Australia's Swain banned for six weeks after knee hit Australia lock Darcy Swain has been suspended for six weeks for a dangerous challenge on Quinn Tupaea, that left the New Zealand centre with a … Rugby • 22 Sep
All Blacks still angry over Tupaea 'free shot' by Swain The All Blacks remain unhappy with Wallabies lock Darcy Swain after his "free shot" on Quinn Tupaea in Melbourne last week left the midfielder with … Rugby • 19 Sep
Foley denies time-wasting after controversial defeat Australia fly-half Bernard Foley said he had no intention of deliberately soaking up seconds on the clock against the All Blacks before being controversially penalised … Rugby • 16 Sep
Ireland A to face New Zealand XV in November The IRFU have confirmed Ireland A will face a New Zealand XV at the RDS on 4 November. Rugby • 13 Sep
New Zealand respond with seven-try mauling of Argentina New Zealand produced their most dominant performance of the season to beat Argentina 53-3 in Hamilton and put their Rugby Championship defence back on track. Rugby • 03 Sep
Rugby Championship: New Zealand 53-3 Argentina recap New Zealand answered their critics with a ruthless seven-try hammering of Argentina in Hamilton. Rugby • 05 Sep
About Schmidt: Coach a bit player in All Blacks drama Two weeks after receiving the dreaded vote of confidence, Ian Foster is back on the brink. And New Zealand have a ready-made replacement in Joe … Rugby • 02 Sep
'Heaps of pressure' but NZ not way off, insists Cane The All Blacks are feeling pressure from all sides to rebound after their shock home defeat to Argentina but are not far away from producing … Rugby • 30 Aug
Foster under mounting pressure after Argentina defeat Less than two weeks after a ringing endorsement from New Zealand Rugby, All Blacks coach Ian Foster is under renewed pressure following a third successive … Rugby • 29 Aug
Defeat to Argentina piles more pressure on NZ's Foster A fourth defeat in six matches has piled further pressure on All Black head coach Ian Foster after suffering a 25-18 defeat to Argentina. Rugby • 27 Aug
Schmidt takes NZ role as Foster backed by Kiwi board New Zealand head coach Ian Foster has been given the full backing of his bosses to continue in his job, with former Ireland boss Joe … Rugby • 17 Aug
All Blacks coach Foster faces crunch clash with Boks New Zealand head coach Ian Foster insists his side are still evolving as they prepare to face South Africa in what could potentially be his … Rugby • 11 Aug
Mo'unga starts as All Blacks change four for SA rematch Richie Mo'unga will make his first start of the year for New Zealand in Saturday's Rugby Championship rematch with South Africa. Rugby • 11 Aug
Vermeulen returns for Boks among five changes for NZ Ulster's Duane Vermeulen will return to the South Africa team for Saturday's second Rugby Championship meeting with New Zealand at Ellis Park. Rugby • 09 Aug
Mo'unga's main focus is on fixing broken All Blacks Richie Mo'unga said the All Blacks were blocking out the outside noise of their unhappy fans and focusing squarely on the job of snapping their … Rugby • 09 Aug
'No point sulking' - NZ coach Foster vows to battle on Embattled All Blacks coach Ian Foster has urged his players to move on quickly from their Mbombela mauling and focus only on the rematch with … Rugby • 08 Aug
Clarke returns but All Blacks largely stick to guns New Zealand wing Caleb Clarke will play his first test in two years but coach Ian Foster has resisted the urge to make wholesale changes … Rugby • 04 Aug
Cane confident All Blacks will fix Ireland issues New Zealand captain Sam Cane believes there is "not a whole lot" they need to improve to get back into top form after four losses … Rugby • 02 Aug
All Blacks players share Foster's pain, says Barrett New Zealand coach Ian Foster opened up about the toll of the job in the wake of the Ireland series defeat, leaving players feeling hurt … Rugby • 29 Jul
Foster 'not panicking' in wake of loss to Ireland Ian Foster has shrugged off queries over his future as New Zealand coach in the wake of the landmark series defeat to Ireland and with … Rugby • 26 Jul
New Zealand fallout continues as Foster shuffles staff New Zealand head coach Ian Foster has reshuffled his backroom staff in the wake of the All Blacks' first series defeat to Ireland. Rugby • 24 Jul
New Zealand coach Foster defends his position All Blacks coach Ian Foster has survived the storm of criticism that followed the series loss to Ireland, at least for now, and has promised … Rugby • 22 Jul
Old guard the key component of historic series success As the dust settles on Ireland's greatest achievement in their rugby history – winning a series against the All Blacks in New Zealand – it's … Rugby • 19 Jul
Ireland yet to hit their peak, and have France to thank After Ireland completed a famous Test series win against New Zealand, Neil Treacy argues that France's recent success means there is still target for Andy … Rugby • 18 Jul
Sexton wary of complacency as Ireland on top of world As Ireland move to the top of the world rankings, captain Johnny Sexton has warned Ireland against complacency ahead of next year's World Cup following … Rugby • 17 Jul
