Scott Barrett moves back to lock for All Blacks as Papalii handed No 6 jersey
Ian Foster and his selectors have kept the All Blacks starting XV largely in tact for the second test as they look to close out th…
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Ian Foster and his selectors have kept the All Blacks starting XV largely in tact for the second test as they look to close out th…
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his side for the first test at Eden Park which includes 10 starters who beat the All Bla…
Crusaders lock Scott Barrett has been named at No 6 for the All Blacks for the first time since the 2019 semi-final defeat to Engl…
The All Blacks have called on Blues winger Mark Telea to join the squad ahead of the first test against Ireland at Eden Park after…
Will Jordan is the sixth member of the All Blacks camp to test positive for Covid after two players and three coaches were hit wit…
Ireland's watertight defence has been a hallmark of their game under Andy Farrell, conceding just four tries in this year's Six Na…
The All Blacks side that will face Ireland in the first test will not be anywhere near the same as the one that was beaten in Dubl…
Crusaders second five-eighth David Havili may have played himself back into the starting No 12 role for the All Blacks based on hi…
Uncapped wing Leicester Fainga'anuku is excited to bring something new to the All Blacks camp as the side prepares to face Ireland…
Mo'unga, Havili and Goodhue would be your 10-12-13 All Blacks combination if you were picking solely off this game. However, it wo…
Crusaders No 8 Grace was pushing for a recall after being selected in the squad in 2020 and debuting that year off the bench again…
Whilst it was up front at set-piece time that spoiled the Blues' possessions, it was the Crusaders' game drivers that piled on the…
The all-Kiwi showdown between the Blues and Crusaders will be played in front of a sell-out crowd at Eden Park, which will bring s…
The All Blacks believe that they will have to take their game up a notch to defeat an Irish side that has become 'a genuine top co…
The Crusaders and Highlanders failed to earn any All Black selections in the loose forwards in Ian Foster's first squad of 2022 as…
Blues fullback Stephen Perofeta's rich vein of form has been rewarded with a call-up to the All Blacks squad, but head coach Ian F…
Both Perenara and Weber were heavily involved in last year's All Black side, starting multiple games each as Aaron Smith stayed be…
The All Blacks squad for the three-match test series with Ireland has been named in Auckland, with Ian Foster and his selectors pi…
The Blues 20-19 victory over the Brumbies sealed a date with Scott Robertson's Crusaders side in next week's final at Eden Park wh…
Ian Foster has opened up about the potential midfield for the All Blacks in 2022, assessing the potential newcomers who are pushin…