| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.11.2024 | All Blacks sweating on Cane injury ahead of France clash | Former captain Sam Cane is an injury doubt for New Zealand ahead of their clash with France next weekend but coach Scott Robertson is confident Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor will be fit to play in Paris.
Openside flanker Cane suffered a ... |
| 08.11.2024 | New Zealand braced for intense Ireland battle | New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has warned his teammates they will need another 80-minute effort against Ireland in Dublin on Friday after the side squeezed past England in last weekend’s Autumn international series opener.
Lock Barrett k... |
| 07.11.2024 | McKenzie returns at flyhalf for New Zealand against Ireland | :Damian McKenzie is back at flyhalf for New Zealand in their clash with Ireland in Dublin on Friday, one of two injury enforced changes to the side who secured a narrow win over England.
McKenzie, who has spent much of the year in the numbe... |
| 04.11.2024 | Head knocks rule All Blacks Taylor, Barrett out of Ireland test | :New Zealand have suffered a double blow ahead of Friday's test against top-ranked Ireland with starting hooker Codie Taylor and flyhalf Beauden Barrett ruled out of the Dublin clash due to concussion protocols.
Both All Blacks failed Head ... |
| 31.10.2024 | Haka is in our DNA, says All Blacks coach | Previous
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Summer Series - England Training - Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Britain - June 4, 2024 England's Joe Marler during training Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
Rugby Union - Yokohama Internatio... |
| 31.10.2024 | Haka is in our DNA, says All Blacks coach | Previous
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Summer Series - England Training - Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Britain - June 4, 2024 England's Joe Marler during training Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Japan v... |
| 30.10.2024 | England prop Marler restores X account after haka post furore | England's Joe Marler reactivated his X account on Wednesday after the prop received backlash for his post saying the All Blacks' iconic haka is 'ridiculous' and must be binned ahead of their match against New Zealand.
The haka is a ceremoni... |
| 25.10.2024 | French rugby bosses to turn the page after horror summer | PARIS : French rugby has had a terrible year off the field, and the sport's national authorities are prepared to improve discipline as Les Bleus prepare for their autumn series, which will culminate next month with a clash against New Zeala... |
| 14.10.2024 | Wigglesworth promoted as England coaching merry-go-round continues | LONDON : Richard Wigglesworth has been promoted to England senior assistant coach under Steve Borthwick, the RFU said on Monday, in the latest development in the head-spinning Twickenham merry-go-round of staff working with the senior team.... |
| 04.10.2024 | The Shifting Tides of Rugby: New Beginnings and Familiar Challenges | The world of rugby is a dynamic arena, where fortunes can change as swiftly as the wind. Recent developments in the sport have highlighted both the promise of new beginnings and the weight of tradition. The All Blacks, a team synonymous wit... |
| 29.09.2024 | All Blacks coach Robertson 'pleased' despite runners-up finish | All Blacks coach Scott Robertson said he was pleased with his team's performances in the Rugby Championship despite a second place finish that saw the New Zealanders fail to add a 21st title to their record southern hemisphere haul.
A 33-13... |
| 20.09.2024 | Slipper's milestone moment a major motivation for wounded Wallabies | SYDNEY : Australia captain Harry Wilson said sending James Slipper home a winner after his record 140th test was a major motivation for the team ahead of their Rugby Championship test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Slipper, 35, will surpa... |
| 15.09.2024 | All Blacks prop Newell ruled out of Australia test with calf injury | Prop Fletcher Newell has been ruled out of the All Blacks' Rugby Championship test meeting with Australia next Saturday due to a calf injury, New Zealand Rugby said on Sunday.
Newell suffered the injury in New Zealand's 18-12 loss to South ... |
| 07.09.2024 | Rugby Championship Showdown: South Africa Faces Injury Woes While New Zealand Seeks Redemption | The Rugby Championship is heating up. South Africa and New Zealand are locked in a fierce battle. But as the teams prepare for their next clash, the stakes have never been higher. South Africa is reeling from injuries. New Zealand is nursin... |
| 06.09.2024 | New Zealand aim to put the pain of Ellis Park behind them | CAPE TOWN : New Zealand have focussed on gaining more control in the closing stages of the match and not giving opponents South Africa any easy entries into their 22 in their Rugby Championship test in Cape Town on Saturday, according to ca... |
| 05.09.2024 | Beauden Barrett benched as All Blacks make four changes to face Springboks | CAPE TOWN :New Zealand have dropped fullback Beauden Barrett and scrumhalf TJ Perenara to the bench in four changes to their starting line-up to face South Africa in the Rugby Championship on Saturday as Ethan Blackadder and Caleb Clarke mi... |
| 28.08.2024 | Springboks draft in Etzebeth for bench role against New Zealand | JOHANNESBURG : South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been passed fit to face New Zealand in a Rugby Championship showdown in Johannesburg on Saturday, but will start from the bench having originally been excluded from the team announced this ... |
| 23.08.2024 | New Zealand forced into prop change for S Africa tour | New Zealand prop Ethan de Groot has been ruled out of the two Rugby Championship tests in South Africa after sustaining a neck injury, officials said on Friday, and will be replaced in the squad by George Bower.
De Groot, 26, was taken off ... |
| 05.08.2024 | Papali'i commits to All Blacks through 2027 World Cup | All Blacks loose forward Dalton Papali'i has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup, NZR said on Monday.
The 26-year-old, who has played 34 tests, also extended his contract with Super Rugby Pacific side Auckla... |
| 02.08.2024 | Japan bound Perenara to leave New Zealand, Hurricanes | All Blacks scrumhalf TJ Perenara will leave New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Wellington Hurricanes at the end of 2024 after signing a three year deal with Japan League One side Black Rams Tokyo, NZR said on Friday.
The 32-year-old debuted fo... |
| 28.07.2024 | Rugby's Battle of Attrition: Injuries and Strategies Ahead of the Championship | The Rugby Championship looms large on the horizon, and with it comes a wave of uncertainty. Teams are grappling with injuries, reshuffling their lineups like a deck of cards. The All Blacks and Springboks, two titans of the sport, face chal... |
| 27.07.2024 | All Blacks captain Scott Barrett has surgery on injured finger | All Blacks captain Scott Barrett has undergone surgery after injuring his finger during last week's test against Fiji, New Zealand Rugby said on Saturday.
Lock Barrett, who was one of the two starters retained in the squad as New Zealand be... |
| 23.07.2024 | Depleted Springboks gamble on hooker Marx for Rugby Championship | Previous
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - South Africa v Ireland - Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa - July 6, 2024 South Africa's Pieter-Steph du Toit in action with Ireland's Bundee Aki REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO:... |
| 21.06.2024 | SA Rugby lose R6.8m | SA Rugby boss Rian Oberholzer. Image: SA Rugby website.
SA Rugby has reported a shortfall of R6.8m before tax in 2023 because of significant game-related expenditure, its members were told on Thursday.
“Those investments continue to pay off... |
| 30.05.2024 | New Zealand provincial unions block governance reforms | :New Zealand's provincial rugby unions voted against proposed governance reforms pushed by the sport's national governing body and players' association on Thursday in a move that could lead to a split in the domestic game.
At a Special Gene... |
| 16.04.2024 | Barrett signs New Zealand extension, confirms Leinster stint | Utility back Jordie Barrett has signed a contract extension with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) until 2028 but confirmed he will join Irish side Leinster on a six-month sabbatical in December once his All Blacks commitments are completed in 2024.
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