Former Springbok AJ Venter and future stars of South African rugby Andries Strauss and Sias Ebersohn, will take the field for the ‘Heroes Rugby Challenge’ at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday…
New Zealand
Mallet will take charge of South XV in Help For Heroes charity match
Italian World Cup coach Nick Mallett has put his search for a new job on the backburner to concentrate fully on next month’s Help for Heroes Challenge Match at Twickenham.…
New Zealand Sevens team named for HSBC Sevens World Series
New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has today named his first squad of the 2011/2012 season today that will travel to the opening three legs of the HSBC Sevens World…
World Champion Black Ferns ready for England tour
The four-time Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC) champion Black Ferns have assembled in Auckland to prepare for their three Test tour to England this month. The Black Ferns play against…
England’s matches in November 2012
The QBE Internationals will deliver an exciting, international competition between the northern and southern hemispheres and see the World Cup winning All Blacks play on English soil for the first…
Tri-Nations becomes The Investec Rugby Championship
Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato, Wellington and Otago will host All Blacks Test matches in the 2012 international season, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) announced today. The Rugby World Cup winning…
Crusaders new home to host 2012 All Blacks Test match
The Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks will play one of six domestic Test matches in 2012 at a specially revamped stadium which will be the interim home of rugby…
Graham Henry talks us through his World Cup emotions
To win the World Cup means everything to me and it has brought me some peace, especially after what happened in 2007. We really showed that All Blacks tenacity in…
Richie McCaw to undergo foot surgery
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is to have surgery to remove a screw from his injured right foot, All Blacks Doctor Deb Robinson says. McCaw had surgery earlier in the…
Pat Lam names his 2012 Blues squad
Blues coach Pat Lam says retaining the bulk of the 2011 squad for next year is one of the most pleasing aspects of the 2012 Blues squad– along with the…