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The All Blacks have had their lack of cover at hooker exposed, with Waikato's Aled de Malmanche rushed into the squad from a holiday in Bali after a training ground injury to Corey Flynn. It was always a gamble to go with just two specialist hookers on...
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Some reckon the deal is already done, but for now all the All Blacks are saying about big Carl Hayman is that they expect to see him soon, they'd love him around more permanently and the ball's in his court. Hayman, the giant tighthead prop who has never...
Tags: All Blacks eye Hayman, The All Blacks, world cup, Carl Hayman
As has been the case between the two sides in recent times, the Wallabies led 16-13 at the break before being overwhelmed by the All Blacks in the second half. New Zealand had already secured the Bledisloe Cup, hammering the Wallabies 33-6 in Wellington...
Tags: THE All Blacks, bledisloe cup, New Zealand, Tokyo, Australia, Dan Carter, Wallabies, Sitiveni Sivivatu, wallabies led, cup test
The New Zealanders need their trans-Tasman cousins to do them a huge favour if they're to have a realistic chance of sneaking away with a fifth straight Tri Nations title. A win by the undefeated Springboks next Saturday at Subiaco Oval or at Suncorp...
Tags: The All Blacks, Australia, New Zealanders, Graham Henry, South Africans, Wallabies, Ma'a Nonu, Luke McAlister, Conrad Smith, Sydney
A commanding Tri-Nations win in Bloemfontein was further evidence that South African coach Peter de Villiers is making good his promise to give the Springboks an All Blacks flavour. When he surprisingly landed the job from Jake White in the wash-up to...
Tags: The All Blacks, South African
He says it did not come about just by turning up and they had to get everything right , which they hope is the case again this week. McCaw says judging by the way the squad trained today, he feels they are on track. McCaw is expecting plenty of fizz...
Tags: The All Blacks, Springboks, Bloemfontein, Victor Matfield, Richie McCaw, Boks, Irish Lions, Jaque Fourie, Halfback Fourie
This was their best chance in ages to end the 23-year Eden Park hoodoo and once again they suffered from stage fright, squandering an early 10-point lead and wasting several massive opportunities to put the All Blacks away. The Wallabies cannot blame...
Tags: The All Blacks, Stephen Donald, Richie McCaw, Australia, Wallabies, Graham Henry, bledisloe cup
THE Wallabies head for Auckland today believing they are better prepared, smarter and more resourceful than the team that was humiliated at Eden Park a year ago. For Saturday's Test, the selectors yesterday named 12 of the same starting XV that was thrashed...
Tags: The All Blacks, Eden Park, Robbie Deans, Australia, Auckland, bledisloe cup, Richie McCaw, New Zealander Vinny Munro, New Zealand Rugby Union
Junior rugby player Tom Wells was more concerned with a scratch on Ritchie McCaw's leg than whether the All Black captain's injured knee had held up during a tryout game for his Christchurch club at the weekend. McCaw played for Christchurch against Lincoln...
Tags: The All Blacks, bledisloe cup, Cliffy Palu, Auckland, Stephen Donald, Wallabies, Australian, team naming
It is the kind of clause that any rugby-loving Kiwi bloke dreams of Matthew Cutts doesn't have to work if the All Blacks are playing nearby. Cutts, one of the stars of the upcoming Starlight Express musical in Wellington, will sing the national anthem...
Tags: The All Blacks, France, Dunedin, Wellington