'England don't fear All Blacks'
August 26, 2017 (17:00) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
Anthony Watson believes England have learned not to put the All Blacks up on a pedestal thanks to the British and Irish Lions. More...

All Blacks win Dunedin thriller
August 26, 2017 (06:30) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
The All Blacks beat the Wallabies 35-29 in a thrilling game of rugby in Dunedin to retain the Bledisloe Cup. More...

Hartley: We can beat All Blacks
August 25, 2017 (17:00) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
Dylan Hartley thinks the British and Irish Lions' drawn series with New Zealand can boost England's chances of becoming the world's best Test team. More...

Coles returns for All Blacks
August 23, 2017 (13:30) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
Dane Coles will make his return to the All Blacks side in the Rugby Championship clash with Australia in Dunedin on Saturday after battling injury for much of the year. More...

All Blacks legend Meads dies
August 20, 2017 (02:15) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen led the tributes to All Blacks great Sir Colin Meads, who has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. More...

All Blacks thrash Wallabies
August 19, 2017 (07:15) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
New Zealand registered a record points tally over Australia in a Test match as they began their Rugby Championship defence with a crushing 54-34 victory in Sydney. More...

Rona to debut against All Blacks
August 17, 2017 (05:00) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
New Zealand-born Curtis Rona will make his Australia debut against the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday. More...

Williams starts for All Blacks
August 16, 2017 (13:00) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
Sonny Bill Williams returns to the New Zealand starting line-up for Saturday's Rugby Championship opener against Australia. More...

Rugby: All Blacks playing it safe with Coles
August 13, 2017 (21:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Dane Coles and Sydney are proving to be an unfortunate mix. For the second year in succession he's arrived in Australia not available for selection.For the second year in succession All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has opened Bledisloe... More...

Rugby: Business as usual for All Blacks
August 13, 2017 (04:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Coach Steve Hansen says it's "business as usual" after the All Blacks today arrived in Sydney exactly one year after the discovery of a listening device at the team hotel which contrived to send relations between them and the Wallabies... More...

Rugby: Wallabies playing to save Australian rugby against All Blacks
August 13, 2017 (04:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
It feels now as if the Wallabies will this Saturday be playing to save Australian rugby with the retrieval of the Bledisloe Cup an incidental.Rugby in Australia is in danger of becoming a ghost sport, a curious relic of the private... More...

Kieran Read: Drawn Lions series could help All Blacks at next World Cup
August 13, 2017 (01:45) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The All Blacks are on the brink of the Rugby Championship - starting with two Bledisloe Cup tests against old rivals Australia - but the World Cup in Japan in 2019 is on the horizon too and skipper Kieran Read believes his team's... More...

Rugby: All Blacks look to beat skills shortage
August 09, 2017 (10:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The All Blacks story of the last five years or so has tended to follow the same plot in big tests, where they battle away for 80 minutes, emerging as victors on the back of their superior ability to execute the basic skills.Test... More...

'Manu can demolish All Blacks'
August 04, 2017 (07:15) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
Eddie Jones believes Manu Tuilagi can "demolish" the All Blacks and branded Leicester's wrecking-ball centre worth every ounce of effort poured into rebuilding his injury-hit England career. More...

Rugby: Ben Smith set to sign off from All Blacks in style
August 03, 2017 (13:15) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The immediate upside of Ben Smith's imminent sabbatical is the All Blacks vice-captain appears primed to sign off in style.After initial focus fell on newbies involved in the All Blacks' 34-man wider training squad for their two-day... More...

Former All Blacks captain Sir John Graham has died
August 03, 2017 (13:15) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Sir John Graham died last night in Auckland, aged 82.The former All Blacks captain and educationalist, highly respected for his work as principal of Auckland Grammar School from 1973-93 and as commissioner of the troubled Nga Tapuwae... More...

Rugby: All Blacks training squad could include some surprise names
August 01, 2017 (02:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The All Blacks, minus the Crusaders contingent, head into training camp tomorrow and it will be worthwhile keeping an eye on who is invited as previous get-togethers have thrown out big clues about who the selectors are considering... More...

Rugby: All Blacks to appeal Sonny Bill Williams decision
July 28, 2017 (06:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Sonny Bill Williams has appealed World Rugby's decision which has him set to miss the first Bledisloe Cup test.The World Rugby Judiciary Committee decided not to include the All Blacks match on August 11 in the four week suspension... More...

Big Read: McCaw, Shelford reason for All Blacks dominance, claims new book
July 28, 2017 (06:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The All Blacks are, by any reasonable accounting, the world's preeminent sports dynasty.Don't take my word for it, it's right there on page 65 of The Captain Class: The hidden force that creates the world's greatest teams . The... More...

Rugby: Sonny Bill Williams call causes All Blacks midfield muddle
July 28, 2017 (06:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The All Blacks would like to bring the midfield selection merry-go-round to a halt during the Rugby Championship. Ideally, they would like to see a combination emerge as obviously the strongest so they can build continuity and understanding... More...