New Zealand fly half Daniel Carter has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup 2011 with a serious groin injury. The 29-year-old tore a tendon in his left groin…
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New Zealand 37 France 17
Full back Israel Dagg led the way with a double as New Zealand swept to a 37-17 victory in their Pool A clash with France at Eden Park. Tries from…
Richie McCaw to win 100th Test cap
All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have announced the All Blacks team for their third match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup…
New Zealand drift in World Cup betting
THE ALL Blacks disjointed performance against Tonga sees them move out to 4/6 for the World Cup with Ladbrokes. The bookies weren’t blown away by their win against 57 point underdogs…
New Zealand 41 Tonga 10 – The Rugby World Verdict
IT WAS ALWAYS going to be hard to judge New Zealand after this first game of the World Cup, but they were far from impressive against Tonga, writes Paul Morgan…
New Zealand v Tonga match preview
Rugby World Cup Pool A: New Zealand v Tonga Venue: Eden Park, Auckland Date: Friday 9 September Kick-off: 0930 BST Tournament coverage: Scores and reports on the BBC Sport website…
All Black side to play Tonga in opening RWC clash
All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have today announced the All Blacks team for the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World…
New Zealand lose two for opening games
New Zealand No 8 Kieran Read will miss the opening weeks of Rugby World Cup 2011 while fellow loose forward Adam Thomson is likely to be unavailable for the opening…
Five young New Zealand players handed lifetime bans
Five players from the Otahuhu Rugby Club have each received a lifetime ban from all rugby. A judicial hearing was called following the assault on a referee at the conclusion…
All Blacks team to play Australia in final Tri-Nations clash
All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have named the All Blacks team to play Australia in the final Investec Tri Nations Test…