Rugby

Mils finds form for 'big one'

Mils Muliaina, now the second most capped All Black of all time, looks over at team-mate Zac Guildford and sees himself a hundred years ago. It invigorates him, and you can tell.

Slideshow: All Blacks v England

All Blacks trounce England

France recalls Boks beaters to face All Blacks

Cowan's verdict: We're still patchy

All Blacks not yet complete

At last the All Blacks are creating tries, but in order to gain the redemption they crave, the class of 2009 must start scoring them.

Deans admits hitting rock bottom

A distressed Robbie Deans described it as the worst moment of his Wallabies coaching career after his team became the first Australian side in 27 years to lose to Scotland.

Carter's record stutters

Dan Carter stepped somewhat clumsily into New Zealand rugby's history books.

ABs focus now on Marseille

OPINION: All roads have led to Marseille since the day the All Blacks left New Zealand.

More Rugby headlines

Mils Muliaina makes the right calls

O'Neill wants Wallaby questions answered

Parents' gift led to Dan Carter's talent

England backs Johnson despite another defeat

France recalls Boks beaters to face All Blacks

All Blacks beat England in dour test

Henry calls All Blacks win 'best game on tour'

Wallabies humiliated by Scotland

NZ keen to take vivre from la France

Johnson focuses on positives after loss

More Rugby headlines

Smit causes stir with new book

Slideshow: All Blacks v England

Triple treat cashes up NZRU

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Opinion

What's wrong with rugby?

When even the staid Brits have decided that the safety-first, kick, and whistle-dominated style of test rugby has become just too boring, clearly we have a problem.

Don't pay Wallabies for losing

The Wallabies are not just the laughing stock of Australian sport. They are also the laughing stock of the international rugby world after suffering their worst loss in decades.

Italian opportunity lost in translation

Cowan's verdict: We're still patchy

The Southlander couldn't lie. Or at least he couldn't embellish. So for the true appraisal of the All Blacks performance against England it was hard to go past the only man who scored a try all day at Twickenham.

Muliaina makes the right calls

Mils Muliaina was heard calling his mum from the Twickenham changing sheds.

Parents' gift led to Carter's talent

'Best game on tour'

Carter's record stutters

Dan Carter stepped somewhat clumsily into New Zealand rugby's history books.

International

Johnson gets backing

Six years ago England won the rugby World Cup to cement their position as the sport's dominant power but that success now seems to belong to a distant era after another hugely disappointing November series.

France recalls Boks beaters

France coach Marc Lievremont has recalled flanker Fulgence Ouedraogo and centre Maxime Mermoz to the 23-man squad for the game against the All Blacks.

O'Neill wants Wallaby questions answered

Johnson focuses on positives

Wallabies humiliated by Scotland

The Wallabies' season has reached a shocking new low with a humiliating 9-8 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield this morning (NZ time).

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

Triple treat cashes up NZRU

New Zealand's sagging rugby coffers are set to gain a $7 million windfall from the still soaring global popularity of the All Blacks.

Black Ferns lose to England

England have recorded their first victory over the world champion Black Ferns in eight years this morning at Twickenham with an impressive 10-3 win.

All apologies: Paddy sorry again

Rokocoko to play All Blacks

South African captain John Smit kisses the Webb Ellis Trophy after winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup final.

Smit causes stir with new book

Watching Richie McCaw and his All Blacks looking like rabbits in the headlights against France inspired John Smit to save South Africa's World Cup campaign.

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.