42 articles tagged "all-blacks"
All Blacks star Ardie Savea provided an honest answer when asked why he had decided to take up a sabbatical in Japan in 2024 – “the money’s goodâ€. The recently-reappointed Hurricanes captain will head to J
Unwanted by the All Blacks, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has one over them - technically. The Robertson-coached Barbarians beat the All Blacks XV 35-31 today in London running in five tries at Tottenham Hotspur
Veteran halfback TJ Perenara is in line for his first All Blacks appearance of the year after being called up to the squad before the test against Scotland next Monday. Perenara starred for the All Blacks XV in the
Uncapped Blues and North Harbour wing Mark Telea has been called into the All Blacks as a replacement for Leicester Fainga'anuku after the Crusaders winger left the squad for family reasons ahead of the test against Jap
Sevu Reece, George Bower and Hoskins Sotutu have been included in the All Blacks four-game northern tour squad. The All Blacks will face Japan, Wales, Scotland and England. Players such as Beauden, Scott and
Blues coach Leon MacDonald has been appointed to lead the newly-formed All Blacks XV for their upcoming two-match tour in the UK in November. MacDonald will coach the side for their matches against Ireland A in Du
Ardie Savea has joined the All Blacks squad in Auckland, where the All Blacks are expecting to face a physical Wallabies side this Saturday in the final round of the Rugby Championship. The loose forward missed the
Former All Black Mils Muliaina believes Richie Mo'unga deserves to keep the No.10 jersey going forward, following his instrumental performance in New Zealand's win over South Africa. Mo'unga was chosen to start at
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has set his sights on their next opponents, despite the uncertainty over his future in the role. After three straight losses and dropping to a worst-ever fifth in world rankings, Foster
All Blacks back Will Jordan is in doubt for the second test against South Africa, after missing yesterday’s training due to illness. The wing was forced to skip the session due to a stomach bug management descri
The All Blacks have named a formidable side for their Rugby Championship opener against Rugby World Cup champions South Africa this Sunday. Samisoni Taukei’aho will start at hooker, alongside prop Angus Ta’ava
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber has named imposing hooker Malcolm Marx to start in his 50th test against the All Blacks at Mbombela Stadium on Sunday morning. Nienaber says they will be ready to go up a level ag
Ian Foster’s coaching job is not under obvious threat but his New Zealand Rugby boss has made it clear the All Blacks’ performances were “unacceptable†in their series defeat to Ireland. Foster refused to
All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane admits complacency played a role in their historic second-test loss to Ireland, but he is determined to right those wrongs in the series-decider on Saturday. Ioane understands his sid
All Blacks' captain Sam Cane remains adamant they're heading in the right direction, despite their historic loss to Ireland and record-low world ranking. New Zealand slumped to fourth in the latest World Rugby ran
All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea took time out to pray after a red card led to his confusing early substitution during the loss to Ireland on Saturday night. Savea made way for a replacement just after the 30t
Ireland beat the All Blacks 23-12 to claim a historic win in New Zealand and level their three-match series. This is the first time Ireland has beaten the All blacks on New Zealand soil. Andrew Porter scored
All Blacks veteran Brodie Retallick is preparing to take on the challenge of leading the line-out when they meet Ireland in their second test tonight. In the absence of Sam Whitelock, Retallick is expected to make
All Blacks second-five David Havili is determined to grab his chance as he looks to cement his spot in a congested New Zealand midfield. Havili was sidelined with COVID-19 for the series opener against Ireland,
All Blacks star Beauden Barrett says they have not been seduced by the 42-19 scoreline when it comes to the quality of their performance against Ireland last weekend. Operating on a stripped-back game plan and a h
