2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (599+ words) Richie Mo’unga is back at No 10, while Codie Taylor has been named captain, as the All Blacks confirmed their side to take on the Springboks at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium. With any hopes of winning the series gone with…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (528+ words) Black Caps Twenty20 opener Finn Allen has become the most expensive player in the history of Australian cricket, signing a three-year contract with Big Bash League outfit the Melbourne Stars. The 27-year-old has signed a NZ$740,000 contract to join the Stars,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1843+ words) The All Blacks are male-dominated. But the national rugby team are not male-exclusive and it is one of the less appreciated aspects of their set-up that they were in South Africa and now the USA with six women on their…...

3+ day, 17+ min ago   (471+ words) After a “whirlwind” last few days, All Blacks veteran Jordie Barrett says the side are back in test mode as they prepare to bookend Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series with a victory in Baltimore on Sunday. Both sides are coming off…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (859+ words) At a time when international cricketers are having to choose between their clubs or countries, Black Caps white ball captain Mitchell Santner knows where his loyalties lie. As one of the world’s premier T20 cricketers, the 34-year-old was offered a lucrative…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (660+ words) All Blacks face dilemma It is widely accepted that the team who clearly win the forward battle win the game. So it seemed to be in those first three tests in South Africa. One of the reasons for the losses…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (646+ words) Poverty Bay right wing Josaia Bosaka Tikicidre proved a handful for the North Otago defence, scoring three tries in a 45-27 Heartland Championship loss at Rugby Park on Saturday. The Poverty Bay Weka will continue fighting the good fight. They lost…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (405+ words) The loss of the third test against the Springboks highlighted a broader question for the All Blacks: how to keep playing their high-octane, high-reward but high-risk game and win against the big boys? The “big boys” are full-strength teams from…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (191+ words) Truck crash blocks all northbound lanes on Auckland's Northern Motorway Damian Willemse will replace the injured Cheslin Kolbe at fullback in two changes named by South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus today for Sunday’s series decider against the All Blacks…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (879+ words) All Blacks v Springboks, Sunday 9am By Gregor Paul in Baltimore Confirmation bias is a terrible thing in rugby, as it leads to all sorts of false conclusions and misrepresentations about what happened in big tests and why. There is a…...