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New Zealand’s North-South match returns after eight-year hiatus
- Rugby
- September 4, 2020, 09:42
All Blacks coach Ian Foster will get one final look at contenders for his first All Blacks squad when the North-South match is played in Wellington o(...)

Lions coach Warren Gatland includes James Ryan in list of top locks
- International
- June 9, 2020, 15:51
Next summer’s British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has name-checked Irish secondrow James Ryan as one of the outstanding locks in these island(...)

The Offload: Eddie Jones back sticking needles in people’s eyes
- Rugby
- June 8, 2020, 11:00
Eddie returns to NZ TV Our funniest jokes tend to be the harshest because they illuminate uncomfortable truths. The coronavirus, which apparently di(...)

Broken neck to captaincy: Sam Cane to lead All Blacks in new era
- Rugby
- May 6, 2020, 10:17
A bull neck and surfeit of courage come in handy in rugby, and Sam Cane has relied heavily on both to overcome a horrifying injury and become the man (...)

Gordon D’Arcy: Digging deep only recipe for Twickenham success
- International
- February 19, 2020, 06:00
Twickenham will never change for me. Strolling up to RFU headquarters on Sunday I know the same uncomfortable feeling will creep to the surface. You (...)

Wales embracing Wayne’s world and doing it the Pivac way
- International
- February 8, 2020, 06:00
It looked so easy. The RDS in 2017. Aviva Stadium a week later. Leinster and Munster ripped to shreds as the Scarlets streaked to an unforeseen Pro 1(...)

Ireland's Farrell Era: Something old, something new and a philosophy from the Blues
- International
- February 1, 2020
Andy Dunne is hardly a soothsayer. An adventurous outhalf during his nomadic career – Leinster, Harlequins, Bath, Leinster again and Connacht – he’s s(...)

The sporting decade that was: Ireland finally slay Goliath
- Rugby
- December 28, 2019, 12:00
November 5th, 2016: Ireland 40-29 New Zealand - Soldier Field, Chicago This can never happen again. Not at the same time. The most cherished memory f(...)

Gerry Thornley: Painful World Cup exit should not detract from decade of success
- Rugby
- December 24, 2019, 07:00
That was the decade that was, and while it may have ended on a thoroughly anti-climactic and even slightly tawdry note, it’s worth reminding ourselves(...)

Ian Foster promoted to head coach of New Zealand
- International
- December 11, 2019, 17:33
New Zealand’s wait for a new All Blacks head coach is over after Ian Foster, Steve Hansen’s former assistant, was promoted to the position on a two-ye(...)