“He’s a great conductor,” coach Scott Robertson said of Barrett, a World Cup winner in 2015 who will play his 131st test. Read more
Former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will join Japan's Toyota Verblitz next season, the club said Tuesday, reuniting him with Steve Hansen. Read more
All Blacks forward Ardie Savea has called on New Zealand's rugby authorities to consider updating the country's eligibility rules or risk being left behind as the sport continues t... Read more
New All Blacks coach Scott Robertson said Tuesday he was pressing New Zealand Rugby to change its sacrosanct rule banning overseas-based players from Test selection, saying he wanted to pick... Read more
All Blacks forwards Brodie Retallick and Ardie Savea each scored a brace of tries to power the Kobe Steelers to an 80-15 thrashing of the newly promoted Mie Heat in the opening game of the J... Read more
Newly crowned World Rugby player of the year Ardie Savea said Friday that he wanted to “try something new” and test himself after moving to Japan's big-spending league. Read more
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said New Zealand had taken his side to a “dark place” in the Rugby World Cup final, but praised his South Africa side for finding a way to win a rec... Read more
South Africa produced a magnificent defensive display to edge 14-man New Zealand 12-11 in an arm-wrestle of a Rugby World Cup final on Saturday and win the Webb Ellis Cup for a record fourth... Read more
Both New Zealand and South Africa will be targeting a fast start to Saturday's Rugby World Cup final, looking for any early lead to set the tone in the clash at Stade de France, All Bla... Read more
Three-time champion New Zealand inflicted more World Cup heartbreak on Ireland on Saturday, beating them 28-24 to bring a bitterly disappointing end to Irish captain Johnny Sexton's ste... Read more
