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OPINION: All Blacks resurrection after quarterfinal thriller 

OPINION  Sam Whitelock! The name that rung through thousands of televisions and households across New Zealand just before the final whistle was blown in the All...

Community unites to kick off RWC with fundraiser 

Around 150 people flocked to the Howick RSA on September 9 to watch the opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC) between...

Four Saint Kentigern old boys selected for All Blacks

Four Saint Kentigern College old boys have been selected in the first All Blacks squad of 2023 to compete in the Rugby Championship. Finlay Christie...

Farewell Black Panther

By award-winning sports writer Ivan Agnew Black Panther Waka Nathan ended a long battle with dementia, dying peacefully before his family at Dannemora's Bruce...

COMMENT: Lienert-Brown deserves All Blacks starting berth

Probably ranked fourth in the midfield pecking order before injuries to Sonny Bill Williams and Jack Goodhue, Anton Lienert-Brown deserves a starting berth when...

COMMENT: England flex muscles as World Cup looms

It’s a funny old world when Six Nations champions Wales have broken New Zealand’s 509-week status as the world’s top rugby nation and England,...

OPINION: All Blacks are creaking

  Two games don't make an international rugby winter, but after a 20-16 win against Argentina and a 16-all draw with South Africa, a rusty...

OPINION: Sonny Bill on thin ice

Having suffered hamstring problems soon after making the All Blacks' 39-man squad, Sonny Bill Williams is skating on thin ice. Injuries have plagued the 33-year-old...

OPINION: Has Nonu stepped into World Cup contention?

If there were any doubts soon to be 37-year-old Ma’a Nonu was too old to play in this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan,...

No World Cup certainty

Two Great Escapes by the All Blacks and Australia over the weekend showed how foolhardy it is to nominate any one team hot favourite...