Assistant coach Hoani MacDonald says the Ranfurly Shield holders respect what Waikato are capable of. Kickoff in Hamilton's at 1:05. Elsewhere - Auckland host Southland at Eden Park and last placed ...

It’s gone for a 22nd straight year, but the Bledisloe Cup is a contest again, with the Wallabies falling agonisingly close of ...

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Siya Kolisi has returned to South Africa after just a single season at Racing 92 after the Springboks skipper’s contract with ...

Robbie Deans started with a memorable victory. Dave Rennie came within two coats of Dulux of ending Australia's winless run ...

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Schmidt was quickly inserted as Rugby Australia's leading candidate to ... the opportunity to offer some help to a key international union - albeit one of his homeland's leading rivals - was ...

Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early ... Schmidt jumping over the Tasman Sea.

The Bledisloe Cup is one of the longest running rugby union competitions in the world, pitting old rivals Australia (the ...

New Zealand survived a late rally to beat Australia 31-28 in the Rugby Championship in Sydney and retain the Bledisloe Cup.