Popular referee Nigel Owens tells the amusing story of how he got into officiating, his enjoyment at watching Wales beat England at Twickenham in 2015, and how honoured he was to be the man in the middle for that year’s Rugby World Cup final.
Ex-All Blacks Jeff Wilson, Sir John Kirwan and Mils Muliaina have slammed Sanzaar boss Andy Marinos’ proposal to stage the Rugby Championship in Australia instead of New Zealand.
All Blacks great Dan Carter was on the receiving end of a huge hit in Saturday’s club rugby game between Southbridge and West Melton – his first match back in New Zealand since 2015.
Beauden Barrett will play for Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath in 2021 as part of a sabbatical in his four-year contract with New Zealand Rugby.
Jürgen Klopp says he wants Liverpool to channel the spirit of the All Blacks to ensure they continue to give 100% and do not become complacent after one Premier League title win.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster provides his thoughts on the proposed All Blacks-Kangaroos hybrid match, plans for the Rugby Championship, the standard of Super Rugby Aotearoa and the selection criteria for the North vs South trial match.
It has been confirmed that the four All Blacks assistant coaches will take charge of the North and South Island teams that will go head to head on 29 August.
Renowned Welsh referee Nigel Owens says it was an honour to officiate the epic 2013 Rugby Championship clash between the Springboks and All Blacks at Ellis Park – one of the all-time great Test matches.
Former Springbok flyhalf Butch James finds it ‘very strange’ that Beauden Barrett continues to play at fullback for both the Blues and All Blacks.
Ian Foster has confirmed that a North-South match, doubling as an All Blacks trial, will go ahead and revealed how players would qualify to represent the respective teams.
