the ability to lead men into rugby battles and to inspire people off the field. When he was made All Blacks captain by Fred Allen in 1966, he used expletives during his team talks but was advised ...

MELBOURNE, April 15 (Reuters) - Mark Tele'a will leave the Auckland Blues at the end of the season and play rugby in Japan next year, ruling him out of All Blacks selection in 2026, the New Zealand ...

Chiefs and All Blacks back-row star Wallace Sititi has revealed that the injury which has kept him on the sidelines for most ...

Telea has been one of the better-performed All Blacks backs of recent seasons, but might have had his full of rugby in New Zealand. That prompted Jeff Wilson, who once wore the same All Blacks ...

The All Blacks coach and NZR chief executive join Elliott Smith and Liam Napier in the studio for an exclusive and wide-ranging discussion of all the big rugby issues. Video / ZB All Blacks ...

Sotutu won Super Rugby's Player of the Year during the Blues' championship season last year but was frustrated to miss out on a place in Robertson's first All Blacks squads. With a potential path ...

Under World Rugby’s updated eligibility laws, O’Connor would in theory be available for All Blacks coach Scott Robertson to call on from August 2026. Despite being born in Australia ...

Many senior All Blacks now have a sabbatical clause in their contract that allows them to skip one Super Rugby Pacific season to spend six months abroad and the 28-year-old has opted to exercise ...

Ineos, which co-owns Manchester United, had legal action launched against it by NZR, the governing body responsible for rugby’s most famous side, the All Blacks, back in February – accusing ...