‘Heartbroken’ Schmidt praises ABs

Departing coach Joe Schmidt says that Ireland’s failure to make the All Blacks work for their points was his side’s undoing following their 46-14 quarter-final defeat in Tokyo.

Hansen slams trial by social media

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen disapproves of the trial-by-social-media notion after claims that match officials missed incidents of foul play in the victory over the Springboks.

Read, Perenara planned dual-led haka

All Blacks scrumhalf Aaron Smith says the squad only found out both Kieran Read and TJ Perenara would lead their haka against the Springboks the day before the Test.

Foster sidesteps claims for Read citing

All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster has avoided commenting on a controversial incident involving captain Kieran Read in their 23-13 victory over the Springboks on Saturday.

Erasmus: ABs showed great discipline

Hear the reactions of the Springbok coach and captain, as well as their counterparts, following the Pool B opener in Yokohama.

Hansen: Not easy picking a RWC winner

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen discusses the difficulty of picking World Cup winners, while Kieran Read talks up the clash with the Springboks as ‘one of the biggest’ of his career.

Hansen: Our discipline was poor

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and captain Kieran Read lamented an uncharacteristically ill-disciplined performance after suffering a 47-26 defeat by Australia in Perth on Saturday.

All Blacks vs Boks: The duels that matter

The All Blacks and Springboks resume their fierce rivalry in the Rugby Championship in Wellington on Saturday. JOHN GOLIATH looks at some of the battles that could be key to winning the war.

SA Rugby mag’s Late Tackle

Junior staff writer DYLAN JACK pokes fun at rugby’s crazy underbelly.

Read ready for Crusaders return

All Blacks captain Kieran Read has been declared ready to play for the Crusaders in Friday’s crunch Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes.