Rugby: Portia Woodman scores eight tries as Black Ferns demolish Hong Kong
August 13, 2017 (21:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Black Ferns 121 Hong Kong 0 Portia Woodman scorched across for eight of New Zealand's 19 tries as they shredded Hong Kong 121-0 at the women's Rugby World Cup in Dublin.The flying winger was virtually unstoppable as the four-time... More...

Rugby: All Blacks playing it safe with Coles
August 13, 2017 (21:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Dane Coles and Sydney are proving to be an unfortunate mix. For the second year in succession he's arrived in Australia not available for selection.For the second year in succession All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has opened Bledisloe... More...

Rugby: Business as usual for All Blacks
August 13, 2017 (04:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Coach Steve Hansen says it's "business as usual" after the All Blacks today arrived in Sydney exactly one year after the discovery of a listening device at the team hotel which contrived to send relations between them and the Wallabies... More...

Rugby: Wallabies playing to save Australian rugby against All Blacks
August 13, 2017 (04:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
It feels now as if the Wallabies will this Saturday be playing to save Australian rugby with the retrieval of the Bledisloe Cup an incidental.Rugby in Australia is in danger of becoming a ghost sport, a curious relic of the private... More...

Rugby: Dane Coles ruled out of Bledisloe Cup opener
August 13, 2017 (01:45) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
All Blacks hooker Dane Coles' frustrating season continues.Coles has been ruled out of the Bledisloe Cup opener on Saturday night after suffering a head knock in the All Blacks' 'Game of Three Halves' hit-out on Friday night.Coles... More...

Rugby: Crusaders coach Scott Robertson talks his breakdancing and the team's Super Rugby celebrations
August 13, 2017 (01:45) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Victorious Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has revealed the origins of his trademark celebration, owing his ability to his mum and the routine to a boozy trip to Bermuda.Robertson introduced his breakdancing to the Super Rugby stage... More...

Kieran Read: Drawn Lions series could help All Blacks at next World Cup
August 13, 2017 (01:45) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The All Blacks are on the brink of the Rugby Championship - starting with two Bledisloe Cup tests against old rivals Australia - but the World Cup in Japan in 2019 is on the horizon too and skipper Kieran Read believes his team's... More...

New Zealand's best real estate for free sports viewing
August 12, 2017 (15:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Where is New Zealand's best real estate for free sports viewing? The Herald on Sunday's sports team put their heads together to find ways to save on entry fees while enjoying the contest. 1 Track and field: Along the Auckland marathon... More...

Bledisloe Cup: Spygate adds extra spice to rivalry that still matters
August 12, 2017 (15:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Results over the last decade suggest the Bledisloe Cup rivalry is dying. But the mood in the respective camps leading into the first clash of 2017 suggests the series has never been in such good health.And regardless of what happens... More...

Former rugby star to donate brain to science after CTE diagnosis
August 12, 2017 (15:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
EXCLUSIVE A former Junior All Black is the first New Zealand rugby player to publicly commit his brain to science after being told he is living with the degenerative brain disease CTE. John Williams, who played two years for the... More...

Rugby: Former Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer eyes Kiwi school teams
August 09, 2017 (10:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Former Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has established a new world schools tournament in South Africa and leading New Zealand first XV teams are firmly on his wish list.Meyer is well-known to New Zealand rugby fans after forming... More...

Christchurch police share hilarious post after Crusaders' Super Rugby triumph
August 09, 2017 (10:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Christchurch police have reminded rugby fans, particularly Aucklanders, that the Crusaders are the best Super Rugby team on the planet.They sent out an important message on Facebook about some "lost property" - the competition trophy... More...

Court told NZ Rugby waited to report alleged hotel bugging
August 09, 2017 (10:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
SYDNEY (AP) " New Zealand rugby officials only decided to alert police about a listening device found last year in the team's Sydney hotel five days after the discovery " on the same day of a match against Australia and once they... More...

Rugby: All Blacks look to beat skills shortage
August 09, 2017 (10:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The All Blacks story of the last five years or so has tended to follow the same plot in big tests, where they battle away for 80 minutes, emerging as victors on the back of their superior ability to execute the basic skills.Test... More...

Melbourne Rebels re-sign Japan rugby international Mafi
August 09, 2017 (10:15) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) " Their Super Rugby future may be in doubt, but the Melbourne Rebels are certain they want Tonga-born Japan international Amanaki Mafi back for next season.The Rebels announced Wednesday that Mafi, who... More...

Rugby: Sonny Bill Williams could return from suspension for Counties
August 09, 2017 (10:15) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Sonny Bill Williams may make his return to rugby this Saturday, one week earlier than expected. Williams' four-week suspension for his hit on Lions wing Anthony Watson ends after Friday night's game of three halves between the All... More...

Rugby: Taking the temperature of Ranfurly Shield fever
August 04, 2017 (06:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
There were no parades or shops shutting at lunchtime. No green and gold balloons or banners hanging across the main street. Some Ashburton locals settled for the TV replay after work.It was more a slight temperature than Shield... More...

Independent investigation clears rugby players
August 04, 2017 (06:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Members of a Taranaki rugby club accused of inappropriate behaviour toward women at a local bar have been cleared in an independent investigation.The investigation was prompted by social media posts alleging Coastal Rugby Club players... More...

Rugby: Reprieve dents SBW reputation, World Rugby credibility
August 03, 2017 (17:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
News of Sonny Bill Williams' successful appeal has simply provided more fuel for his critics and those of the World Rugby judicial process. The All Blacks midfielder will be available for the opening Bledisloe Cup match against... More...

Codie Taylor signs long-term deal with NZ Rugby
August 03, 2017 (17:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Codie Taylor has become the first All Black to sign a long-term contract with New Zealand Rugby, extending his contract through to 2021.26-year-old Taylor, who's currently in South Africa with the Crusaders preparing for the Super... More...