The world champion Black Ferns have a new manager - with a winning pedigree. And Nelly Strickland can’t wait to turn coach Allan Bunting’s brainwaves into reality again.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster is against the idea of selecting players from overseas for the national team, saying it would be a “disaster” for New Zealand rugby.
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi is in doubt to lead his country’s Rugby World Cup defence because of a knee injury, according to a report from South Africa.
Moana Pasifika’s first Super Rugby Pacific match in Samoa wasn’t short of action for the vocal Apia Park crowd, but it ended in an all too familiar manner for the hosts.
Irrepressible halfback Cam Roigard underlined his ever-mounting All Blacks credentials with another influential performance as the Hurricanes continued on their merry way with a comfortable victory over the Highlanders.
Richie Mo’unga eventually celebrated his century-notching occasion for the Crusaders. The story of Good Friday in Christchurch, though, was Moana Pasifika giving the defending champions an unforeseen scare.
The number of former players from rugby union, rugby league and football who are taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to nearly 400, a British law firm said today.
One of the greatest All Blacks of all time, Sir Wayne “Buck” Shelford, has spoken about his sensational axing from the national team, the Bring Back Buck campaign, racism in rugby ranks and a lack of tikanga around Ka Mate.