No team has rattled the All Blacks’ cage throughout the years quite like the Springboks

All Blacks were on a highway to hell, but their World Cup outlook is now a whole lotta rosy

Wallabies scoreless at Eden Park as world champions lay down a marker for Japan

Australia’s James O’Connor completes his return from international exile

Steve Hansen’s side are bidding to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a third-straight time

All Blacks centre turns 34 on Saturday but has been retained in Hansen’s RWC squad

26-year-old looking to secure a place in crowded New Zealand midfield in Japan

Surprises in store as World Cup casts shadow over the upcoming Rugby Championship

Physical standards were not met against England but a defeat such as this can cleanse the soul

Coaching duties in Auckland will dovetail with TV punditry in Dublin for Six Nations

‘The All Blacks can put the most points on you in the shortest space of time’

‘Big players get up. If they think they are right to play, let them play,’ says New Zealand coach

Sam Underhill's late try against the All Blacks was disallowed by TMO for offside

Joe Schmidt makes a dozen changes to starting line-up for hugely relevant match-up

Irish system gave coach everything he needed to transform Ireland into a top team

For clampdown on high tackles to work the entire sport needs to be re-educated

‘Once I had that connection I knew anything was possible with my faith'

World Rugby need to be sure about which problem they are trying to solve

Compelling game swung on controversial decision to disallow Earls’s ‘try’

All Blacks show ominous strength in depth one year from World Cup