New Zealand ran in seven tries to crush Argentina 54-15 Saturday and win the inaugural Rugby Championship title with a game to spare.
It is what many have been arguing for since the end of isolation: strength versus strength in the Currie Cup.
Flyhalf Aaron Cruden kicked two late penalties as the All Blacks hung on to beat South Africa 21-11 in their Rugby Championship clash on Saturday.
The All Blacks struggled to a 21-5 victory over a gallant Argentina at Westpac Stadium to remain unbeaten in the Rugby Championship.
Daniel Carter ensured New Zealand converted their territorial domination into points as they beat Australia 22-0 in their Rugby Championship clash.
New Zealand have kicked off the inaugural Rugby Championship with a convincing 27-19 win over Australia.
In the heady glow of the Olympics, it may have escaped general notice that a new international rugby tournament begins on August 18.
Authors of nonfiction books on assisted suicide risk imprisonment, especially if the book is published in New Zealand, writes Barbara Erasmus.
Ross Taylor is also expected to miss the early part of the following five-match one-day series due to a shoulder injury
The All Blacks bounced back from a disappointing second Test to punish Ireland 60-0 in a nine-try blitz for a clean-sweep of the series.
As the powerhouses of southern hemisphere rugby take on the UK’s top brass, the pressure is on SA as the Wallabies and Kiwis thrash Ireland and Wales.
Aaron Cruden again underlined his credentials as the successor to Daniel Carter with a superb all round performance against the Lions on Saturday.
The 19th-century cathedral that was destroyed during the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand had been rebuilt temporarily using cardboard.
The Crusaders brought an end to the Stormers perfect record, the only one in Super Rugby this year, with a 31-24 victory on Saturday.
Despite being the only team without a bonus point, Stormers remain top of the log with a perfect record in this year’s Super Rugby tournament.
Fiji have won the Hong Kong Sevens in a tight match against New Zealand 35-28 that takes them just two points off top spot in the overall standings.
The company that makes New Zealand’s favourite spread, Marmite, says it has run out of the product after being forced to close its factory months ago.
Relative newcomer Vernon Philander’s dominance with the ball and a great knock by Graeme Smith with the bat sealed an early victory for the Proteas.
Taking out unaffordable loans has proved to be an unsustainable solution to the game of rugby.
As the 2012 Super Rugby season kicks off, <b>Andy Capostagno</b> analyses the three conferences and looks ahead to a weekend of local derbies.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has won the toss and chosen to bowl in the third and deciding Twenty20 international against South Africa.
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/ 4 February 2012
A withering burst of 24 unanswered points in five minutes set New Zealand up for a 24-7 win over Fiji in the IRB Sevens World Series on Saturday.
Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher has six months of Test cricket left before his Proteas career ends.
New Zealand rugby player Willie Ripia has resigned from Australia’s Western Force Super 15 club after he was allegedly caught stealing from teammates.
New Zealand’s quake-ravaged city of Christchurch has been rocked by a series of 17 low- to mid-level earthquakes in 18 hours.
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.
New Zealand’s Christchurch has been rocked by a fresh series of powerful earthquakes, sending terrified people fleeing into the streets.
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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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/ 15 December 2011
Despite a series of setbacks that had the nation worried, New Zealand ended 24 years of disappointed by winning the Rugby World Cup this year.
New Zealand’s rugby skipper Richie McCaw has lifted the lid on the World Cup final, breaking his silence over an alleged eye-gouging incident.
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/ 3 December 2011
Four New Zealand’s five Super 15 rugby franchises have been put up for partial sale with no restriction on where the private stakeholders come from.
John Key has claimed victory for his centre-right National Party in New Zealand elections and says he has begun talks with likely coalition partners.