ's sports correspondent Jamie Wall spoke to Charlotte Cook.
