Prop Benn Robinson has declared the Wallabies scrum will be up to the challenge of confronting the All Blacks, who will have their World Cup-winning front row back in harness …
Former All Blacks coach Graham Henry is confident Sonny Bill Williams is only leaving rugby for a short time and believes the dual international will retire alongside Brad Thorn as …
Kieran Read has recovered from his rib injury and is seeking another suffocating All Blacks forward performance against Australia in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test. Missing out on the end of …
Replacing Brad Thorn and Jerome Kaino was never going to be easy but All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has found two likely candidates to face Australia in Sydney on Saturday. …
Adam Ashley-Cooper is more than happy to be on the wing against the All Blacks this weekend, predicting centres Rob Horne and Anthony Faingaa will have their hands full with …
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen dismisses talk of a one-on-one rivalry with Robbie Deans yet isn’t afraid to fire a volley of psychological shots at his Wallabies counterpart. Hansen didn’t …
Sonny Bill Williams says he has learned to shut out the kind of raucous reception likely to greet him in Sydney during Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test. The All Blacks’ inside …
Former Wallaby, Western Force and NSW Waratahs utility back Cameron Shepherd has launched legal proceedings against UK rugby club Northampton Saints over a contract dispute. Shepherd, who subsequently signed with …
Luke Romano has bounced back from injury to earn an unexpected start at lock for the All Blacks in Saturday’s match in Sydney. The man touted as the long-term replacement …
South Africa have made six changes to the team held by England last June for a Rugby Championship first-round match against Argentina in Cape Town Saturday. In comes fullback Zane …
There is no risk of a complacent All Blacks side running onto ANZ Stadium in the first trans-Tasman rugby Test since their one-sided World Cup semi-final. The 20-6 thumping of …
The Wallabies insist Berrick Barnes will be the man calling the shots against New Zealand on Saturday night but admit their success in the Bledisloe Cup opener depends largely on …
Left wing and blindside flanker are the most contentious selection issues for All Blacks coach Steve Hansen ahead of Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney. The template established in the …
The All Blacks’ decade-long dominance over Australia is set to earn veteran Wallabies lock Nathan Sharpe an unwanted Test rugby statistic. Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney will be Sharpe’s …
Wallabies back-rower Dave Dennis won’t need to look far for advice on how to win major sports clashes with New Zealand, as he prepares to face the All Blacks for …
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans on Tuesday put his faith in a relatively-untested inside back combination for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with New Zealand, but offered hope to the omitted Quade …
An injection of Chiefs Super Rugby know-how has given the All Blacks impetus ahead of Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test against the Wallabies. The five selected Chiefs players were given a …
An injection of Chiefs Super Rugby know-how has given the All Blacks impetus ahead of Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test against the Wallabies. The five selected Chiefs players were given a …
