Ian Foster refuses to discuss his future in wake of series defeat
All Blacks coach Ian Foster refused to discuss his future after overseeing New Zealand’s first home series defeat in 27 years. Foster’s tenure sunk to a
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Wild night as Eddie Jones fires up at ‘traitor’ sledges
Rugby Australia has condemned as “totally unacceptable†the behaviour of several Wallabies fans after England coach Eddie Jones was filmed engaging in fiery v
NZ Rugby boss calls All Blacks' home series defeat to Ireland not acceptable
Ian Foster’s coaching job is not under obvious threat but his New Zealand Rugby boss has made it clear the All Blacks’ performances were “unacceptable
We lost control of the game in the second half – Cotter
Vodafone Flying Fijians Coach Vern Cotter says they had a perfect first 40 minutes but the players lost control of the game in the second half against Samoa. Cotter sa
England beat Wallabies to claim Ella-Mobbs Cup
England have claimed the Ella-Mobbs Cup with a 21-17 victory over the Wallabies. Australia looked damaging at the start the game as Tom Wright scored the first try of
Ireland outclass All Blacks in series decider
Ireland have secured their first series victory over the All Blacks, winning the deciding test 32-22. Level at 1-1 heading into last night’s decider, Ireland's
Andy Farrell braced for All Blacks backlash
Ireland coach Andy Farrell is urging his side to “bring a bit of chaos†to disrupt the All Blacks game plan for the series decider in Wellington. Farrellâ
Samoa wins PNC title after beating Fiji
Samoa have won the Pacific Nations Cup after edging the Vodafone Flying Fijians 23-20 in an epic encounter at Churchill Park. Fiji dominated the scrums in the first ha
His first boots at 14 set flying Vunivalu on path to Wallabies debut
Suliasi Vunivalu pleaded with his father for his first pair of rugby boots. When they were a proud gift, he wore them to bed on the first night. Vunivalu says he fo
Whitelock raring to go after brave decision to speak up on concussion
All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock is raring to go for the series-decider against Ireland on Saturday after missing the second test with a head injury. The 133-capped veter
Enough talk, lets get on with it - Cotter
Vodafone Flying Fijians coach Vern Cotter says he thinks the main message is enough talk and let’s get on with it. Cotter says let’s build on the things
Vunivalu in line to make his debut for the Wallabies
Fiji born and former Melbourne Storm winger, Suliasi Vunivalu is set to make his debut for the Wallabies against England this weekend. Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has
Tuivasa-Sheck to debut off the bench as ABs named for series decider
Former NRL star, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is set to make his debut off the bench for the All Blacks in their crucial series-decider against Ireland. Coach, Ian Foster has m
Rieko Ioane admits New Zealand were complacent before Dunedin defeat
All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane admits complacency played a role in their historic second-test loss to Ireland, but he is determined to right those wrongs in the series-dec
Yasawa to face Macuata in Vanua Championship final
Yasawa will play Macuata in the final of the Vodafone Vanua Championship this Friday. The decision was made by an independent Judicial Officer. The FRU says both pa
Angus Ta'avao given three-week suspension
All Blacks prop Angus Ta'avao has been suspended for three weeks after he was shown a red card in Saturday's 23-12 defeat to Ireland in Dunedin. Ta'avao was sent off i
Sam Cane confident New Zealand heading in right direction
All Blacks' captain Sam Cane remains adamant they're heading in the right direction, despite their historic loss to Ireland and record-low world ranking. New Zealand s
Nawaqanitawase and Salakaia-Loto called into Wallabies squad for series-decider
Mark Nawaqanitawase and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto have been called into the Wallabies camp for Saturday’s series-decider against England. Nawaqanitawase joins the Wa
Fiji remains in 11th place in World Rugby rankings while France and Ireland move up to 1st and 2nd
Despite losing to Australia A last Saturday in the Pacific Nations Cup, the Vodafone Flying Fijians remain in 11th place in the World Rugby Men's ranking, however, the Al
Ardie Savea prayed on sideline after 'confusing' sub
All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea took time out to pray after a red card led to his confusing early substitution during the loss to Ireland on Saturday night. Savea
Jones, Rennie call for change to deliberate knock-on law
England head coach Eddie Jones and Australia counterpart Dave Rennie both called for changes to the deliberate knock-on law after they each lost a player to a yellow card