Kihikihi Rugby Sports Club’s Kiriana Nolan, 22, has earned her first fulltime Sky Super Rugby Aupiki contract after being ...

Andy Farrell has dismissed the relevance of last year’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final ahead of Saturday morning’s test. C’mon ...

Photo / Photosport The last time the two sides met was the Rugby World Cup quarter-final ... He’s been in charge of the All Blacks six times, most recently New Zealand’s 24-17 win over England at Eden ...

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All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane is keen to move on from a feud with retired Ireland first-five Johnny Sexton as he prepares for another meeting with the world’s number one side. “And as I stand there, ...

Gregor Paul is one of New Zealand’s most respected rugby writers and columnists. He has won multiple awards for journalism ...

The All Blacks, who knocked Andy Farrell’s men out of last year’s Rugby World Cup, arrive in Dublin on the back of a 24-22 win against England. Here, the PA news agency picks out some of the main ...

There are also 75,000 current registered rugby union players, over half the New Zealand playing base, and three professional franchises in the zone. The club will be funded by a South Island-based ...

But all that changed in Chicago in 2016 when Joe Schmidt’s side finally beat the All Blacks for the first time. Going back to the previous test, when the All Blacks pinched victory at the death, the ...

Bay of Plenty “Coastie” Richard Apanui will make his Tairāwhiti representative debut at the Freyberg Masters national interprovincial next week. Apanui, who plays his golf at Tauranga course Ōmokoroa ...

A reality TV contestant who appeared to attempt a haka on-camera has come under fire for the “disrespectful” rendition of the traditional Māori war dance. The spin-off of the original 90 Day Fiancé ...

Sam Cane and the All Blacks face Ireland for the first time since the Rugby World Cup quarter-final. Photo / Photosport ...