All Blacks lose another tour player
New Zealand’s plans to dominate the northern hemisphere during the November tour has been further disrupted after a seventh player was ruled out.
New Zealand’s plans to dominate the northern hemisphere during the November tour has been further disrupted after a seventh player was ruled out.
Stephen Donald was fishing on the Waikato river with friends when he got the call to come to Auckland and play in the 2011 Rugby World Cup final.
The three Barrett brothers were among six All Blacks who didn’t board the plane on Saturday for the Test in Japan.
New Zealand Rugby has made swift work locking down another key All Blacks player for the foreseeable future.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster is sticking with the players who won the Rugby Championship, saying they “deserve” selection in the squad named on Sunday to tour the northern hemisphere.
A deep dive into the Rugby Championship has revealed the Springboks were second only to the All Blacks in terms of a successful attack during the tournament.
New Zealand centre Quinn Tupaea has suffered a major blow after it was confirmed that he will be out of action for nine months due to the injury suffered against Australia.
Mark Keohane says the Rugby Championship was neither lost in Durban nor won in Auckland on Saturday, the Springboks dropped the crown at Ellis Park in August.
A relieved Ian Foster was satisfied on Sunday after his All Blacks side took “a very different journey” to retain their Rugby Championship crown.
The Springboks will have to get a big bonus-point victory over Argentina to win the Rugby Championship after New Zealand thrashed the Wallabies in Auckland on Saturday.