Tries from Kieran Read helped New Zealand grab victory over South Africa, who had Bismarck du Plessis sent off for two contentious yellow cards.
South Africa will face New Zealand at Eden Park as a team determined to end 76 years of hurt.
The All Blacks have inflicted another severe defeat on Australia after winning their Rugby Championship rematch 27-16 at Westpac Stadium.
The All Blacks will play England in the final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens on Sunday as torrential rain played havoc on the pitch in Moscow.
The All Blacks have celebrated their 500th Test with a thumping 30-0 win over old rivals France which secured victory in their three-game series.
The All Blacks have stretched their Eden Park winning streak to 30 in 19 years after beating France 23-13 in an untidy encounter.
The banning of the ever-improving prop Steven Kitshoff will hit the Stormers hard when play against an All Black front row, says the Stormers’ coach.
It’s hard to understand why certain teams give the Boks sleepless nights. Wales have produced plenty of champion sides and yet they have but one win.
Despite leading 16-12 at the break, the Springboks could not pull off a win against a dominant All Blacks team at Soccer City.
New Zealand ran in seven tries to crush Argentina 54-15 Saturday and win the inaugural Rugby Championship title with a game to spare.
The All Blacks struggled to a 21-5 victory over a gallant Argentina at Westpac Stadium to remain unbeaten in the Rugby Championship.
Legendary All Black Jonah Lomu, treated twice for renal problems recently, says although he feels better, he expects to undergo another transplant.
A New Zealand under-20 rugby player has been accused of raping a woman at a hotel in Cape Town after the team’s match against the Baby Boks on Friday.
New Zealand snatched a 22-19 victory over Ireland with a desperate goal by Dan Carter in Christchurch on Saturday.
Aaron Cruden again underlined his credentials as the successor to Daniel Carter with a superb all round performance against the Lions on Saturday.
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw might play his first match since the Rugby World Cup after being included on the bench for Canterbury’s Super 15.
After 24 years of stumbles, disappointments and plain old chokes, New Zealand finally lived up to its billing as world rugby’s premier side in 2011.
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/ 16 December 2011
The New Zealand Rugby Union have appointed Steve Hansen as the new coach of the world champion All Blacks, replacing Graham Henry.
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/ 14 December 2011
The All Blacks and Canterbury Crusaders’ Zac Guildford has been banned from the first Super 15 game next year after a drunken spree in November.
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/ 14 November 2011
Zac Guildford has apologised for a drunken binge that ended with him staggering naked and bleeding into a bar, and then assaulting two people.
Graham Henry has quit as coach of the All Blacks after their World Cup win, ending one of the most successful rugby coaching careers of all time.
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/ 23 October 2011
Hosts New Zealand led France 5-0 at half-time in the rugby World Cup final at Eden Park on Sunday.
An anxious New Zealand faced its "date with destiny" on Sunday, praying a 24-year wait for a second Rugby World Cup title would soon be over.
SA’s Craig Joubert has been named to referee the Rugby World Cup final between overwhelming favourites New Zealand and "worst-ever finalists" France.
Concerns over All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw’s injury have been allayed by news that he will be playing in the World Cup semifinal against Australia.
New Zealand eased into the World Cup semi-finals with a sometimes nervous but ultimately comfortable 33-10 victory over a dogged Argentina.
Despite the loss of Frans Steyn, South Africa have emerged as the favourites to win on Sunday, after Australia’s dreadful display against Ireland.
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/ 23 September 2011
Selection of the scrumhalf Morgan Parra at outside-half against the All Blacks may help France secure an easier route to the final.
All Blacks’ fly-half Dan Carter has pulled out of the side to play Japan in their World Cup clash on Friday after failing to overcome a sore back.
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/ 9 September 2011
Thousands of rugby fans flooded onto the downtown streets of Auckland’s waterfront as the country began the World Cup in a carnival-like atmosphere.
The 2011 Rugby World Cup tournament kicks off with the All Blacks feeling the pressure and the Springboks seeking a good start against Wales.
Former Springbok flyhalf Naas Botha says the history books show that Australia’s victory in the Tri-Nations series should count in favour of SA.