Rugby

ABs wary of 'loading gun'

The All Blacks have toed a line somewhere between respect and reverence this week as they've watched their opponents for Twickenham tomorrow belittled by their media.

All Blacks in England

All Blacks prepare for England

Muliaina rediscovers All Blacks rugby hunger

Rokocoko to play against All Blacks

'Mad Dog' after another ABs scalp

Lewis Moody is so terrified of spiders he had to take an "arachnophobia course." All Blacks, it turns out, don't worry him quite so much.

Unlocking counter-attack

Space - one team will be desperately trying to create it, while the other will be trying to close it down, when the All Blacks take on England at Twickenham tomorrow.

Wallabies won't get off Scot-free

Australia must get over their last-minute draw with Ireland if they are to continue their domination of Scotland, writes Greg Growden in Edinburgh.

Guildford confident he can handle big task

Zac Guildford will have the perfect opportunity to test-drive his new tackling technique against giant England wing Matt Banahan at Twickenham tomorrow.

More Rugby headlines

Cross replaces Ioane for Australia against Scots

Nonu well positioned to hand out lessons

McCaw to skip three Super 14 matches

Muliaina rediscovers All Blacks rugby hunger

Dream team contest for Taranaki jubilee

Oamaru to host World Cup Golden Oldies festival

Rokocoko to play against All Blacks

Zac Guildford heads rugby award nominations

Carter talks carefully on rare Wilkinson clash

ARU condemns Paddy O'Brien's criticism

More Rugby headlines

All Blacks to face England power

Photos: All Blacks v Italy

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Opinion

Pommie Jonny v Dan the man

England seem to have a superiority complex not justified by their results and the All Blacks won't want to slip up when they clash at Twickenham next week.

Countdown to death in the provinces

Not that far out from presenting ourselves to the world as a stadium of four million people, the emotional groundswell over the chopping of four teams from the Air New Zealand Cup is just about the last thing rugby needs.

Super 15 Rebels advised not to 'Force' it

ABs were more desperate

All Blacks

Muliaina rediscovers hunger

Evergreen All Black fullback Mils Muliaina has lifted the lid on a dose of mid-year burnout that saw him questioning his motivation for the game.

Dan steps careful over Jonny

Dan Carter chooses his words almost as carefully as he does his options on the rugby field. So when the subject of Jonny Wilkinson came up today, there was a well-rehearsed and crafted response.

Rokocoko to play All Blacks

Richie's burning desire

Nonu well positioned

Ma'a Nonu has not forgotten the pain of losing to England, but he also carries with him the gesture of the man he marked in his test debut.

International

Dan steps careful over Jonny

Dan Carter chooses his words almost as carefully as he does his options on the rugby field. So when the subject of Jonny Wilkinson came up today, there was a well-rehearsed and crafted response.

Cross replaces Ioane for Australia against Scots

Centre Digby Ioane has withdrawn from the Australia side to play Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday with a shoulder injury and will be replaced by Ryan Cross.

ARU condemns ref criticism

IRB rejects Fiji's player claims

'Mad Dog' after another ABs scalp

Lewis Moody is so terrified of spiders he had to take an "arachnophobia course." All Blacks, it turns out, don't worry him quite so much.

Super 14

McCaw to skip three S14 matches

Richie McCaw will sit out the first three rounds of the Crusaders' 2010 campaign as part of a deal brokered with the New Zealand Rugby Union.

Crusaders post $297,000 loss

The Crusaders deny they are in financial crisis after recording a $297,000 loss for the 2009 season.

Bulls the benchmark

Cruden ready for Hurricanes hype

Kahui likes it hot

Chiefs pin-up Richard Kahui is demanding his side get rid of their "hot and cold" reputation and prove a consistent force in next year's Super 14.

News

Oamaru to host Golden Oldies

"Huse full" signs are expected to be out in force throughout Oamaru during the forthcoming Rugby World Cup.

Guildford heads nominations

Rookie All Black Zac Guildford has been nominated in three categories for this year's New Zealand rugby awards.

PM books World Cup seat

Maori TV pondering no ads

Rokocoko to play All Blacks

Axed winger Josevata Rokocoko will get a chance to show the NZ selectors they made a mistake by dumping him.

Provincial

Dream team for Taranaki jubilee

Taranaki rugby's 125th jubilee celebrations are likely to centre on a home match against Canterbury next September.

Money matters top of agenda

Concerns about financial sustainability will be the favoured topic among Mid-Canterbury's stakeholders before a decision is made whether to join division one next year.