Lienert-Brown back, Cruden benched for Chiefs

Warren Gatland has made five changes to his Chiefs side as they go in search of a maiden Super Rugby Aotearoa win when they host the Highlanders in Hamilton on Sunday.

Greenwood’s British & Irish Lions XV

Three-time Lions tourist Will Greenwood has selected a Lions XV based on Six Nations form if the team were to face the Springboks this weekend.

‘Sanzaar is not being dismantled’

Sanzaar has reaffirmed that the restructuring of southern-hemisphere tournaments does not mean that its long-term future is under threat.

Revised Rugby Champs could kick off in November

A six-week competition in New Zealand from early November until mid-December looks to be the prospective plan for a revised Rugby Championship.

NZ ‘open’ to hosting Rugby Champs

New Zealand’s Sport and Recreation Minister, Grant Robertson, has confirmed the government would be ‘open’ to hosting the Rugby Championship as long as the safety of its people can be assured.

Sanzaar looks to New Zealand to host Rugby Champs

Sanzaar has confirmed that New Zealand is currently the favoured option to possibly host a revised Rugby Championship in one central location later this year.

NZR boss: South Africa, Argentina are all in

NZR CEO Mark Robinson says there is a possibility South Africa and Argentina could be allowed to conduct preparation for a revised Rugby Championship in New Zealand.

There’s nothing quite like a Lions tour

Confirmation of the British & Irish Lions tour dates to South Africa in 2021 provides cause for excitement and anticipation when it’s needed most, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Carter just misses out on Blues debut

A ‘tight calf’ has prevented Dan Carter from potentially making his highly-anticipated Blues debut in Saturday’s Super Rugby Aotearoa clash with the Hurricanes.

Hunt starts as Waratahs reshuffle

There are four personnel changes and two positional swaps in the Waratahs side for their clash with the Brumbies in Sydney on Saturday.