Jerome Kaino

Having won back-to-back World Cups and 18 Test matches on the spin, it’s safe to say the modern All Blacks aren’t too accustomed to losing. Granted, (...)

Ireland 40 New Zealand 29 Finally. As Rory Best declared in his on-field post-match interview at a rowdy Soldier Field in Chicago, it’s been a long(...)

At half time in the World Cup final, the All Blacks arrived back out on the pitch five minutes early: to do what? Clearly, Steve Hansen had his prior(...)

“The child grows out of you.” Until you land in Chicago and see the place bursting with joy for their beloved Cubs. Until you catch sight of the migh(...)

There are chinks of vulnerability there, what with their first three locks all ruled out and an untried, makeshift second-row, a rusty openside and sc(...)

Joe Schmidt is holding Ireland’s new generation for later in the day. But here they come. Despite an injury plagued 18 months, Rob Kearney has done e(...)

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has thrown a few curve balls selection wise in the home city of Wednesday night’s baseball World Series winners the Chi(...)

In another world, Jerome Kaino could have run out in Chicago on Friday in a USA shirt to face the New Zealand Maori. As it is, he is now 75 times an A(...)

Nigel Owens, international rugby’s first openly gay referee, believes the sport has “a way to go” in learning tolerance but professes only huge admira(...)

Rarely do I want to talk rugby, never mind seek someone out to chat specifically about it. I loved playing for 23 years, I now enjoy writing about it(...)